LIVE: I'm Watching The Interview Now To Find Out What All The Fuss Is About
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Sony PicturesSony decided to release "The Interview" online Wednesday following its initial decision to pull the movie after threats from a hacker group.
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You can also watch the movie in about 300 US theaters starting Christmas Day.
The hacker group, Guardians of Peace, was backed by North Korea, the FBI said on Friday. The movie depicts the assassination of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
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So, what's all the fuss about? I rented "The Interview" on Google Play and providing live updates. You can follow along below. (Refresh this post for the latest.)
We start with this modified Columbia Pictures logo. It gives the sense of an old propaganda film.
The Interview
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More propaganda-type stuff in the opening credits.
The Interview
The first scene is this little girl in North Korea singing about how the country wants the US to explode in a ball of fiery hell.
The Interview
NBC News Anchor Brian Williams has a cameo, with a report that North Korea built a new missile that can reach the US.
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But while the rest of the world is freaking out, James Franco's character is interviewing Eminem about the lyrics in his latest song.
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