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Boston - A group that claimed to be responsible for the massive computer hack at Sony Pictures Entertainment demanded that the company cancel the release of The Interview, a comedy that depicts an assassination plot against North Korea's leader.
A letter posted on a file-sharing site on Monday asked Sony to "stop immediately showing the movie of terrorism which can break the regional peace and cause the War!"
It was signed by GOP, the nickname for the "Guardians of Peace" group that says it is responsible for a cyber attack at Sony that began on 24 November.
Pyongyang has denounced The Interview as "undisguised sponsoring of terrorism, as well as an act of war" in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
People close to the investigation of the Sony hacking have said that North Korea is a principal suspect, but a North Korean diplomat has denied that his nation is involved.
The letter included links to downloads of several gigabytes of new data purported to have been stolen from Sony. Reuters was not able to verify whether the letter or documents were released by the same group that revealed other Sony documents.
The letter also said the GOP was not involved in a threatening e-mail sent to Sony staff on Friday. That e-mail claimed to be from the group.
A Sony spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment. Sony Pictures Entertainment is a unit of Japan's Sony Corporation.
The Interview, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, is scheduled for release in the US and Canada on 25 December. The studio is holding advance screenings for media and others.
