Amongst all the controversy and speculation surrounding the release of Seth Rogen and James Franco’s The Interview it seems safe to assume a lot of eyes will be on the Sony picture during this years Christmas Box Office. Luckily for Sony, reports indicate strong ticket sales for the upcoming comedy despite losing support from major […]
The Interview: Protecting Free Speech or the Bottom Line?
Anghus Houvouras on The Interview: protecting free speech, or the bottom line..? This Sony hacking scandal is unprecedented. Like a tiny snowball pushed from the precipice of a high peak picking up mass and speed as it rolls down wreaking havoc on all who come into contact with its massive, icy surface. An inescapable maelstrom […]
Sony does a U-turn over The Interview, will now open Christmas Day in the States
Sony has come in for some stick over its decision to pull the controversial comedy The Interview from release in the wake of terror threats stemming from the North Korea hack (not least from U.S. President Barack Obama), but it seems the studio has now had a change of heart and has allowed cinemas to […]
Watch Kim Jong-un’s death scene from The Interview
Well, after Sony’s decision to pull the film from release, we’ll not get to see The Interview in the forseeable future, but we can watch the climactic scene featuring the fiery death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un thanks to The Telegraph, who have got their hands on a leaked video of the scene (which […]
UPDATE: Sony scraps The Interview, considering a premium VOD release in the wake of terror threats against exhibitors
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Sony. Despite all the free publicity for The Interview in the wake of the Guardians of Peace hack, the New York premiere was cancelled and the majority of U.S. exhibitors have decided to pull the film from its Christmas release in the wake of worrying […]
The Interview grosses over $15 million from VOD
It may not have enjoyed quite the box office success that a wide Christmas Day release could have brought, but Sony’s controversial comedy The Interview has become the studio’s biggest VOD release of all time following its arrival on YouTube, Google Play and Microsoft Xbox on Tuesday evening, with the film pulling in over $15 […]
The Interview available on YouTube, Google Play and Xbox Live from tonight
Yesterday it was announced that Sony has changed its mind about pulling the release of The Interview, with the controversial Seth Rogen / James Franco comedy now set to open as planned on Christmas Day, albeit in select cinemas, as opposed to a wide release. Now it has been revealed that the studio has also […]
Three new TV spots for James Franco and Seth Rogen’s The Interview
We’ve seen the final trailer for the James Franco / Seth Rogen comedy The Interview [watch it here], and now we have three TV spots for the upcoming comedy, which you can check out below… In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity […]
New featurette for The Interview featuring James Franco and Seth Rogen
Sony has released a new featurette for The Interview, which sees the cast and crew talking about the upcoming James Franco / Seth Rogen comedy; check it out below… In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show “Skylark Tonight.” When […]
The Interview New York premiere cancelled; certain cinemas will not show the film due to “9/11-style attacks” threat
It’s not been a great week for Sony, having been involved with a little email hack you may have read about. And it’s not going to get any better as the New York premiere for controversial comedy The Interview has been cancelled. The announcement came from a spokesperson for Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema, in the wake of an ominous […]
