The Interview is a 2014 American action comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their second directorial work, following This Is the End. The screenplay by Dan Sterling is from a story by Rogen, Goldberg and Sterling. The film stars Rogen and James Franco as journalists instructed to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (played by Randall Park) after booking an interview with him.
In June 2014, the North Korean government threatened "merciless" action against the United States if the film's distributor, Columbia Pictures, went ahead with the release. Columbia delayed the release from October 10 to December 25, and reportedly edited the film to make it more acceptable to North Korea. In November, the computer systems of parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment were hacked by the "Guardians of Peace", a group the FBI believes has ties to North Korea. After leaking several other then-upcoming Sony films and other sensitive internal information, the group demanded that Sony pull The Interview, which it referred to as "the movie of terrorism". On December 16, 2014, the Guardians of Peace threatened terrorist attacks against cinemas that played The Interview.
On December 17, after a number of major North American cinema chains canceled screenings in the interest of safety, Sony canceled the theatrical release of The Interview, drawing criticism from the media, Hollywood figures and the White House. Sony made The Interview available for online rental and purchase on December 24, followed by a limited release at select cinemas on December 25. The Interview has earned $40 million in digital rentals, making it Sony's most successful digital release, and over $11 million at the box office. The film received mixed reviews.
Cast
Main cast
James Franco as Dave Skylark
Seth Rogen as Aaron Rapoport
Lizzy Caplan as Agent Lacey
Randall Park as Kim Jong-un
Diana Bang as Sook Yung Park
Timothy Simons as Malcolm
Anders Holm as Jake
Charles Rahi Chun as General Jong
Cameos
Eminem as himself
Rob Lowe as himself
Bill Maher as himself
Seth Meyers as himself
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (uncredited) as himself
Ben Schwartz as Darryl, Eminem's publicist
Brian Williams as himself
Scott Pelley as himself
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