James Franco And Seth Rogen Cancel Appearances for 'The Interiew'; Franco Seen With Increased Security

In light of recent terror threats from the hackers, things have taken a more serious turn.

The group claiming responsibility for the hacks is Guardians of the Peace, and they warned that anyone who planned on attending a showing of "The Interview" is at risk of danger.

The group even had the audacity to reference the terror attacks of September 11th in comparison to what might kind of violence might be inflicted on movie-goers.

For the past month, the Sony hacks have been a darkly bemusing thing.

It was interesting for a few days to have a window into the cut-throat Hollywood world via e-mail chains between Sony executives and at times celebrity customers and also enlightening to learn about some of the backwards injustices that still occur in major corporations today.

The result is that movie theaters across the world are refusing to show the film, and tonight's New York City premiere was cancelled altogether yesterday.

This morning, the Connecticut-based theater chain Bow Tie Cinemas revealed it will also not be showing the film in its 350 theaters, a precedent that will probably cause other major chains to follow suit in the coming days.

TMZ has reported today that Sony Pictures is not at all mad about the cancellations, but rather prefer them as an alternative to having to pull the plug on the film itself and give in to the terrorist demands.

There has been chatter about Sony potentially releasing The Interview online or straight to DVD, but no confirmation on that yet.

As for the film's stars James Franco and Seth Rogen, they have cancelled all of their press appearances, and James Franco was spotted in New York with increased security.

They have not ,so far, made a public statement concerning the matter.