It looks like Sony will have some Christmas presents under the tree for audiences this year after all. With the increasing calls for the studio to stand up and release Seth Rogen and James Franco's "The Interview"—including most recently from the PEN American Center—it looks like the studio is ready to allow those theaters that want to show the movie to do so. After hackers threatened violence if the film was released, theater chains big and small—Regal, AMC, Cinemark, Bow Tie, Arclight, and Canada's major chain Cineplex among them—refused to screen "The Interview," leading to Sony pulling the movie from release. But there has been a steady tide of independent cinemas saying they'll show the movie (the Art House Convergence issued their own statement/petition in support of Sony yesterday) and now it looks like the choice will be there.
Sony is expected to announced today that "The Interview" will be released theatrically and on VOD on Thursday,...
