( CNN ) -- Celebrities expressed their outrage at Sony Picture 's decision to cancel plans to release `` The Interview '' on Christmas Day on Twitter . The news comes after many major theater owners canceled next week 's screenings of the controversial film , which depicts the assassination of North Korea 's leader Kim Jong Un . U.S. investigators appeared ready to blame North Korea for the crippling hack attack at Sony Pictures , which saw the leak of internal emails and personal information that escalated to a threat that people should avoid going to theaters where `` The Interview '' is playing . When the film was pulled , celebrities vented their disappointment and raised concerns about the precedent it would set for controversial films in the future . Actor Judd Apatow , a friend of one of the film 's lead actors Seth Rogen , tweeted : `` I think it is disgraceful that these theaters are not showing The Interview . Will they pull any movie that gets an anonymous threat now ? West Wing actor Rob Lowe , who also makes a cameo appearance in the film said : `` Wow . Everyone caved . The hackers won . An utter and complete victory for them . Wow . '' Stand-up comedian Amy Schumer let it all out in expletives : `` No bulls*** though , this is seriously f***** and it 's such a sad day for free speech . Frightening . '' Actress Mia Farrow called Sony `` a disgrace '' and that `` the bad guys won '' . Filmmmaker Michael Moore decided to use the opportunity to ask the hackers for a favor . He tweeted : `` Dear Sony Hackers : now that u run Hollywood , I 'd also like less romantic comedies , fewer Michael Bay movies and no more Transformers . '' He later added : `` Oh , hackers , one more thing - I lost like $ 180K on [ my film ] 'Canadian Bacon . ' Can u do the opposite of what u just did & get it back IN to theaters ? '' Meanwhile , Seth Rogen posted a review of the film earlier this week , but neither he nor James Franco addressed the controversy directly on social media .
Celebrities use social media to express outrage at decision to cancel plans to release controversial film . The film, which depicts the Prophet Mohammed as a womanizer, has sparked protests in several Muslim countries and led to calls for its release. Controversial comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco depicts the assassination of North Korea 's leader .