Contact Admin. The Interview is a American political satire film co-produced and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their second directorial work, following This Is the End The film's screenplay was written by Dan Sterling , based upon a story he co-wrote with Rogen and Goldberg.
The film is heavily inspired by a Vice documentary which was shot in Rogen and Goldberg developed the idea for The Interview in the late s, with Kim Jong-il as the original assassination target. In , after Jong-il's death , Jong-un replaced him as the North Korean leader to which Rogen and Goldberg re-developed the script with the focus on Jong-un's character. The film was first announced in March , along with the beginning of pre-production. Principal photography took place in Vancouver from October to December As a result, Sony delayed the release from October to December and reportedly re-edited the film in order to make it more acceptable to North Korea.
As a result, major theater chains opted not to release the film to which Sony instead released it for online digital rental and purchase on December 24, , followed by a limited release at selected theaters the next day. It received mixed reviews for its humor and subject matter, although a few critics praised the performances of Rogen, Franco, Park and Diana Bang.
Dave Skylark is the host of the talk show Skylark Tonight , where he interviews various celebrities about personal topics and gossip. After Skylark and his crew celebrate their 1,th episode, the show's producer Aaron Rapaport is upset by a producer peer who criticized the show as not being a real news program. A while later, Rapaport reveals his concern and urge for change, to which Skylark agrees.
Rapaport travels to a place outside Dandong , China to receive instructions from Sook-yin Park, the North Korean chief propagandist , and Rapaport accepts the task of interviewing Kim on behalf of Skylark.
