Obama: Sony 'Made a Mistake' In Cancelling 'The Interview' Release

We already know, thanks to the Internet, that a lot of people don't agree with Sony's decision to cancel the release of "The Interview."

Now, you can add the President of the United States to that list.

"I think they made a mistake," President Obama said today during a year-end press conference. "We cannot have a society where some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States."

Sony originally left it up to theater owners as to whether or not they were going to screen the Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy, which depicts a satirical and fictional assassination attempt on North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.

After the group responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment made terrorist threats against any theaters that chose to screen the movie, almost every major theater chain decided not to go through with it. Following that, Sony chose to cancel the release of "The Interview" entirely, both in theaters and on demand.

"I wish they had spoken to me first," Obama said of Sony's decision.

Indeed, it sets an unsettling precedent as terrorist groups might attempt similar attacks against private companies to have their demands met. Meanwhile, the U.S. government has confirmed that North Korea is responsible for the hack, and is preparing a response.