WASHINGTON, 25 of December.- Some 300 independent US theaters today projected the controversial film The Interview ( Interview ), whose premiere was canceled after cyber attack the company Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and threats against cinemas pledging tape.
SPE, producer and distributor of the film through subsidiaries, announced last 17 December cancellation premiere of The Interview , scheduled for December 25, after the main theaters of the country rejected the film for fear of a terrorist act.
A group called “Guardians Of Peace” (Guardians of Peace), head of cyberattack this November 24, warned that sow terror in theaters that showed the tape and compared his plan to the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the US.
However, several independent cinemas, including The Plaza Theater in Atlanta and The Alamo Drafthouse in Dallas, ahead Tuesday plans to project the film on Christmas Day.
Sony authorized the premiere of The Interview of these cinemas, which hours later independent and minority theaters around the country, including The Bijou were added, the filmmaker Michael Moore , who sent a message on the Twitter social condemning censorship.
Until 3000 theaters major brands in the country had planned to issue the film before backing down in response to threats of hackers (hackers).
The film is now available on digital platforms Google Play, YouTube Movies, Xbox video as well as on the site www.seetheinterview.com .
On the outskirts of Washington, Manassas 4 film was one of the independent theaters that screened the film today.
the first pass of the tape past noon, about eighty people saw the film in a room with 320 seats, giving it a good turnout for that time of day.
“I’m very proud to premiere here film. Do not want anyone maniate me and tell us what we can or can not show, “said the owner of esecine, Bunny Khorana , in a statement released by the newspaper The Washington Post .
The Interview is a comedy of Seth Rogen and James Franco that relates a US plot to two journalists who get an interview with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un , seize the appointment to assassinate the communist leader.
In fact, Rogen own Evan Goldberg , co-directors the film, attended the Wednesday night by surprise premiere of the film in a cinede Los Angeles, where thanked their fans supporting the tape.
“Thank you for coming. We think this could never happen, “Rogen said in the room, where they had sold out to see the movie.
The premiere was suspended after Sony suffered a cyber attack that the US government attaches North Korea, whose regime came to label the film “act of war”.
“We have never surrendered to premiere The Interview and we are thrilled that our film hits several theaters on Christmas Day, “said this week the CEO of Sony Pictures, Michael Lynton
In the cyberattack, the hackers stolen. – among other information, tax identification numbers and medical reports of more than 3000 employees of the company.
In addition, the pirates took control of five new films from Sony, one of the big names in the film industry Hollywood , who leaked online ahead of time.
The US president, Barack Obama , welcomed Tuesday’s decision to authorize Sony the screening of the film in independent cinemas.
“As the president made clear, we are a country that believes in freedom of expression and the right to artistic expression,” said a spokesman for the White House, Eric Schultz .
Obama last Friday considered a “mistake” that Sony decided to suspend the release, review that bothered Lynton, who blamed not wanting theaters showing the film as a precaution .
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