rogen, thank you so much for coming on. good to see you!hank you for being here. >> thank you for having me, sir. >> stephen: what a pleasure to have you here. thank you for wearing a suit. you look like you're ready to go to court. >> i feel like i am. >> stephen: are you on trial? at least they legalized carrying weed. >> stephen: the weed is not the issue. >> no. >> stephen: it's going toe to toe with the north koreans in thermonuclear conflict. (laughter) >> okay. >> stephen: laugh it up. you've made some of the funniest movies i've ever seen. knocked up, super bad, pine upapple express, this is the end. the new film is called the interview, opens on christmas day. >> yes. >> stephen: okay. it upset the north koreans. >> it did. >> stephen: okay. did you think it would upset the north koreans? >> uh... >> stephen: did you picture them as a jolly regime? >> people are getting a kick out of that lube every time they see that picture. >> stephen: oh, they love it. that's his friend luby. >> exactly. we dihe did not simply love the concept

rogen i've appreciate your work, "hilarity for charity." i appreciate your efforts to educate and communicate with young people. that is something that i have no doubt is missing. one thing i might suggest in that regard -- we need to men and women ng pursue degrees, education and science, research, medicine. we need the next generation of doctors who were in the preceding panel. would encourage you to do everything you can to instill a noble e that this is calling. >> yeah, i would love to do that. i think one of the most i learned g things before tthe panel -- the explained to me how the for the research in this area is so sporadic and that people -- i young person as a -- people are discouraged from entering this pursuit because it is not as financially stable as many other diseases that are in ng great strides taken conquering them. i will do my best, but i encourage the government to create a situation financially with means e people financially. their people come to us with ideas that could literally be the disease cure -- what we hav

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. >> where do you think this puts seth rogen and james franco going forward?it hurts their careers but certainly hurts sony financially. it cost $40 million to make. it was expected to make at least $20 million in its opening weekend. if this is not in theaters christmas day, sony takes an additional hit on top of all of other hits it's taken by the hack itself. that's why they're trying to release it on demand on christmas day. >> you there go, the big surprise, once again, it's become this international issue with so many implications. >> and all the other films on christmas day have to be concerned they don't want people to be concerned about going to the movies on christmas day. this is not a physical threat. the fbi has been clear about that, but there's a chain effect over all of hollywood. >> it's hard enough to get people in movie theater seats anyway. brian steltzer, thank you for being with us. one of the implications of this film, this mediocre comedy. the release of "the interview" has really only increased the friction between north korea and japa

movie, theyth rogen always bring in bank so i don't know what the whole deal is. host: the front page of "the new york times" -- chris in wesley heights, massachusetts, you're not going to see the movie? caller: good morning. i think this was the greatest publicity hoax ever. created the gop hackers. i think we will wind up seeing lee "the interview" on crack which is earned ditch -- which is owned by sony and they will see much greater profit by getting people to go to their own virtual property than to go into theaters. host: you think they are coordinating this so that they can profit off of it and not the movie theaters question mark caller: i do, i think they will shift their viewership out of the theaters and online. i think there is too much money they are giving up by dealing with theaters. jarrod in minnesota, go ahead. what do you think about this film? caller: hi, i have to agree with the last caller. i'm not really a fan of sets rub them. he is kind of a stoner comedian. i don't think it's fair that they go after the korean leader when we cannot go aft

the approximate cause is a forthcoming buddy flick starring seth rogen and james franco. plot revolves around a plot to kill the supreme leader of north korea. unsurprisingly, kim jong-un was upset about it. he decided to take it was the look is action imaginable -- that is exposing the salaries of a bunch of hollywood's suits, which has unleashed widespread pandemonium in fact, when you think about it, all of this actually makes for a much better and funnier story than the one in the movie. so we put together a trailer for the flick we would actually like to see. >> this christmas, seth rogen and james franco are best friends in the dictator strikes back. starring, the real supreme leader of the people plot them a craddick republic of korea. still bitter over a film that portrayed his father is a tiny puff it -- tiny puppet he is now the target of a dastardly plot -- a movie plot, and wish to stoners are sent to north korea to take them out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> this makes kim jong-un very unhappy and his response is to strike back at amer

and there was talk and seth rogen sed nope, i'm going to do the movie how i'm going to do the movie.ere aware. >> they with are fully aware but that doesn't necessarily mean they were irresponsible to do what they did. it's a tough call. but i do agree with tom. i do believe there could be a chilling effect that just about any hollywood production that is going to produce something on the order of kim jong-un is going to think twice and be more conservative than they would have been had this incident never happened. >> what will be the next step sony takes, do you think? now individual theaters are deciding whether to pull the movie. sony says, pull it if you must but we're not going to order any edict to do that. so what's next for sony through all of this? >> i think sony has an awful dilemma. right now they're sticking to their guns. but they know that even the sheer -- the mere prospect that there would a tragic incident exposes them and the theater owners to legal liability. on the other hand they don't want to be seen as caving in to what in all likelihood is an empty threat. h

this cyberattack on sony over the seth rogen james franco comedy, "the interview." the united states blaming hackers working directly for north korea. an official announcement could come as early as today on that. sony is under fire for pulling the movie about the assassination of the north korean leader before it hit theaters christmas day. that shutdown followed an online threat of a 9/11-style attack saying remember 9/11 at these movie theaters showing this film which then prompted the biggest theater chains to yank it deciding not to show the film. you check twitter and you saw actor rob lowe had a part of the interview declaring hackers won in utter and complete victory. people in hollywood aren't just mad. comedian chris rock says they are scared. >> this whole thing is just scary, man. e-mails and it's your private stuff and i don't know. the whole town is scared. everybody has to be scared. >> nobody knows what to do. >> nobody knows what to do. >> the cyberattack is much bigger than one movie or one company. it will have an impact on business everywhere. th

>> wow. >> the james franco seth rogen comedy appeared online yesterday.me a major motion picture has ever been made available online before i

, in his typical seth rogen way.ere it is. >> it's stolen information! i think it's [ bleep ] up that anyone's [ bleep ] talking about it. and i'm okay talking about my [ bleep ] honestly because i don't [ bleep ] care that much. >> right. >> and the stuff that was stolen from me on the grand scale of [ bleep ] is not that bad. but it's [ bleep ] stolen. >> okay. so we've been talking about whether people should be reporting it or not. sharon, you know, sony is really in a terrible position here. the hackers have promised more spectacular leaks. but if sony pulls the movie now they'd be giving in to blackmail, right? >> they would be. i mean, this is the conversation we're having. we just published a story that asked the question should they pull "the interview"? the problem is that the hackers still have control and still have the ability to strike at sony and they have promised, as you've reported and everyone else, that there's going to be a big surprise coming at christmas. so the question is do they want to -- a

i like seth rogen.anco's performance at the oscars a couple years ago, when he was clearly on a different substance other than sobriety -- >> ooh, jimmy. [ all speak at once ] >> i got to push you here. these e-mails, though are not a pr scheme. they actually -- wait a minute. they hacked and got -- >> i understand the hacking. >> -- real e-mails. this is serious. whether the threat was real or not, the hacking and the e-mails and the revelations of some of what was going on and is going on in that company was very real. >> yes, absolutely. and if i were the head of sony pictures, i would have doubled down and said, i'll be damned if i'm not going to release this film on christmas day. i know the north koreans hacked into our system, i'm still going to release this film. they spent $80 million to produce it and make it. for gosh sakes, at least make 80 million bucks so you can call it a draw. >> like build a school. >> that's a hot one. let's agree to disagree. >> indeed. >> stay with me. when we come o

after seth rogen testified before a senate subcommittee on all summer's research. this is about 20 minutes. >> thank you very much for having me, mr. chairman, ranking number moran. thank you for the opportunity for me to testify today, and the opportunity for me to because an expert on something, because that is cool. i don't know if you know me at all. you told me you never saw "knocked up," so that is a little insulting. [laughter] >> i want the record to note that this is the first time in any congressional hearing in history that the words "knocked up" ever -- [laughter] >> you're not going to like the rest of this. [laughter] answer theuld question -- i am aware this has nothing to do with the legalization of marijuana. [laughter] if you can believe it, this concerns something i find even more important. i started dating my wife nine years ago, when her mother was almost 54 years old. the first time i met her parents, being the mensch that i am, i was excited to spend time with them and make her think i was the kind of guy i should continue dating. this trip,

rogen of course one of the stars in the "the interview" but he also directed the film. >>> and googlegetting in on on "the interview." a clever little line, our mission is to make the world's information accessible, yes, even seth rogen movies. if you click the link it takes you to a page where you can watch the film but you have to pay 5.99 to do that. >>> it's turning out to be a tough few weeks for sony. the company's playstation network as well as microsoft's xbox live were hit by hackers today. those who got game consoles as gifts they haven't been able to enjoy using them online anyway. a group called lizard squad has taken responsibility for the hacking. so far it looks like this has nothing to do with the movie "the interview." >>> in other news now, a bay area man and his father are dead after a christmas eve plane crash. the father had flown to the bay area to pick up his son and was returning to sutter creek southeast o sacramento. it went down near the airport killing both father and son. the crash is under investigation. >>> and an internal review is ordered after a mix-u

seth rogen tweeted "that freedom has spoken. sony did not give up."e don't know if north korea knows about any of this because their internet has been on the blink for a couple of days. all the attention is on north korea and potential u.s. responses. with fewer angelina jolie gossip, is the pressure now off of sony? >> not really. those hacked embarrassing e-mails are still out there. moreover, people who have seen this film say it is a dud. sony may have the new "lone ranger" on its hands and that is not going to help the bottom line. >> i think people have not -- since they announced they will air this -- i think people have forgotten that the people who hacked in are still sitting on more stuff. it is totally possible that they will retaliate on or by christmas that will bring up all the problems that sony was worried about in the first place. i think they will be applauded in some circles, but maybe have more problems. >> they should have done it. they should not have equivocated earlier. this is the right decision, but it remains to be seen. >>

a threat invoking 9/11, imflipping attacks at theaters plank to show "the interview," that seth rogennd james franco comedy about journalists attempting to assassinate kim jong-un. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> what? >> reporter: the group claiming responsibility for the hack calling itselves guardians of peace, saying online, we recommend to keep yourself distant. if your house is nearby, you'd better leave. promising, soon, all the world will see what an awful movie sony has made. the world will be full of fear. and now, tonight, sony apparently backing down. telling theater owners they are free not to run the $44 million feature. >> you want to go kill kim jong-un? >> totally. it's a date. >> reporter: sony not commenting on the latest threat. but the movie's stars canceled a press tour in the wake of today's message. seth rogen and james franco earlier this week telling abc's george stephanopoulos they stand by their comedy. >> any second thoughts at all? >> at this point, it's too late to have any, really. i mean, no, i mean, i think, again, i like

co-star and co-director seth rogen made a surprise appearance at a midnight screening in los angeles. >> we thought this might never happen at all. >> sreenivasan: president obama, who was on vacation in hawaii and criticized sony's initial decision, wouldn't say if he would watch it, but he said, >> i'm glad it's being released. >> sreenivasan: the release of the comedy, about a c.i.a. plot to assassinate north korean leader kim jong un, was canceled last week after hackers threatened potential attacks at theaters. the president has said north korea is behind the hacking of sony. moviegoers were out early at washington, d.c.'s west end cinemas. including mohammed shouman. >> i decided to show my personal support for theaters that show it and my personal support for freedom of speech. >> sreenivasan: sarah arlinghaus admitted the rogen/franco style was not her usual movie fare. >> i wouldn't have seen it if the north koreans hadn't decided i shouldn't see it. i would like to sit near the exits just in case we have to evacuate quickly. >> sreenivasan: "the interview" is also available

. >> this controversial pick shows an assassination tame president of north korea's leader by seth rogenand james franco. mro employees filed a class action lawsuit against sony saying theshl neglect saying the computer was vulnerable. >> thank you robert. while you are sleeping a man in portland escaping arrest by throwing pipe bombs at the police. he sped away launch will a pipe bomb out of the window. they knocked down roads finding three more bombs in the area. police say this is the third time he has led the morning chase for a few days and is wanted for reckless driving charges. >>> a manhunt coming to an end. bradley william stone found dead in the woods near his philadelphia home. police say he took his own life. this comes days after he allegedly killed his ex-wife five of their relatives and then fled. they were in a bitter custody battle since 2009. he was on lock down for two-days. >>> another fox news alert breaking overnight killing four pakistan members in eastern afghanistan. a horrific attack on army of pakistan that was carried out by taliban insurgents. what are you le

please give it up for seth rogen.applause] ok, i'm going to ask them a couple of open-ended questions and we will watch a couple of video clips and then we will move on to q&a. i will start with list. liz. you started as a standup comedian and then went on to write. some 80% of millennial's watch the daily show. that is a crazy percentage. can you describe how you came to create the show and what your original vision was for the show? >> oh, boy. i thought i it was would be a standup forever. i was on the road and making a living doing standup. i was fine about it. i was kind of a hack. like great dane should have to wear underwear in public. really, it is so embarrassing to say, but it is true. this up tiffany, and what moment --i was set up on this date. it was before tender. i went on a date and the guy shows up and he is wearing a yankees hat and a yankees jacket becausealready doubting i'm from minnesota, i'm a twins fan, and i have a theory about who went double sports gear that they won't go down on you. isn't

now, one of the movie's stars set rogan was here in san francisco last -- seth rogen was in san francisco last month before the threats and at that point he didn't seem concerned. [ laughter ] >> it would be impressive if they were. it would be amazing if north korean agents got to america and we were their top priority. >> reporter: a lot of hollywood stars disagree with sony's decision to cancel the film. steve carell writes sad day for creative expression. there is still a chance that the movie will be released on dvd. in the meantime the u.s. department of homeland security continues to investigate whether or not these threats were real. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> according to north korean state news agency leaders are denying the attacks and say the allegations behind it all are groundless. >>> a little shaking in san ramon this morning. the usgs reports a 2.6 earthquake hit the area about 4:32 this morning. no reports of damage. >>> umbrellas are becoming part of the bay area wardrobe. the rain was coming down at a pretty steady pace in san francisco's castro di

the president doesn't want to be responsible for starting a war over a seth rogen movie. thanks to you. >>> sony has been a gold mine for late night comics. >> big story, sony pictures has officially canceled the release of "the interview" due to continued threats from hackers. [ booing ] it means the hackers accomplished their goal of making everyone in the world want to see "the interview." i wasn't planning on it, now i can't wait to see it. i'm like what is this? >> for george clooney this is no laughing matter. he has a message for sony and it's an angry one. he says "stick it on line. do whatever you can to get this movie out, not because everybody has to see the movie but because i'm not going to be told we can't see the movie. that's the most important part. we cannot be told we can't see something by kim jong-un, of all the f-ing people." cnn correspondent samuel burke is following the story and the letter goes on and gets even better. >> what's even scarier is the fact that george clooney sent out a petition across hollywood to many stars and studios and not one

the comedy blockbuster starring seth rogen tells the story of two journalists hired by the cia to killthe north korean leader. according to the fbi pyongyang was involved in the hacking. an unprecedented act of cyber warfare with barack obama saying it cannot go unpunished. >> we will respond proportionally, and we will respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. >> a few days at a, north korea suffered a 10-hour-long internet shutdown. china, a lie pyongyang, has repeatedly defended its neighbor and warned against drawing hasty conclusions. >> we hope the relevant parties can keep restraint. china's position on cyber security is clear. china is opposed to all forms of cyber attack and cyber terrorism. >> relations between washington and pyongyang have been tense since the end of the korean war in the 1950's spirit when barack obama entered office, he tried to break a two-deking long standoff over pyongyang''s nuclear program. in a 2009 inaugural speech, the u.s. president spent -- sent a message to regimes. >> to those who claim power through corruption and defeat in the sa

. >> the point of view stars seth rogen and james franco. >> after reams of embarrassing e-mails, movies, screen plays and employees personal information were released online. they are claiming responsibility for hacking into sony pictures is making threats that extend far beyond hollywood, all in an attempt to stop the release of the film "the interview." . >> the goal is very clear. they want the movie pulled and not released. >> reporter: the group takes aim at theaters that show the movie. the message says the world will be full of fear him remember 2001. homeland officials said in a statement, quote, at this time there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against movie theaters in the united states. >> we take those threats very seriously. we will take extra precautions during the holidays at theaters. >> reporter: meanwhile, as federal investigators say they are facing the source. the movie giant could be headed to the courtroom. sony declined to comment on the latest hack and threat from hackers. a few threat, revenge, the country vowing payback over that horrifi

we have not heard from seth rogen and james franco.have never seen or heard anything like this. hollywood has done neville chamberlain well today. a lot from jimmy kimmel and others decrying this thumb on freedom of expression. this was a canundrum. you can understand both sides of the thing. think of the movies next week. "unbroken" and "into the woods" and other films that are supposed to have big blockbuster openings. a lot of concern from theater owners and studios that people would not go to the movies next week because of the threat. >> if you don't like a movie or like what is in a movie, do you just threaten to cyber attack? send a threatening e-mail? >> that is what jimmy kimmel said. this sets a terrible precedent. a comedian or actor or writer or want to be some day. you are worried. nobody will forget what happened in this case. >> one of the things i suppose is unknowable is this film "the interview." i don't think anyone thought this would be "titanic." a movie that makes $1 billion. a christmas comedy. seth rogen, james

james franco and seth rogen are canceling media appearances. seen loads of embarrassing sony e-mails and celebrity information revealed online. we are only showing still images of the material since it's stolen. it shows a helicopter getting blown up with the actor playing the dictator, kim jong-un, inside, to the beat of a katy perry song. so who is behind guardians of peace? who are they? . the fbi are closing in on that question. pamela brown has been in touch with her sources. who are these people? >> i want to talk about this new development today with a message that was sent out as you talked about. we have learned that the fbi is investigating this threatening message purportedly from this hacker group promising to address this matter but in talking to law enforcement sources, it's not something we should be overly concerned about. they want to figure out if this is coming from the original sony hackers and also how credible it is. similar to what they would do with a bomb threat, trying to see if this is something that we should be conc

it's not something funny that would behoove james franco and seth rogen. but i cannot imagine how much more we can isolate the north koreans. >> it's a good question and i think it will probably not deal with the burgeoning movie business in pyongyang but have much more likely to deal with, you know, some of the computer networks inside a defense structure or something like that. my hunch is that the proportional response that we ultimately read about will not be something -- will be something probably in -- written by peter and a couple of reporters in his newspaper but not something we will visibly see. but i think it will be definitely -- i mean, i think the passion with which you saw the president give this response means it's not simply about creative expression it's the response a strong country has to take if a country like north korea can so change the actions of a company like sony which appears to have such amazing ability to spread messages through movies and other things. >> peter, one of the more chilling aspects of this is the ripple effect o

i'm a big seth rogen fan.ut it's shock to think there's that much discussion and really international tension over a film from a guy who was in "knocked up." will, how has this interview affected the relationship between japan and north korea? >> well, allel we know, frankly, is that north korea is outraged. and you see the reaction, we don't know whether north korea's role, what role if any, played in the attack. if you look at the clues, if you look at the fact that the cyberattacker, the guardians of peace, are threatening more disastrous things leading up to the release of this movie on christmas day. they certainly are upset about the interview, north korea officials, high-level officials, called it an act of war because in asia, especially in north korea, they hold their leaders up. the honor of their leaders is everything. and it appears now this is an attempt to defend the honor of kim jong-un, the leader of north korea, to carry out what they're going it do next. >> will ripley, fascinating story. tha

. >> seth rogen, american hero. thought you would never hear those words but in the aftermath of sony to make the interview available, he might be adding freedom firefighter to his resume. will you see the interview? i will talk to one of the theater owners playing t"the interview" and a critic who a's seen the movie. >>> and killer tornadoes in then south. >>> out in the streets with those protesters tonight, miguel, what's the very latest? how many people do you think are marching now? >> reporter: well, we're looking at 2 maybe 300 people. they picked up a lot of steam when they moved into harlem. a band of protesters from the bronx met them here. things really got a little more interesting. several hundred were here at that point. now, it seems folks are probably starting to go home. there's almost more police now looking at the crowd here, than there are protesters. there is a heck of a lot of police. they would like them to get out of the streets. the protesters, we thought they were ending their protest at 12

tonight on c-span, a look at the relationship between politics and humor with actor seth rogen. part of a recent conversation at harvard university, where one of several topics included lyrical correctness -- political correctness in today's entertainment. >> i would never make a joke that i think would get a laugh that is a political view don't personally believe in, because i might get asked about that one day and i don't want to look stupid. so it's like -- i do think that a lot of people who try to be edgy or political camus feel as though they are unfairly targeted at by the political correctness crowd forget that they have to be funny as well as edgy and political. and i think that if you really look at the people who complain about that and the people who w of the peoplee complaining about it are hilarious, and most of the people who are truly valerius who are incredibly edgy never complain about it at all. every time you make a joke that you know in your head is liketly -- there's almost a group of people that have to react negatively to some jokes in order for the joke

information before warning the american people or rather anyone willing to pay $14 to go see a seth rogen movie. movie theater chains got so scared, they said they wouldn't show the film. and then sony pulled the movie from release altogether. but today the upbeat president gave a full-throated argument in favor of free speech and american values and said he worried about the precedent being set and forlornly wished sony executives had called him first. >> we cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the united states. because if somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing when they see a documentary that they don't like. or news reports that they don't like. >> for its part, the north korean government today claimed ignorance. a spokesman insisting to reuters that pyongyang, quote, is not part of this. the president said so far there's no indication north korea is acting in conjunction with any other countries. he vowed a proportional response without revealing exactly what that

it isn't just a joke by seth rogen, a satire movie, but it wouldn't bother you a bit to know that theple being satirized hear it and it hurts them and humiliates them. what did you make of the president saying, it's a seth rogen movie, it's a bit over the top to begin with, that it would scare them? >> well, you know, i go back to, i think it was 1997 when martin scorsese's film came out on tibbett and the chinese were in negotiations with disney, who backed down tremendously on the release of that film as a result. and whether or not it's the president framing it as a marginalized threat based on the movie, it really goes deeper than all of that to me. i think that when eisner was interviewed and said disney was not in the human rights business, they were in the entertainment business, that he really missed the mark. we are all in the human rights business today, whether in our economy, or in our homes. and i do think that sony does have an opportunity now to do something heroic, but more importantly, i think that moscow and beijing and washington have something to do that's very imp

in berkeley aa kron 4 news" the star of the interview, seth rogen, and the film's co- director, evan goldberg, surprised moviegoers at a midnight screening in l-a. we just wanted to say thank you. outside the theater, employees were decked out in patriotic pride -- expressing their support for freedom of speech. millions of hong kong dollars -- worth about 1-point-9 million u-s dollars -- all scattered on one of hong kong's busiest roads. it sparked a frenzy as drivers and passers-by tried to get their hands on it all. this happened on christmas eve, after three cash boxes fell out of an armored van. pedestrians dashed in from the sidewalk to snatch up the dough. police, some of them armed with shotguns, helmets and bulletproof vests, rushed to secure the area. a majority of the money has been returned or recovered. nearly 30 people have voluntarily handed back the money to authorities.it looks like they won't face any punishment. howver police have arrested two people.accused of taking the money and hiding it in their homes. still ahead -- getting into the christmas spirit the helpi

already the seth rogen, james franco comedy appears to be drawing big crowds.ers saying what it lacks in critical acclaim, it makes up for in patriotism apparently. >> you know, this is a film i probably would not have come to see but because of the controversy i thought we would come out to stand up for freedom of speech. >> i am here because i wanted to support filmmakers who were being censored by a foreign body because i don't believe that anybody should havehe

but i also saw it through the lens of the stoner comedy of the james franco and seth rogen. was walking into. >> i agree with that. >> and, you know, i think that what independent theaters are known for are for showing the films that their communities want to see, known for showing controversial subjects known for showing films that may not otherwise quitget released. and no one expected a big budget comedy like this to be that film. but the sort of perspective that i take is that if a big budget comedy with seth rogen and james franco can't get released what about all of the other ones? >> good point. thanks for joining us. barbara twist of the art house convergence which represents all those art theaters playing the int view. >> when we come back, why you will not be able to use your wifi on your next hotel and has google and microsoft firing back. "squawk alley" right back. ok, why's that? no hidden fees from the bank where no branches equals great rates. at whole foods market, values matter. so we're transparent about the fresh wild seafood we sell. and the species we do

it is a goofy comedy you come to expect from seth rogen and james franco. said he came to see it in order to show north korea who is boss. >> i just wanted to see it to stick it to north korea. got a little serious towards the end. but james franco steals the show. >> i think all around it was a really good movie. >> reporter: remember security threats were one of the main reasons that sony and some of the major theater chains decided they weren't going to show the film. the theater goers we talked to say security wasn't something that crossed their minds. sony said this made more than a million dollars. an impressive feat. sony saying it is only playing in about 10% of theaters. remains to be seen if sony and "the interview" can continue with the holiday hype. just to be able to discuss what it is about. so what film goers flock to theaters and see "the interview" if it weren't for controversy. a film critic for the denver post. am i right in thinking it was maybe on the bottom of your list of movies to watch that shot straight to the top after the hoopla?

we hope you like the movie. >> just in the salty way you come to expect from seth rogen. the comedy premiered on-line yesterday available for download on youtube and google play store and xbox. the first time a major motion picture has ever been made available on-line before a theatrical release. rosa flores joins us live in front of a theater showing the film. i was watching you two hours ago as theater goers were coming to the box office and heading into the film. i'm guessing, since it's been two hours, they may have seen it and told you what they think. give me the story from there, rosa? >> you know, they actually just walked out of the theater moments ago. i'm actually here with mark who can gives us the skinny because we talked to mark before he walked into the theater and you paid $11, you were hoping for laughs, did you get what you paid for some. >> yes. i think i got what i paid for. it's a political satire it was funny and entertaining. >> now one of the big things is the controversy. you got this plot. you know, everybody was talking about it. people were sca

in this country it's the latest seth rogen comedy.n why north korea may be hacking sony pictures. >> reporter: it's not nice to make fun of the dear leader. >> president kim jong un. >> reporter: but is it is possible north korea hacked sony pictures because they made a movie called "the interview" featuring seth rogen and james franco out to assassinate kim jong un? >> the cia would love it if you could take him out. >> like for drinks? >> like to dinner. >> out on the town? >> take him out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea. >> yes. >> what? >> reporter: that's pretty much how north korea first reacted back in june, complaining to the u.n., calling it an act of war. those who defamed our supreme leadership can never escape the stern punishment to be meted out. in reply seth rogen tweeted, people don't usually want to kill me for one of my movies until after they've paid 12 bucks for it. >> want to go kill kim jong un? >> totally. >> reporter: last week sony pictures was hacked. the company's e-mail crippled. this imag

another e-mail to seth rogen himself. "as embarrassing as this is, appreciate the fact that we have not dictated to you what it had to be given that i have never gotten one note on anything from our parent company in the entire 25 years i have worked here. they said we will make it less gory. the head explosion can't be more obscure because we honestly feel if it is any more of skier yuan be able to tell its exploding and the joke won't work. do you think this will help? this is the movie, the very reason potentially that all of this information is out there. somebody out there is very upset about this film. how unusual is it for the parent company to get involved in the specifics of a scene? >> most times, the company hires people they are confident in and they want the senior executives to make the decision for the creative options of the film. this is a highly sensitive and highly politicized movie even though it's a comedy. we are dealing with a country known to have political issues around the world. i think it is a

the seth rogens and james franco francos, this was rogen's baby. if this wasn't shown. >> well, i think, not only the talent, but i think sony wanted the film to be shown. they spent money on it. it was their big christmas release. >> you do? >> i do. i honestly believe that. and they're proving it by allowing it to be shown in different theaters, and it's going to build. they'll also be a vod release, i'm sure. and i won't have to -- >> that's what sony's saying. >> i won't have to go to charleston or austin to see it. i hear it's not "citizen cane," by the way. >> well, this is the position. having talked about it day in and day out, you know, might make someone like me or someone else, you know, this is the kind of buzz you can't really pay for. >> much more of a must must h-s it was a couple of weeks ago. >> that's the sequel. >> michael, thank you so much, columnist for out.com. appreciate you coming in here. . >>> another story here. who is trying to take down north korea's internet? the u.s. had hinted it would retaliate. the president speci

can you believe we are tuk being cyber attacks and threats because of a seth rogen movie? what was thought of as a silly, maybe lousy comedy just a few weeks ago has now become a symbol of two of america's greatest values, freedom of expression, and freedom from fear. i want to say that one again. free codom from fear. it affects every movie studio, every media company, every news organization in the digital age. in fact, president obama said that this morning and we're going to play that sound bite just ahead. so i have a group of guests standing by this morning covering this from every angle. we have mark cuban, larry king, allendan dershowitz and many mo. this new threat was published in english earlier this morning. it says the dprk has clear evidence that the u.s. administration was deeply involved in the making of such dishonest reactionary movie. they're talking about "the interview." it goes on to say the army and people of the dprk is fully ready to stand in confrontation with the u.s. in all war spaces, including cyber warfare space to blow up those citadels. it