The most controversial movie of the year will be "shown" in at least one little theater in New York City on Saturday night.

The Treehouse Theater on West 29th street is doing a free reading of "The Interview," the comedy with Seth Rogen and James Franco about a plot to kill the leader of North Korea.

Sony had canceled the release of the movie planned for Christmas Day after being hacked and because several theaters that were planning on showing it received threats. After much criticism, the studio ended up securing a few theaters for a limited release.

Benny Scheckner, one of three producers organizing the reading, said they found the script online and felt compelled to take action because he thought the cancellation was a violation of the first amendment. Scheckner is 20, and has been a comedian since he was 16.

“I want to be able to express myself. I don't want this to be a thing that I worry about,” he said. “When I read that Sony pulled the movie I just felt this pain in my stomach, and I just wanted it to go away. This seems like the way to make it go away.”

In the movie, Franco plays a tabloid TV journalist and Rogen plays his producer. They are recruited by the CIA to kill the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, who is a fan of their show.

Scheckner believes the movie does not merit the controversy. “The actual satirical target of the movie is not North Korea, it's America,” he said. “There are a lot of jokes at North Korea's expense, but there is probably the same amount of jokes at Seth Rogen and James Franco characters' expense, or, you know, the American media's expense.”

All the actors are volunteering their time for the reading. Rob Reese, the artistic director of the Treehouse Theater, said the theater is offering its space for free because it’s for a good cause. “It seems like an appropriate statement of free speech, even though it's a silly movie,” he said.

The reading is at 7 pm and it's first come, first served. The theater's capacity is 50 people.