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 […]
Christmas Box Office: How will The Interview perform this festive season?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Paramount blocks the Alamo Drafthouse from replacing The Interview with Team America: World Police
After the recent controversy surrounding Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s upcoming comedy The Interview, the film has disappointingly had its original release date cancelled. However this hasn’t stopped the Alamo Drafthouse theater in Dallas from putting on another hilarious film in its place. This particular cinema is planning a one-off screening of Trey Stone and Matt […]
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 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 […]
The Callow Way – Why the Sony hack is hilarious but depressing
Neil Calloway is amused but disappointed by the release of emails from Sony… It’s an old adage that show business is High School with money, and the release of emails that followed the hacking of Sony Pictures seems to prove it’s just like Mean Girls or Heathers, but where people earn $3 million dollar salaries […]
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 […]
