Sony has no further release plans for NKorea parody

LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures has "no further release plans" for "The Interview," the parody film which angered North Korea and triggered a hack attack linked to Pyongyang, a spokesman said Wednesday.
The Hollywood studio earlier canceled the December 25 theater release date for the movie, about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un.

"In light of the decision by the majority of our (theater) exhibitors not to show the film ´The Interview,´ we have decided not to move forward with the... theatrical release," it said in a statement.

"Sony Pictures has no further release plans for the film," a spokesman added to AFP an hour or two after the statement.

The comment appeared to rule out prospects for the film to be released in DVD or Video on Demand (VoD) formats. It was unclear if it was applicable only to the United States or worldwide.

Hackers earlier this week warned cinema-goers not to see the movie co-starring US comic actors James Franco and Seth Rogen.