SCRAPPED: Sony Pictures has cancelled the Dec 25 release date of "The Interview," a parody film which has angered North Korea and triggered chilling threats from hackers.
LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures cancelled the release of a madcap comedy about North Korea that triggered chilling threats from hackers, as US investigators reportedly blamed Pyongyang for a damaging cyberraid on the movie giant.
The Hollywood studio announced the move after US theater chains said they would not screen The Interview, about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
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