Sony has just announced that they will be releasing The Interview in select theaters on Christmas Day. It will be having a limited theatrical release, and we are awaiting a full list of theaters that will be showing the film. Michael Lynton, the CEO of Sony Entertainment, has said they are working to “secure more platforms and more theaters so that this movie reaches the largest possible audience“. This might mean that it might get a digital release on video on demand service as well. Along with Sony providing us a comment, which be seen fully below, Seth Rogen has also confirmed this via his Twitter.
The people have spoken! Freedom has prevailed! Sony didn’t give up! The Interview will be shown at theaters willing to play it on Xmas day!
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) December 23, 2014
This is Seth Rogen’s first Tweet or really comment on the situation, since Sony originally announced they would not be releasing the film after a massive hack.
Comment
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE
OF THE INTERVIEW ON CHRISTMAS DAY[Hollywood – December 23, 2014] Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that The Interview will have a limited theatrical release in the United States on Christmas Day.
“We have never given up on releasing The Interview and we’re excited our movie will be in a number of theaters on Christmas Day,” said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Entertainment. “At the same time, we are continuing our efforts to secure more platforms and more theaters so that this movie reaches the largest possible audience.”
“I want to thank our talent on The Interview and our employees, who have worked tirelessly through the many challenges we have all faced over the last month. While we hope this is only the first step of the film’s release, we are proud to make it available to the public and to have stood up to those who attempted to suppress free speech.”
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