The film was flatout canceled when anonymous threats were made to movie theaters showing the film. The movie isnt reduced just by its sketchlike comedy but by its ingratiating tone. Film starring james franco alongside codirector rogen draws ire of isolated state in connection with plotline around assassination of leader kim jongun. Donald trump still has rocket man cd for kim jongun. Seth rogens film about murdering kim jongun reportedy being. The interview follows dave skylark and aaron rapaport as two friends running a tv show in the us. A prime example is the new netflix chase comedy the lovebirds, starring hollywood darlings issa rae and kumail nanjiani as a pair on the run from the law. Hackers demand sony cancel release of kim jongunbaiting. Park went on to receive a bachelors degree in english and creative writing and a masters degree in asian american studies from ucla. They were mean and harsh to him, but he came back to prove them wrong. Pyongyang incensed at imminent release of the interview, a comedy film based on the assassination of kim jongun starring seth rogan and james franco by julian ryall, tokyo 7. North korea threatens war over hollywood kim jongun. Later, skylark discovers that north korean leader kim jongun is a fan of skylark tonight, prompting rapaport to arrange an interview for him. The interview is a 2014 american political satire action comedy film coproduced and directed.
It reflects an absence of temptation, an aversion to anarchy, overflow, id. Starring james franco and seth rogen, the film behind the hack that rocked hollywood is a tasteless but amusing comedy about assassinating kim jongun. N korea threatens merciless response over seth rogen. The interview final trailer meet kim jongun youtube. Christmas has come early for free speech proponents. Movie theaters and film companies alike have decided not to move forward with the dec. When they land an interview with a surprise fan, north korean dictator kim jongun. The laughs are consistent in this controversial political comedy, but the storytelling feels far too meandering and sloppy. Kim jongun not laughing over new comedy on assassination. On 17 december 2011, kim jong il died and kim jongun. North korea threatens war over new seth rogen comedy. Kim jongun was born on january 8, 1984 in pyongyang, north korea. When they discover that north korean leader kim jongun is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize. Kim jongun plans to watch the new comedy, the interview a comedy about an assassination attempt on the north korea dictator.
Kim jongun declares war on the interview the new york times. Kim jongil was so obsessed with film he kidnapped an actress. The film stars rogen and james franco as journalists who set up an interview with north korean leader kim. How the interview handled the assassination of kim jongun.
Dave skylark has landed the interview of a lifetime as they head to north korea to interview kim jongun. The interview 2014 the coolest dictator 610 movieclips. George clooney reveals top names refused to sign petition. Frequent collaborators james franco and seth rogen riled up the real kim jongun with this controversial comedy. The us believes the hackers originated from the oftenagitated north korea. The joke is probably on all of us for thinking seth rogen and james franco would make a movie provocative enough to start a war. Pyongyang incensed at imminent release of the interview, a comedy film based on the assassination of kim jongun starring seth rogan and james franco. When they land an interview with a surprise fan, north korean dictator kim jongun, they are recruited by the cia to assassinate him. Randall park is an american actor, comedian, writer, and director.
The screenplay was written by dan sterling, based on a story he cowrote with rogen and goldberg. In the actioncomedy the interview, dave skylark james franco and his. Heres a list of atrocities kim jongun performs on his. North korea may have hacked sony for kim jongun baiting. Dave skylark and his producer aaron rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show skylark tonight. He is appeared in many documentaries including, panorama 1953 and dennis rodmans big bang in pyongyang 2015. With james franco, seth rogen, randall park, lizzy caplan. The best comedies on netflix right now digital trends.
I just watched this film yesterday and i swear it was the funniest shit ever. Dying is easy, comedy is hard james franco, left, and seth rogen in the interview, the comedy whose release sony canceled this week. Sonys kim jongun assassination comedy the interview delayed. The interview is a 2014 american political satire action comedy film coproduced and directed by seth rogen and evan goldberg in their second directorial work, following this is the end 20. James franco, seth rogen, lizzy caplan, randall park, diana bang and charles rahi chun synopsis. By the time i had suffered through rogen and francos nearly 2 hours of sloppily executed toilet humor i felt like living in north korea might not be that bad after all. The release date for sonys new comedy starring seth rogen and james franco has been moved from oct. When a tv host and his producer score an interview with kim jongun, whos a fan of their show, the cia. The interview fulllength movie released online rtm. North korea threatens war over hollywood kim jongun comedy film pyongyang denounces the interview, a hollywood film about journalists sent. The interview, a comedy in which two americans are recruited to kill kim jongun. President donald trump screened a faux movie trailer so bizarrely flattering of the dictator that many u. Fox is making a buddy comedy based on kim jongun and.
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