Netflix, YouTube and the theater owner association declined to comment over the weekend.
遭奥巴马公开批评以后，Sony说是电影院不肯放所以才取消发行，电影院则说当时只是要求推迟到圣诞节以后再放，互相推卸责任。既然是个误会那为什么现在不能同意明年一月份在电影院发行呢？一帮chickens。
Sony Pictures still hopes to release “The Interview” by the end of 2014, but the comedy will likely forgo a theatrical release, according to a source close to studio.
Instead, the film will be made available through a patchwork of electronic sell through, video on demand and other home entertainment platforms, the source said. There may be some road blocks. No major distributor has signed on yet and some have expressed concerns that they will be targeted by the hackers who have terrorized Sony for weeks if they carry the picture.
Even if the film secures enough distribution platforms, it may have difficulty recouping the roughly $75 million the studio spent to make and market the picture.
There will also be ruffled feathers to smooth over with theater owners, particularly those that dispute Sony’s claims that their refusal to show the picture led the studio to pull the film. Some theater chains, including Canadian chain Cineplex, suggested opening the film in limited release in a few key markets over the holidays in order to gauge if threats were real. Others, such as Carmike, were careful to say in public statements that they were delaying the release.
Instead of postponing the release or doing a limited rollout, Sony said Wednesday that it had no further release plans for the film – a position it has since modified.