In 2014, Sony Pictures released The Interview — a comedy about two journalists recruited to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
What followed felt less like a film release and more like a situation escalating far beyond the logic of cinema itself.
North Korea condemned the film before it even reached cinemas. Sony Pictures suffered a devastating cyberattack. Thousands of private emails, confidential documents and unreleased films were leaked online. Major cinema chains refused to screen the movie. The FBI became involved. The White House issued statements. Questions of censorship, free speech and national security suddenly collided with what was supposed to be a fairly ridiculous Hollywood comedy.
Together, we’ll trace the full story behind The Interview and the Sony hack — from the film’s development and the people behind it, to the fallout that rippled through Hollywood, the media, cybersecurity, and international politics.
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