If you’re as attentive to the news as I am, I’m sure you’re familiar with the controversy over the Sony hackings that have taken place over the past few weeks that have resulted in Sony computers getting bricked, sensitive information being leaked, and even full films released online. I’ve made a conscious decision to not report on the various hackings due to the nature of how the information was gleaned, but when serious threats are made, it’s hard to turn the other cheek.

Variety is reporting that the group that has taken claim to the hacks has issued a terrorist threat targeting theaters that will be screening the Seth Rogen and James Franco-led The Interview. The full message reads as follows:

 

Warning

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 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.

 

For those that may not remember, North Korea took major offense to the film when the first trailers were released earlier this summer, with the country’s government denouncing the comedy as an “act of war.” Indeed, the Sony hacks have been publicly seen as retaliation for the film, with even more damage teased and threatened upon the film’s release on Christmas.

I’m not one to fall victim to online threats and rumors, but given the extensive threat level being made, and the fact that the group has already caused insurmountable damage across Sony Pictures Entertainment, this latest threat is hard to ignore. As somebody whose local theater is literally at the end of his block, I can honestly say I’m a tad bit concerned about the threats being made. Be careful, true believers.

[via Variety]