Timeline of events leading up to ‘The Interview’ release and Sony hack

The Interview and the Sony hack has been making headlines across the world for weeks now. The film, which has finally been released, in limited theaters and on demand, is now available for all to watch this holiday season but the road to release has not been easy for the film following the Sony cyber attack which has been tied to North Korea.


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The Interview was at the center of the Sony Hack which released trade secrets, upcoming projects from Sony and news that they had been in talks with Marvel regarding their Spider-Man property. The hack also brought to light the salaries of Franco and Rogen.

The events leading up to this holiday release have been more dramatic and intense than the film itself ever intended to be. With the film being released and Rogen and Franco celebrating, TheCelebrityCafe.com is reflecting on the events that lead up to The Interview being released for the public.

November 25th: The Sony hack first hit the media in late November. Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked and the hack released many company secrets and plans for future films. The hack also broke news surrounding Star Wars and many upcoming Marvel properties, which Sony has no stake in. Emails and upcoming movie plans leaked online for everyone to read.

December 4th: The salaries for both James Franco and Seth Rogen on The Interview leaked following the Sony hack. The Interview was at the center of the hack and controversy.

December 5th: North Korea denied that they were not behind the Sony Hack.

December 16th: The hackers continued their threats and this time directed them towards the theaters that would be showing The Interview. The message read; “The world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of September 2001,” the message, which is filled with grammatical errors, reads. “We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you’d better leave.) Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment.”

December 17th: Many major theater chains started pulling the film following the September 11th threats that had been made public.

December 17th: Following major theaters dropping out of showing The Interview Sony announced that they would be pulling the film from release.

December 19th: President Obama makes a statement regarding The Interview and explained that it was a “mistake” for Sony to cancel its release of the film.

December 19th: Later in the day, the FBI announced that the original Sony hack had been linked back to North Korea. The FBI explained that they had enough evidence to officially link North Korea to the threats and hack.

December 24th: Google’s YouTube entered into talks with Sony to stream The Interview. Independent theaters started to announce that they would be showing the film on Christmas Day.

December 25th: The Interview receives a limited release in theaters and was available on demand across a variety of platforms.

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