Sony decided not to cancel the rental "Interview"

Sony Pictures Entertainment allowed the Comedy Anterview comedy in 200 cinemas of the United States, having reviewed its rejection of a wide rental of a film, which tells about the attempt on the DPRK leader Kim Jong -Yana.

Interview will be released, as planned, on December 25, Reuters reports. Sony’s decision was welcomed in the White House: President’s press secretary Eric Schulz said that now "people themselves will be able to make a judgment about the picture."

The New York premiere of the film, the production of which cost $ 44 million, was torn off , and the Sony leadership announced the cancellation of its rental and access to DVD after the hackers who hacked the computers of the company have threatened cinemas with terrorist attacks if they show the interview. At the end of last week, the transfer of a film in Russia was announced for an indefinite time for an indefinite time.

North Korea is suspected of involvement in the activities of hackers, but Pyongyang denies any connection with them.

Last Friday, President Barack Obama called the intention of Sony to cancel the rental by a mistake that can create a dangerous precedent for restrictions on the freedom of artistic statement, when "some kind of dictator from somewhere there can introduce censorship here in the United States." Congressmen and Hollywood stars, such as George Clooney, have joined the criticism of Sony , some accused the studio of self -censorship.

“We were not going to abandon the release of“ Interview ”and we will be happy to see our film in cinemas for Christmas,” explained Michael Linton, head of Sony Pictures Entertainment in a statement published on Tuesday.