Los Angeles (AFP) - Sony Pictures boss Michael Lynton denied Friday the Hollywood studio has "caved" by canceling the release of "The Interview," and said it still hoped to release the controversial film.He also hit back at President Barack Obama's claim that it had made a "mistake" in pulling the movie, three and a half weeks after a massive cyber-attack blamed on North Korea angered by the film."We have not caved, we have not given in, we have persevered and we have not backed down," Lynton told CNN, shortly after Obama accused Sony of making a "mistake."In a statement a short time later, Sony said that after canceling the release, "we immediately began actively surveying alternatives to enable us to release the movie on a different platform.""It is still our hope that anyone who wants to see this movie will get the opportunity to do so," the studio added.The Sony film, a comedy parody that recounts a fictional CIA plot to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, was scheduled for release on December 25, Christmas Day.Hackers launched a massive cyberattack on the studio on November 24, followed by a series of threats, including earlier this week invoking the September 11 attacks. - N.
Sony Tells Afp It Still Plans Movie Release
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Sat, 12/20/2014 - 4:08am
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