Bow Tie Cinemas on Wednesday became the second major theater chain to say it will not screen “The Interview,” one day after hackers behind the Sony cyberattack threatened 9/11-like terror strikes.
The chain cited safety concerns as its reason, one day after Carmike Cinemas said it would not be showing the Sony comedy movie. Bow Tie Cinemas is a four-generation family owned company which owns and operates 55 theaters and approximately 350 screens in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Colorado.
“We at Bow Tie Cinemas are saddened and angered by recent threats of terrorism in connection with the movie, ‘The Interview,’” said Bow Tie CEO Ben Moss.