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And, of course, all around the world, i'm rosemary church. >> good to see you, rosemary, hey, everyone, i'm errol barnett. we will have those story, of course, but want to start with this one independent theater owner calls it the best christmas gift anyone could give us. sony pictures has decided to let more than 200 u.s. theaters show its new comedy "the interview" starting on christmas day. >> the studio says that number could grow but so far none of the major u.s. theater chains are on board. bruce leshin from wusa reports. >> reporter: the phones started ringing at the alamo within mome...

Will jump on the interview bandwag bandwagon. a lot happened in the past 24 hours. >> they still want to push ahead with further distribution of the movie. >> streaming on amazon or itunes. the big theater chains, amc and regal will likely decide not to show "the interview" at all. sony has. they are calling for immediate release. they may release it online. that would put them in a tough spot. >> are you going to try to make it to the movies tomorrow to catch it? >> absolutely. i'm hearing through the grapevine a small theater owner

Kim. what's sony saying about the decision to release the interview after holding it for so long? >> well, the ceo of sony pictures said we have never given up on releasing "the interview." apparently right after they decided to pull the film they were frantically scrambling for alternative ways of being able to release the film. the answer came independent theater chains across the country will be showing the film on its intended release date tomorrow. a couple hundred is a far cry from the 3,000 or so theaters that were originally supposed to screen the film tomorrow. and all the big theater...

Sony changing course allowing hundreds of theaters to show the controversial movie. kelly wright here with a new not twist. >> thesony says they have never given up on releasing the movie adding they are excited about "the interview" playing on christmas day. the hackers threatened violence for the movie. sony canceled the film's release all together drawing widespread criticism including from president obama. >> i think they are making the best of a pretty bad situation after the presidential criticism, criticism from hollywood's creative community and also now tension with the major theater ...

Interview" on christmas day. remember that is the movie pulled by sony via the hacking that's happened with that entertainment company and also threats against people going to the theaters. at least one theater in atlanta has confirmed to the fox affiliate, waga, it plans to show the controversial film on thursday. christmas day. says not yet clear how the theater was able to reportedly strike a deal with sony pictures in order to do that. less than a week ago, top five theater chains decided to stop the film after receiving threats from hackers saying they would do something worse than 9/11. ...