Theaters drop 'The Interview'

[fsquid]

we used to have balls in this country.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

we used to have balls in this country.

Now we have attorneys.

[Ajax]

Wow - now the North Koreans have gotten to Paramount.  Team America has been pulled.  To borrow a line from another one of my favorite movies:

THIS AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND, MAN!

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/18/showbiz/movies/feat-texas-theater-the-interview-team-america/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

After Sony canceled the release of its comedy "The Interview," one Texas theater planned to screen "Team America: World Police" instead.
That is, until studio Paramount shut that down, too.

[Charles Hunter]

(It does appear there will be at least a minimal chilling effect on entertainment; a film starring Steve Carrell, set in North Korea, has already been scrapped.)

And this is bad news, why? 

[pierre]

we used to have balls in this country.

I don't agree with the decision but keep in mind the parent company here is a Japanese multinational and the chairman is an Englishman.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

For all of you law experts out there:

Since the threat of bodily harm was made, would Sony / Miramax / Paramount etc. have any liability if someone were to die or get injured in an attack on a theater that was screening the movie?

[I-10east]

The Interview will be released of Crackle for free.

http://nypost.com/2014/12/21/sony-plans-to-release-the-interview-on-crackle-for-free/

[Jtetlak]

Sun Ray just announced they are playing the Interview at Midnight starting tomorrow.