Controversial comedy THE INTERVIEW will make its debut on streaming service Netflix from this coming Saturday, according to a shareholder’s report for the company. The Seth Rogen and James Franco-led comedy made over $40 million dollars for Sony Pictures theatrically and through other VOD services domestically. Netflix will debut the film from Saturday 24th January in US and Canadian territories.
Here’s what the shareholder’s report read.
We are thrilled to offer exclusively the controversial comedy, The Interview, to our US and Canadian members beginning this Saturday, Jan. 24 – just thirty days after it debuted in theaters and pay-per-view. Our first original feature film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny, is now in post production and will debut on August 26 in all of our markets. We expect to open the film on select IMAX screens the same day as its release on Netflix.
Watch the trailer for the film below.
Synopsis: Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) are the team behind the popular tabloid-TV show “Skylark Tonight.” After learning that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un (Randall Park) is a huge fan of the show, they successfully set up an interview with him, hoping to legitimize themselves as actual journalists. However, as Dave and Aaron prepare for their journey to Pyongyang, the CIA steps in, recruits them, and assigns them an incredible mission: Assassinate the dictator.
Source: Netflix
