Now that Sony is back to releasing The Interview, at least in a limited number of theaters, an unpredictable element has been thrown into Christmas Day box office expectations.
Sony announced Tuesday that the R-rated comedy — starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as two bumbling journalists asked by the CIA to assassinate North Korean president Kim Jong Un — will be released in select theaters. The studio is also trying to put a day-and-date VOD release in place as well, although that has not yet been made officially. The movie is expected to play in 200 or more theaters, a majority of which are independent.
The Interview was pulled last week after the group claiming to be responsible for the devastating hacking of Sony threatened to wage a 9/11-style attack on anyone showing the movie.
