Sony Pictures has cancelled the release of its film "The Interview", starring Randall Park (centre) as Kim Jong Un.
LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures on Wednesday 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 cyber-raid 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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