'The Interview' Will Be Released As US President Barack Obama Backs Up Sony's Film

The fate of the movie "The Interview" is still hanging in the air as Sony has released another public statement. In recent developments, Sony has back tracked its decision of abandoning its venture amid the 9/11 style attack threats issued by a hacking gang. The latest announcement from Sony disclosed that it has only cancelled the movie's Christmas day release as cinemas were not ready to screen it witnessing the protests.

In a recent statement given by the company and obtained by BBC, Sony is still looking for alternatives to release the flick on a different platform. The company faced immense criticism from all quarters for its decision to pull out the movie and cancel its release as scheduled. Various Hollywood A-listers have deemed the act as cowardly and a bow-down to the hackers' demand.

Even U.S. President Barack Obama has shown full support to Sony to go ahead with its release and specified that cancelling the controversial movie is a mistake. "We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship in the United States," said President Obama on the issue. Earlier as well, President Obama has declared that the Sony hacking scandal is a serious offense and alerted the White House to keep an eye on developments.

Few days back, Sony Pictures' internal software system were hacked and disrupted, which resulted in several confidential data and secretive email exchanges becoming public. Several finished and unfinished scripts, along with future project ideas, were also stolen from the database. North Korean hacking gang 'Guardians of Peace' has taken the responsibility for the attack. Although North Korea has denied any involvement in the hacking attack, they praised the effort as a "righteous deed". Meanwhile, the FBI has also confirmed that North Korea is responsible for this hacking scandal.

"The Interview" is a satirical comedy, which depicts the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The comic plot of the movie revolves around two US TV journalists, played by Seth Rogen and James Franco, who were enlisted by the CIA to assassinate the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. On Dec. 18, the company announced that it is shelving its $90 million project and will not release the movie in theatres, video-on-demand, DVD or any other online streaming platform.