re: What does Sony think North Korea is gonna do if they released "the Interview"??

Hbottom line is that the damage is done. The info is already stolen.

If N Korea is the source and they used proxies I.e. China then it's simply electronic warfare. There were threats of physical 9/11 violence. That would be foolish because then it's state sanctioned warfare.

The execs at Sony felt ther other items yet to be leaked (and can STILL BE leaked at any time) are damaging enough to the company.

I don't buy for a second that safety played a part at a theatre level. If there were attacks at theaters we would instantly be in a shooting war with the Koreans. Even they aren't crazy enough to do that.

Sony pusses out.