Sony Obama Movie Criticism: Sony To Show Limited Release Of 'The Interview' on Christmas Day

Sony Obama Movie Criticism. Following highly publicized criticism from President Barrack Obama for Sony Pictures Entertainment not to run its movie 'The Interview' after hack attacks, Sony has announced that it will show a limited release of the film on Christmas Day. Sony made a decision to back off from releasing 'The Interview' after hackers divulged sensitive data regarding thousand employees and business partners.

Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Entertainment was quoted as saying, "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." Sony's reaction comes after Sony Obama Movie Criticism.

Lynton added "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."

Lynton said in a report by Fox News,  "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," adding, "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."

A star in the movie, Seth Rogan took to twitter to add his support in the wake of 

An Atlanta theater first announced the movie. Screening infor was posted on their Facebook age.