Two Years Later, ‘The Interview’ Remains Google Play’s Highest Selling Movie Ever
Two Years Later, ‘The Interview’ Remains Google Play’s Highest Selling Movie Ever
If there was no Sony Hack, we have a feeling that this headline above would have probably not happened. Having seen it, we think it the satire could have reached higher with its aims of poking fun at the North Korean regime. 52% at Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic would suggest a similar feeling from critics.
The Interview streamed on Netflix for two years and still made top sales, which suggests to us that many folks bought The Interview as a political act.
At some point, someone will make another North Korean satire (especially if the recent defector is right about the reach of outside information making its way inside North Korea). If it’s someone on the level of Armando Iannucci or Iannucci himself, we can barely imagine what that situation will be like.