There is zero percent chance this was a publicity stunt. You really think Sony would fake a "9/11 style" threat against movie theaters, in today's world? The

There is zero percent chance this was a publicity stunt. You really think Sony would fake a "9/11 style" threat against movie theaters, in today's world? The only plausible "publicity stunt" scenario is that after the real hacking, the real threats, the real refusal of theaters to show the movie, that Sony pretended they wouldn't even release it online in order to drum up online sales when they finally changed course.