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[KHTS] – Santa Clarita Valley residents hoping to see “The Interview” for its Christmas day premiere won’t have any local options, and perhaps none at all, theater officials and industry insiders said Wednesday.

“We are not playing the movie here,” said Sarah Fish, manager at Edwards Valencia. “No (Regal Theaters) are.”

theinterviewmovie2A manager at the Regal theater in Canyon Country declined to comment, but a CNN story reported the national movie chain was not playing the movie on any screens due to threats.

“The Interview” became controversial because its plot involves the attempted assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, according to a CNN article. Sony Pictures has been devastated by a cyberattack that appears motivated by anger over the film.

Regal Theaters, which owns and operates both Edwards Cinema locations in the Santa Clarita Valley.

The movie, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, was originally slated to premiere on Christmas day.

theinterviewmovieThe famed ArcLight Theatre in Hollywood has not decided yet, either, according to a corporate representative. Earlier, sources at Sony said ArcLight had indeed pulled the film.

Others are apparently still deciding. There was conflicting information on Wednesday afternoon about AMC Entertainment — some sources said AMC had yanked the film from its screens, but others said the theater operator hadn’t made a final decision.

 

 

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51 Comments

  1. Rick Polanco Rick Polanco says:

    What a bunch of pussies. Now the “terrorist” have got what they wanted. SMH.

  2. Rick Polanco Rick Polanco says:

    What a bunch of pussies. Now the “terrorist” have got what they wanted. SMH.

  3. Sony Caved! cRAzY We just lost the first cyber war, boom!

  4. Sony Caved! cRAzY We just lost the first cyber war, boom!

  5. Drake Monast Drake Monast says:

    I want to see it thanks a lot hackers who hack Sony pictures I hope they let us see it booo :(

  6. Drake Monast Drake Monast says:

    I want to see it thanks a lot hackers who hack Sony pictures I hope they let us see it booo :(

  7. We look like a country of wimps, For backing down to cyber terrorism.

  8. We look like a country of wimps, For backing down to cyber terrorism.

  9. I guess North Korea really does run things….

  10. I guess North Korea really does run things….

  11. Ryan Fadera Ryan Fadera says:

    We already lost! Home of the brave, land of the free.

  12. Bunch of P.C cowards!!!

  13. Marcus Adams Marcus Adams says:

    “Haters gonna hate and ainters gonna aint” that’s all I gotta say……BOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

  14. Crappy movie, I’m non plussed.

  15. Crappy movie, I’m non plussed.

  16. Nobody is seeing it in any form, from what I’ve read…no DVD or VOD release.

  17. Nobody is seeing it in any form, from what I’ve read…no DVD or VOD release.

  18. Brad James Brad James says:

    My Brother had been James Franco’s Manager for almost 15 years and when this film was made. This is a sad day for all corporations.

  19. Brad James Brad James says:

    My Brother had been James Franco’s Manager for almost 15 years and when this film was made. This is a sad day for all corporations.

  20. Maybe we should just bomb them into the stone ages on Christmas Day, see if hacking into US companies was worth it

  21. But….but…we’re MURICA! Wtf?We don’t back down??We go knock on the haters door and blown there house down!A little pew pew pew! Damn you Kim slong dong!

  22. Wow. Way to make us look like a bunch of chumps, Sony!

  23. So stupid. It’s a movie for God’s sake. No one is going to actually attempt anything.

  24. The decision to pull the movie from theaters was unfortunate but understandable.
    The perceived threat (which I don’t personally consider credible) would have kept families away from theaters altogether during the holiday movie season, and our entire film industry would have taken a massive collective hit, not just Sony.

    We mustn’t forget that many families in the SCV rely heavily on a thriving film industry.

    The problem is that now Sony has scrapped the movie completely (in ANY form of distribution including VOD and DVD), which sends the wrong message to a tyrant who has now effectively succeeded (at least symbolically) in silencing free expression on our own turf.
    That was absolutely the wrong decision.
    They should have immediately released the film free of charge on VOD as an act of defiance against tyrannical censorship and cyber-terrorism, while keeping theater patrons out of harm’s way (unlikely as that may have been).

    http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sony-has-no-further-release-plans-for-the-interview-1201382167/

  25. The decision to pull the movie from theaters was unfortunate but understandable.
    The perceived threat (which I don’t personally consider credible) would have kept families away from theaters altogether during the holiday movie season, and our entire film industry would have taken a massive collective hit, not just Sony.

    We mustn’t forget that many families in the SCV rely heavily on a thriving film industry.

    The problem is that now Sony has scrapped the movie completely (in ANY form of distribution including VOD and DVD), which sends the wrong message to a tyrant who has now effectively succeeded (at least symbolically) in silencing free expression on our own turf.
    That was absolutely the wrong decision.
    They should have immediately released the film free of charge on VOD as an act of defiance against tyrannical censorship and cyber-terrorism, while keeping theater patrons out of harm’s way (unlikely as that may have been).

    http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sony-has-no-further-release-plans-for-the-interview-1201382167/

  26. John Gilbert John Gilbert says:

    Seeing several trailers plus the informercial at the local Edwards, It looked like a real stinker, and would have faded by the following weekend. (We were going to see the film of Zamparrini). Funny that Team America, World police didn’t elicit something more than a fart from N. Korea.

  27. John Gilbert John Gilbert says:

    Seeing several trailers plus the informercial at the local Edwards, It looked like a real stinker, and would have faded by the following weekend. (We were going to see the film of Zamparrini). Funny that Team America, World police didn’t elicit something more than a fart from N. Korea.

  28. So stupid! By doing this we show the enemy we are too afraid to stand up for own rights because the almighty dollar is more important. Our ancestors are rolling over in their graves! It’s disgusting

  29. Jason Allen Jason Allen says:

    Can’t Dennis Rodman smooth this out? ;)

  30. Scott says:

    The terrorists win again.

    And whatever emails or information the “hackers” still have had GOT to be REALLY bad. Sony execs definitely don’t want SOMETHING getting out.

  31. Dave Lee Dave Lee says:

    The Sony execs just want the exposure of their emails to stop.

  32. Too bad, I was going to see it just to support our freedoms.

  33. It was a stupid subject matter, done by stupid executives, approved by the White House in July after viewing an early cut. It has poor reviews and people who want to, can see it later on demand or Netflix. What was Sony thinking?.. The north Korean guy is a nut and then they make a comedy about killing him

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