Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
the interviewlatest news & developments
We could only hope to be truly honest with ourselves and those around us if we portrayed our complete being. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
COUNTRY

Slice of life: The power of integrity

Before, in past interviews, I would panic. This time I didn’t. Something was different

  • Luke Feltham
2 min read
A man holds up a “The Interview” souvenir cup at the Silent Movie Theatre before a midnight screening of the movie in Los Angeles
NORTH KOREA

‘The Interview’ makes more than $15m online

"The Interview", a comedy about the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, has earned more than $15-million in online purchases.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
BARACK OBAMA

North Korea compares Obama to monkey in hacking row

North Korea has compared President Barack Obama to a monkey and blamed the US for shutting down its internet amid the row over "The Interview".

  • Hyung-jin Kim
2 min read
Cast members James Franco
ALICIA AVILA

Free speech hailed as viewers flock to ‘The Interview’

Lauded by moviegoers who champion free speech, the fictional account of two talk show hosts plotting to kill Kim Jong-un was sold out in theatres.

  • Luc Cohen
  • Alicia Avila
4 min read
HACKING

‘The Interview’ released on YouTube, other digital platforms

Sony has debuted the movie online after hackers threatened its release, making it available on YouTube before screenings at 320 independent theatres.

  • Mary Milliken
5 min read