In wake of receiving multiple terror threats, Seth Rogen and James Franco are playing it safe and have cancelled all of their upcoming media appearances relating to their controversial North Korean comedy "The Interview," which is set to premiere on Christmas Day.

It was announced that the actors canceled their press tour after the same group that hacked into Sony Pictures Entertainment made threats of physical violence against theaters showing "The Interview," according to Variety.

The Sony cyber-attack began on Nov. 24 and has since escalated to new levels now that the hacker group, named The Guardians of Peace, have threatened a 9/11-like attack on theaters showing "The Interview."

"The world will be full of fear," the message from hackers reads. "Remember the 11th of September 2001. We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you'd better leave.) Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment."

As a result, Rogen canceled his Thursday appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and an interview with both of them on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Wednesday. They also canceled an appearance on Buzzfeed Brews in New York that was slated for Tuesday.

According to inside sources, Rogen and Franco are planning to still appear at Thursday's New York special screening of "The Interview." Last week, the two also showed up to the Los Angeles premiere although they avoided doing press interviews.

There is speculation that North Korea is behind the attack because the movie centers on killing the country's notorious leader. In the film, Rogen and Franco play characters who embark on a mission to assassinate Kim Jong-un.

In response, North Korea has denied allegations about being involved in the attacks, but described the hack as a "righteous deed."