Obama praises Sony move to release North Korea film

The Interview will show in 200 cinemas tomorrow despite hackers threatening a 9/11-type attack

Poster of the Interview
(Image credit: AFP/Getty)

Barack Obama has welcomed a decision by Sony to go ahead with a limited Christmas Day release of The Interview, its controversial comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The film, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, was originally due for release in up to 3,000 screens tomorrow, but leading US cinema groups refused to show it following threats from hackers.

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