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Sony Might Release 'The Interview' For Free Online
• http://www.businessinsider.com-ALYSON SHONTELLHowever, Re/code reports that Sony hasn't made a decision yet and a spokesperson says "the Post report isn't accurate."
That doesn't mean "The Interview" will never appear on Crackle. It just means plans have not been finalized.
A lawyer for Sony Pictures Entertainment, David Boies, stated on "Meet The Press" Sunday that the film would be distributed, but he wasn't sure how.
"It will be distributed. How it's going to be distributed I don't think anybody knows quite yet. But it's going to be distributed," Boies said.
But if Sony were to distribute the film on Crackle, it wouldn't be able to charge users who watch it. The inability to recoup some of the movie's production costs might deter Sony from going an internal route.
CNN's Brian Stelter spoke with a Sony source this morning who confirmed that Sony is "pursuing all options" to release the film, although the source didn't seem to specify which outlet Sony was leaning toward.
"I think it's very, very likely [Sony will release the movie], I would be shocked if we don't see this movie someway, somehow," Stelter stated on CNN Sunday. "The question now is how? One source at Sony said to me today, 'We are pursuing all options.' So let's imagine what those could be. Could be Netflix, could be Youtube, it could be independent movie theaters or it could be the big movie theater chains that originally decided not to show the film about 4 days ago. "