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Lynton said he would be fibbing to say he wasnt disappointed in Obamas remarks.
I dont know exactly whether he understands the sequence of events that led up to the movie not being shown in the movie theaters, Lynton said. Therefore I would disagree with the notion that it was a mistake.
Lyntons response came just hours after a White House press conference where Obama criticized Sonys decision.
The president said that pulling the film could set a dangerous precedent.
We cannot have a society in which some dictators someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States, Obama said. Imagine what they start doing once they see a documentary that they dont like or news reports that they dont like.
The press conference came after the FBI confirmed Friday that North Korea was behind last months cyberattack that caused a devastating breach of Sonys data.
Earlier this week, Sony canceled the films Christmas Day release after major movie chains pulled out one day after a threat by the hackers invoking September 11th. The hackers then sent a message to Sony executives saying they had made a very wise decision not to show the movie.
In Fridays CNN interview, Lynton went on to say that Sony had not caved to the hackers.
We have not given in. And we have not backed down. We have always had every desire to have the American public see this movie, Lynton said.
Since the cancellation on Wednesday, many have speculated that Sony could release the film online. The company owns an online video site called Crackle, though it is only ad-supported and does not have the capability to charge subscriptions, an option Sony almost certainly wants so that it can recoup some of the costs of the movie.
Lynton told CNN that Sony had a number of options open to us and we have considered those and are considering them.
But he also said that no major video on demand distributor has been willing to distribute the film. We dont have that direct interface with the American public, so we need to go through an intermediary to do that.
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