The Interview

The film, the plot of which greatly angered the North Korean dictator. The biggest dream of Dave, the host of the show "Evening Lark", is to interview Kim Jong Un himself. Seriously, because if anyone doesn't know, the ruler of the DPRK is an avid fan of this show! Dave is echoed by his friend and producer of "Evening Lark". As it turned out, the dream is quite real, only the help of the CIA is needed to fulfill it. Everything is very simple, a trip to Pyongyang and a meeting with Jong Un should be fatal for the latter. What was supposed to be a sensation on American television can now become a real explosion for the whole world! Read more What this film is primarily known for is the uproar surrounding the hacker attack on Sony's website. At first, these were simply unknown, and later the world learned that North Korea was behind all this. They put forward an ultimatum that if the film is released in theaters, then America should expect disaster. Be that as it may, the producers decided to release the film at least in digital form. And they did not lose, because "Special Operation "Interview"" repaid the expenses. Sean Penn, George Clooney, Barack Obama and Michael Moore acted as activists for the broadcast of the comedy. Seth Rogen and his friend - permanent co-screenwriter Evan Goldberg had the idea to make a film about an operation to kill a world leader in 2000. At first, just humorous fantasies, and later thoughts about creating a script based on this joke. Initially, Kim Jong-il was supposed to be the victim, but the boys started writing history in 2011, when Jong-un came to power. The gears of the film's production started spinning in 2013. Before deciding on an actor for the role of Dave, played by James Franco, Rogen tried to cast Matt Damon. By the way, the Columbia Pictures logo that can be seen at the beginning of "Special Operation Interview" is the 1960 logo.