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Sony has officially decided to cancel the planned theatrical release of The Interview on Christmas Day amid a massive hack of the company’s email system.

“In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release,” the studio said in a statement. “We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers.”

Earlier today, AMC, Regal, Cinemark, and other major theaters announced that they would not be showing the film amid threats from the hackers that they would plan 9/11-style attacks on theaters exhibiting the comedy flick starring James Franco and Seth Rogen.

“Sony Pictures has been the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault against our employees, our customers, and our business,” the studio’s statement continued. “Those who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private emails, and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our spirit and our morale – all apparently to thwart the release of a movie they did not like. We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees, and the American public. We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.”

It looks like James Franco and Seth Rogen‘s new film The Interview won’t be playing at major theaters near you.

It is expected that all major exhibition chains including Regal, AMC, Cinemark and Cineplex will announce sometime today that they won’t be showing the film, according to Deadline.

This decision comes after the Sony hackers made a threat against any movie theaters that would be showing the movie, which centers on an assassination mission of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

In case you didn’t know, The Interview was supposed to hit theaters on Christmas.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of The Interview being dropped from major theaters?

James Franco steps out of his building on Tuesday evening (December 16) in New York City.

The 36-year-old actor was joined by a bodyguard to make sure he is safe amid the scary terror threats happening because of his movie The Interview.

It was just announced that Sony has canceled plans to have a premiere for the film in New York on Thursday. A spokesperson for the Landmark Sunshine Cinema, where the event was set to take place, confirmed the news.

The Sony hackers announced plans today to attack theaters that show the film, including the premiere.

Following the hackers’ threat of attacking movie theaters showing The Interview, Sony is reportedly considering pulling the film from theaters altogether.

The movie, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, is currently set to be released on Christmas Day and now the studio is talking with movie theater owners about whether to pull it, according to Variety.

Some theater owners plan on showing the film though.

“It’s unfortunate,” said Tom Stephenson, CEO of Look Cinemas. “If they play it, we’ll show it. Sony has a right to make the movie, we have a right to play it and censorship in general is a bad thing.”

UPDATE: Carmike Cinemas has announced it will not be showing The Interview in any of its theaters.

The latest development in the Sony Hack involved a threat against movie theaters that will be showing The Interview, as well as the upcoming premiere in New York City.

The threat from the hackers led the studio to cancel all upcoming media appearances for stars James Franco and Seth Rogen, though the screening in the Big Apple is reportedly still happening.

Now the Department of Homeland Security is denying that there are any active plots against movie theaters.

“We are still analyzing the credibility of these statements, but at this time there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against movie theaters within the United States,” a statement from the DHS read (via Variety).

James Franco and Seth Rogen have cancelled all of their publicity appearances for their movie The Interview following the terrorist threat from the Sony hackers group, who call themselves the Guardians of Peace.

The two stars of the controversial film will not make any more media appearances leading up to the film’s release, which is scheduled for December 25, BuzzFeed reports.

In case you didn’t see, the Sony hackers released a terrifying message earlier today that detailed a September 11 type plot to attack movie theaters showing The Interview movie. The Interview follows a television journalist and his producer who are commissioned to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

Sony hackers are now threatening a September 11-type attack on movie theaters showing The Interview, the controversial satire starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.

The extremely worrisome message is just one in a line of threats in a massive hack that has taken place against Sony, which has revealed many details about past and future movies.

The message below starts off (via The Wrap), “We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places “The Interview” be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to. Soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures Entertainment has made.”

The hackers continue, “The world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of September 2001. We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you’d better leave.) Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment. All the world will denounce the SONY.”

The Interview is currently scheduled to be released on Christmas day.