In the annals of modern cinema, few films have had a path to release as bizarre or historically significant as Sony Pictures’ The Interview (2014). Starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, the comedy centered on a tabloid journalist and his producer who land an interview with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and are subsequently recruited by the CIA to assassinate him. What should have been a standard R-rated comedy instead ignited an international incident involving cyberterrorism, threats of 9/11-style attacks, and a pullback from major theater chains.
: Before the film's release, Sony Pictures suffered a massive cyberattack. A group called the "Guardians of Peace" leaked sensitive internal emails and employee data, later threatening violence against theaters that screened the movie. The Interview 2014 Filmyzilla