Sometimes good things DO happen. Well, if by "good things" we mean "some Americans now able to watch a freaking terrible movie."
Sony has released an official statement, which goes as follows:
Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that The Interview will have a limited theatrical release in the United States on Christmas Day.
“We have never given up on releasing The Interview and we’re excited our movie will be in a number of theaters on Christmas Day,” said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Entertainment. “At the same time, we are continuing our efforts to secure more platforms and more theaters so that this movie reaches the largest possible audience.”
“I want to thank our talent on The Interview and our employees, who have worked tirelessly through the many challenges we have all faced over the last month. While we hope this is only the first step of the film’s release, we are proud to make it available to the public and to have stood up to those who attempted to suppress free speech.”
Sony will be putting the movie out on a video on-demand online service and it will be played in some (about 200) American theaters come Christmas day.
The company hasn't revealed why it decided to reverse its decision to abandon a Christmas-day release, but if we had to guess, it is likely rooted in A) the major political and social backlash it has faced since deciding to pull the film and B) the growing suspicion that North Korea wasn't actually behind the initial attack and lacks the capability to execute any strikes in the United States.
Regardless of how it happened, the steaming pile of film that is The Interview will finally see the light of day, before viewers promptly realize how shit it is and shove it back into the darkness - but at least they get a choice to do so.
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