Sony were planning to release a film called The Interview, a Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy about an attempt to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Earlier in the year, North Korea threatened a “merciless counter-measure” if the film was released.

James Franco and Seth Rogen at a premiere for The Interview
It seems this premiere may have been a little premature (Dan Steinberg/Invision/PA)

Last month, Sony was hacked.

Now, according to widespread reports, Sony has decided it’s not releasing the movie next week – it was due to be out on Christmas Day in America – after all.

In a statement widely quoted online, the company said the decision was made because a number of cinema chains had decided they would not show the film.

Predictably, people online thought this was a bad decision.

More than that, though, they thought it was a good opportunity for lolz.

We think this guy’s got the right idea though. Maybe the North Korean leader is taking requests…