About this episode
An interview with the cast and creators of 'The Interview' discussing the film's release amidst hacking threats.
The following interview with the cast and creators of The Interview—Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Evan Goldberg—was conducted by VICE on December 9, two days before the world premiere of the film in Los Angeles. At that time, hackers calling themselves the "Guardians of Peace" had compromised SONY servers and leaked a trove of sensitive emails that exposed and embarrassed senior company officials. Nonetheless, the film was still on track to be released on Christmas Day. On December 16, a new threat from the hackers promised a 9/11-style attack if the film was released as planned, and within hours the major theater chains across the country withdrew their support of the film. With no distribution, SONY announced that they had no plan to release the film. Over the course of the following days, as SONY was pilloried in the media by high profile celebrities and politicians, including President Obama, for having caved in to the hackers, senior company officials were working behind-the-scenes to create an... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: VICE
Guests: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Evan Goldberg
Topics covered
- film
- hacking
- media
- politics
- celebrity
- Sony
Keywords
- The Interview
- Seth Rogen
- James Franco
- Evan Goldberg
- Sony
- hacking
- Guardians of Peace
- President Obama
- film release
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SONY, Guardians of Peace
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