'The Interview' released on YouTube, Google Play, Xbox and Sony Website

Sony has released The Interview on YouTube, Google Play, Xbox and a dedicated streaming Web site today, Wednesday, December 24, 2014.

This is a stunning turn of events, and probably one of the biggest marketing campaigns in the history of movies. The Interview has gotten free publicity from the Sony hacking over the last few weeks, and even if the movie is so godawful -- which I know it is -- people will be dying to see what the fuss is all about.

From Sony:

As of 10:00 a.m. PST, the film will be available to rent in HD on Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and the dedicated website www.seetheinterview.com at a price of $5.99. The film can also be purchased in HD for $14.99.

I think the best part is that this will be the first true test of a major motion picture debuting on the Internet. I hope the Web sites hold. This is going to be interesting!

WATCH NOW:

In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show 'Skylark Tonight.' When they discover that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the most unlikely candidates, to 'take out' Kim Jong-un.