Sony Pictures announced late Wednesday that it has canceled the planned Dec. 25 release of the movie after a hacking attack and in the wake of threats against theaters that planned to show the movie.
The decision comes after four major cinemas dropped the film, a comedy that focuses on a pair of TV journalists, played by actors James Franco and Seth Rogen, who are recruited by the CIA in a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
NBC News is reporting that the U.S. government has found a linkage between the hacking attack and the North Korean government.
Sony's cancellation of the Christmas debut is expected to cost it more than $50 million, NBC News reported.
For more on Sony's decision, check this story from Variety.
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