But the movie was pulled over concerns about terrorism, not embarrassing revelations: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/sony-north-korea-the-interview-1136

But the movie was pulled over concerns about terrorism, not embarrassing revelations: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/sony-north-korea-the-interview-113655.html http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/sony-north-korea-the-i... Sony left the decision up to the theater chains, and those chains were reported to back away from the movie because of the legal liability if there were a terrorist incident.