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. The next day, CIA agent Lacey shows up at Skylark and Rapaport's place, proposing that the duo assassinate Kim using a transdermal strip that will expose Kim to ricin via handshake; they reluctantly agree.
