United States President Barack Obama sent his praise to Sony Picture's for its decision to allow the screening of the film "The Interview" to any theater that would screen it on its opening day in Dec 25. The comedy film has been the target of recent cyber-attacks and threatening Sony to cause chaos to any theater that would dare screen the film
Despite the dreadful warnings from the hacker group Sony still allowed those theaters that would daringly screen the film despite the warnings. The comedy film stars Seth Rogen and James Franco and satirizes an assassination plot against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The films theme was abhorred that the North Korean government called it "an act of war."
White House speaker Eric Schultz said in an official statement that "As the President made clear, we are a country that believes in free speech, and the right of artistic expression."
The original screening of the film in the United States, scheduled Dec 25, was initially cancelled due to cyber-attack on Sony's computer system. Due to the movies main theme, the US administration was quick to point the North Korean government responsible for the attacks. In addition to this, the hacker group calling themselves "Guardians of Peace" threatened any cinema who will dare screen the film, chaos similar to the 9/11 attacks.
Atlanta's Plaza Theatre and The Alamo Draft House in Dallas however did not heed the warning and declared that they will show "The Interview" on its opening day. The owner of The Alamo Drafhouse, Tim League, earlier posted on his social network account Twitter that Sony Pictures have given them the green light to screen the film on Christmas day. Tickets went on sale immediately.
Days after the US government blamed North Korea responsible for the Sony Pictures attack, North Korea's internet service was completely cut off. However, recent reports show that the origin of the attack is still undetermined.
