Sony cancels December 25 release of 'Interview'

Sony Pictures has canceled the December 25 theatrical release of its North Korea comedy "The Interview," after major U.S. theater chains pulled out of showing the film, which stars James Franco and Seth Rogen as journalists recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The people behind last month's Sony hack warned of 9/11-type terror against individual theaters and moviegoers, forcing chains like AMC and Carmike Cinemas to opt out of screening the film. While the individuals responsible for the hack are still unknown, U.S. officials have said that North Korea is ultimately behind the cyber attack - according to CNN on Wednesday (December 17).

The option to postpone the film's release is just one of the many issues Sony has faced since the hacking. Most recently, the company has been sued by two former employees who accuse the studio of failing to protect Social Security numbers, healthcare records, salaries and other data from the computer hackers.