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The Interview

The Interview is a 2014 American political satire action comedy film produced and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their second directorial work, following This Is the End (2013). The screenplay was written by Dan Sterling, which he based on a story he co-wrote with Rogen and Goldberg. The film stars James Franco and Rogen as journalists who…

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Box office
$12.3 million
Budget
$44 million
Cinematography
Brandon Trost
Country
United States
Directed by
Seth Rogen · Evan Goldberg
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures[b]

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related to Political response · 32
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related to Cancellation of wide theatrical release · 27
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related to Sony Pictures hack and threats · 22
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related to Box office and online rentals · 16
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Starring · 4
The Interview → James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park, Seth Rogen

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The InterviewBox office$12.3 million1.00infobox
The InterviewBudget$44 million1.00infobox
The InterviewCinematographyBrandon Trost1.00infobox
The InterviewCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The InterviewDirected bySeth Rogen1.00infobox
The InterviewDirected byEvan Goldberg1.00infobox
The InterviewDistributed byColumbia Pictures[b]1.00infobox
The InterviewEdited byZene Baker1.00infobox
The InterviewEdited byEvan Henke1.00infobox
The InterviewLanguagesEnglish Korean1.00infobox
The InterviewMusic byHenry Jackman1.00infobox
The InterviewProduced bySeth Rogen1.00infobox
The InterviewProduced byEvan Goldberg1.00infobox
The InterviewProduced byJames Weaver1.00infobox
The InterviewProduction companiesPoint Grey Pictures1.00infobox
The InterviewProduction companiesLStar Capital1.00infobox
The InterviewRelease datesDecember 11, 2014 (2014-12-11) (Los Angeles)1.00infobox
The InterviewRelease datesDecember 25, 2014 (2014-12-25) (United States)1.00infobox
The InterviewRunning time112 minutes1.00infobox
The InterviewScreenplay byDan Sterling1.00infobox
The InterviewStarringJames Franco1.00infobox
The InterviewStarringSeth Rogen1.00infobox
The InterviewStarringLizzy Caplan1.00infobox
The InterviewStarringRandall Park1.00infobox
The InterviewStory bySeth Rogen1.00infobox
The InterviewStory byEvan Goldberg1.00infobox
The InterviewStory byDan Sterling1.00infobox
The Interviewis a2014 American political satire action comedy film produced and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their second directorial work0.90text

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