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Many of the biggest theater chains to yank the film from their schedules citing uncertainties and security fears. this coming after a warning by anonymous hackers threatening a 9/11-style attack at theaters where the film is played. the state department says they have no evidence of a specific credible threat in but -- >> we take seriously all reported threats against the homeland including recent threats made against movie theaters. >> reporter: there were real worries that americans might fear a holiday trip to the movies. backing away, cineplex now calling it an unprecedented and complex si...

Threats. the decision, for major theater chains said no, we're not going to play it in our movie theaters. a comedy of assassinating north korea's dictator which may not have been a good idea in the first place, but that is what they did. two people in the u.s. government signed off on it and said you can make a movie. the second hour now "america's newsroom." i am martha mccallum. bill: i am bill hemmer. sony pictures facing pressures to pull the plug on a movie north korea is calling an act of war. the studio putting the film back on the shelves saying it has no plans to release it even onli...

Very least sponsored an individual or group to carry out the attack. a formal announcement from the justice department expected on thursday. this as sony pulled the plug on the christmas release of its controversial comedy "the interview" in light of recent threats. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> what? >> reporter: executives making the decision after some of the biggest theater chains decided not to screen the movie because of concerns for patrons safety. the group calling themselves the guardians of peace warned people considering seeing the film, quote, we reco...

Room with kim and cia would love it if you could fake him out. >> huh? >> take him out. >> for coffee. >> for dinner? >> the seth rogan/james franco movie has raised hackles in north korea and put sony at the mercy of hackers threatening people who go see this film. at least two theater chains we know of at this moment are pulling the film. that obviously could change any second. the country's oldest theater group announcing today it will not show the interview at any of its 58 theaters. keep in mind it comes out christmas day. earlier we reported that one dropped "the interview" from 278 loca...

In fact, most of the theaters will not show the controversial comedy. right now sewny is digging in its heels and leaving the decision up to the theaters. ♪ >> as sony stands by its controversial comedy "the interview," a growing number of theaters are now pulling the plug on the movie. at least five major theater chains are backing out, and the new york premiere of the movie canceled. >> i can't think of another moment like this in modern movie history. the deals that are struck between studios and theaters are iron clad. once the operators agree to put their move owe all their screens they...