Setting the wrong precedent: Top theater chains drop Sony’s ‘The Interview’ after threats

On Tuesday, the group responsible for the attacks on Sony Pictures made threats against the studio, and the theaters planning to show Sony’s film, The Interview. Sony Pictures has canceled the December 25 release of The Interview, and 24-hours later, the largest theater chains in the U.S. announced screening cancellations. The studio said: “Sony Pictures has been the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault against our employees, our customers, and our business” The threats made by GOP are thin, but they were enough to trigger a fresh wave of media coverage.”]

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