North korea calls new seth rogen film, the interview, an. Censored in 2014 in the us, this film remains a movie of interest as it deals with the assassination of the north korean leader kim jongun. North korea berates obama over the interview release bbc. The interview, now sonys top online film ever, earns. What the interview changed to avoid controversy before. Seth rogen talked about his regrets about his controversial film the interview, during an. Seth rogen james franco entertainment video popsugar news around the web.
The controversial film was shown in some us cinemas and is available online, with several hundred independent cinemas coming forward and. The interview a poster for the movie the interview is carried away by a worker after being pulled from a display case at a carmike cinemas movie theater, wednesday, dec. North korea has complained to the united nations about the interview, a forthcoming hollywood comedy starring seth rogen and james franco, on the grounds that it promotes terrorism against the. The controversial film was shown in some us cinemas and is available online, with several hundred independent cinemas coming. The filmmakers on the halfidea that started it all, and the firestorm that erupted around the satirical action movie after controversy and delays, the hunt is finally hitting theaters. Controversy and problems surround the exhibition of this movie, sony pictures computers were hacked on november 24, 2015 about a month. Before the interview entered the national spotlight as a symbol for free speech, i spoke with the films codirectors and cowriters, seth rogen. Unfortunately overshadowed by controversy and underscreened as a result, the interviews screenplay offers. What we know, what we dont know, and how a movie got pulled. I want to speak clearly on behalf of the republican party. Such controversies were in no short supply in the 2010s, with many films coming under fire. How everyone missed the point of the interview all the controversy over the interview obscured something very important. But at the core of the controversy surrounding the interview and the alleged reason sony was hacked earlier this month and guardians of peace.
Unfortunately overshadowed by controversy and underscreened as a result, the interview s screenplay offers middling laughs bolstered by. In the film, couric asks gun owners a question and is met with dumbstruck silence. Instead, nprs david folkenflik says, it was a foolish directorial choice. In the actioncomedy the interview, dave skylark james franco and his producer aaron rapoport seth rogen run the popular celebrity tabloid tv show skylark tonight. North korea entered a protest to the united nations against the hollywood comedy before the hack on sony pictures. By ellie shackleton suffolk contributor november, 2014 at 1. Embattled sony pictures finally screened the interview yesterday after weeks of embarrassing leaks, threats from hackers and controversy over its depiction of the assassination of north korean.
In the end, sony decided to release the interview in limited theaters and online on christmas day. With the interview controversy brewing, north korea tests missiles. A viral clip of saif ali khan from an interview with film companion on tanhaji has gone viral on social media where he can be seen making problematic comments regarding indian history. Controversial film the interview inspires laughs amid controversy. With the interview controversy brewing, north korea. Subscribe to the national to watch more videos here. What the interview changed to avoid controversy before release. It follows walsh as he becomes a political candidate for the conservative party in the north east england constituency of middlesbrough. The interview is a 2014 american action comedy film coproduced and directed by seth rogen. A poster for the movie the interview is carried away by a worker after being pulled from a display case at a carmike cinemas movie theater, wednesday, dec. What is the interview about thats so controversial.
After months of controversy and now a limited release in arthouse theaters and through vod, the interview is nothing new, but it looks great. As a sign of my commitment, if you agree to show this movie, i will send a note to. The question of eddies guilt or innocence is effectively concealed for most of the movie. A shot from the interview, with kim jongun played by randall park c. Here are some other films that have drawn controversy. Many say the controversy better than the film sony pictures entertainment released the interview just days after saying the film was dead. Controversial film the interview inspires laughs amid. Flick about killing the dictator continues to cause controversy. Everything to know about the controversial movie the hunt. Its the movie event of the year for reasons that have almost nothing to do with the movie itself. The plot of the interview is about a celebrity journalist and his producer, franco and rogen respectively, who land an interview with north. North korea berates obama over the interview release bbc news. When they discover that north korean dictator kim jongun is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists.
At the time, north korea had released a statement of displeasure with the film, but no one would have guessed the controversy that the interview would soon incur. The camera glides, shakes and catches the occasional wispy anamorphic lens flare as characters flit through. The interview movie controversy popsugar celebrity. The interview controversy highlights sonys amy anomaly as sony made the decision wednesday to scrap the dec.
The interview was a horrible experience says seth rogen. President obama came down hard on sony today after pulling the upcoming movie the interview from theaters. Sony later reconsidered and released the interview on christmas day. I urge you to show the movie, he wrote to the ceos.
The act of making and screening such a movie that portrays an attack on our top leadership is a most wanton act of. What to know about the controversy around the movie the hunt. The films screenplay was written by dan sterling, based upon a story he cowrote with rogen and goldberg. What the interview changed to avoid controversy before release the team behind the interview have maintained throughout the controversy surrounding the film that they were never pressured to.
Did anyone else think that the interview starring james franco and seth rogen was a joke. The interview most controversial films pictures cbs news. James franco and seth rogen s upcoming film the interview is continuing to cause international controversy. James franco discuss their controversial roles in the interview abc news. Sometimes the scandal centered around the films themselves, with accusations of whitewashing and blackface, while others were shrouded in controversy thanks to their directors poor behavior check out this gallery to reminisce about some of the most controversial films of the last. But this movie employs comedy in treating the heavy topic of a plot to assassinate kim jongun.
Over james franco and seth rogens kim jongun movie the interview. Asked to address the insane controversy surrounding the comedy about a. Toryboy the movie is a 2011 gonzostyle british documentary feature film directed by and starring john walsh. Gordon davie, monahans coscripter and the films technical consultant, was a police officer with the. How everyone missed the point of the interview the. North korea is warning that the release of the movie the interview would be an act of war.
The real problem with the interview is its racism, not. Now, north korea is run by kim jong ils son kim jongun, and he really, really likes movies too, which is probably why hes chosen to lash out about the interview s existence. All the controversy over the interview obscured something very important. But when it came to the grand finale of the movie which famously shows the death of north korean leader kim jongun the team agreed that it. Seth rogen, james franco discuss their controversial roles. Get the latest on the controversy, and let us know in the comments if you are totally going to see the movie in theaters. Seth rogen talks sony hack, interview movie controversy on gma. But the movie caused quite a bit of controversy, and was pulled from its initial theatrical release. Seth rogens the interview, about entertainment reporters trying to assassinate north koreas kim jongun, has become an international controversy.
Riding on the back of a lot of controversy, the interview may get swallowed up in the wave of buzz surrounding it which is ironic, since the movie itself is not all that buzzworthy, at the end of the day. In the clip, he also says that i dont think this is history, referring to the blockbuster movie tanhaji, where he features as the main negative lead. How everyone missed the point of the interview the daily dot. A month after hackers launched an attack on sony pictures, the fallout initially led the hollywood studio to cancel the release of satirical comedy the interview. North korea has condemned us president barack obama over the release of the film the interview, about a fictional plot to kill its leader kim jongun. Blum, a producer of the movie, said in an interview with vulture published on aug.
The interview is a 2014 american political satire film coproduced and directed by seth rogen and evan goldberg in their second directorial work, following this is the end 20. Looking back on it a year and a half later, all seth rogen can do is call it a miserable. Rogen and costar james franco stopped by good morning america this week to promote the film, which hits theaters on dec. In the comedy, franco and rogen play a talk show host and a producer who score an. A political satire, the interview is a movie of controversy and humor.
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