The Interview won’t be released in Asia, Sony says don’t read into it
As the Sony hackers continue to embarrass the now thoroughly vulnerable company, a spokesperson tells The Japan Times that The Interview will not be released in Japan. In fact, the film will not open in Asia at all—its website lists only release dates for Australia and New Zealand in its “Asia Pacific” region. (The Middle East is considered its own region and Russia part of Europe in this instance.) North Korea was initially considered a suspect in the cyber attacks on the company after referring to The Interview as “an act of war” earlier this year.