Sony Pictures execs debated risk of 'The Interview' before cyberattack

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 View in browser |  View text version COMPANY TOWN Sony Pictures execs debated risk of 'The Interview' before cyberattack Months before a devastating computer attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, studio executives debated the risk of releasing the upcoming comedy "The Interview" amid threats from North Korea that the movie was tantamount to an act of war. TODAY'S TOP NEWS ›  A puppet version of Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey' is modest success ›  Chamber orchestra music director Jeffrey Kahane to join USC faculty ›  Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins premieres 'Persephone' musical ›  Prince William and Kate visit September 11 Memorial & Museum ENVELOPE 'Sons of Anarchy' series finale review: I got this ›  PlayStation Experience shows soul-searching among gamer culture ›  Sony Pictures execs debated risk of 'The Interview' before cyberattack ›  Why the Da Vinci fire has L.A. urbanists rethinking downtown's future MORE ENTERTAINMENT ›  Wednesday's TV Highlights: Nova" First Man on the Moon" ›  Shonda Rhimes, 'black-ish' score big in NAACP Image Award nominations ›  President Obama takes command of 'The Colbert Report' ›  'The Voice' recap: The Top 5 top themselves -- twice ›  Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' ›  'The Addams Family' star Ken Weatherwax dead at 59 ›  'Broad City' takes the Troubadour ADVERTISEMENT SAG Awards 2015: Five things to expect at the nominations No offense to the venerable Hollywood Film Awards, but awards season doesn't actually heat up until Wednesday morning. That's when the Scree... MULTIMEDIA Photos:  Music Center's 50th Anniversary   Photos:  2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show