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Apple announced on Sunday that "The Interview" film starring Seth Rogens and Dave Franco will be available for download on its iTunes store. The two lead stars also posted live tweets during the viewing of the previously canceled movie by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Tom Neymayr, a spokesperson for Apple, told Reuters that the Cupertino firm is "pleased to offer" the controversial film both for purchase or rental on the iTunes store.
Rogen (@Sethrogen) posted a tweet saying that it was "weird" that he was watching the film on TV.
Meanwhile, Franco (@JamesFrancoTV) only posted a tweet after an hour into the livetweet session, saying that he was just "in time" for the jokes regarding a scene with "the missile in Seth's butt."
"The Interview" revolves around Dave Skylark (Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Rogen) being "honeypotted" by the CIA into killing North Korea's "Supreme Leader" Kim Jong UN (Randall Park) in the guise of a talk show interview.
The controversial film was the subject of a massive hacking in the SPE computer system by a group calling themselves the "Guardians of Peace," who leaked dozens of emails containing sensitive messages from and to Sony executives in the industry.
Initially, the North Korea was blamed for the data breach, but a diplomat from the country denied the allegations.
Sony canceled the movie's release on Christmas day due to major theater chains backing out because of the hackers' terrorist threats. However, according to Time, the film still opened in over 300 theaters on Christmas day.
The film, written and directed by Rogen, generated more than $15 million in online revenue after it was released for download in Google Play, YouTube Movies and Xbox Live. It also generated another $2.8 million in box-office revenue from the cinemas, The Guardian reported.
