Sequel to âThe Interviewâ Green-Lit, Film To Mock Vladimir Putin
One thing thatâs always been a given inÂ Hollywood is that studio executives love controversy, money, and pissing off world leaders. A decision by Sony Pictures on Monday confirmed what many had worried â a sequel to The Interview will be made, with a slated release date of October,Â 2016.Blandly called The Interview 2, the likely-to-be-controversial film will feature the same cast, including Seth Rogen and James Franco. The plot of the film is reported to be based on the duo gaining an interview withÂ Russian President Vladimir Putin, with shenanigan-filled attempts to end his life. The upcoming movie is already being referred to as a âballsy move,â from competitors like Universal Studios, and âextremely stupidâ by Lionsgate Films.Â The new movieâs screenwriter, Mitchell Greenberg, believes his idea is just what America needs for moving into 2016. âThe world is just getting crazier and crazier, with more secret threats from rival countries every day,â Greenberg said. âWhy not poke fun at Putin before he blows us up? Itâs going to happen sometime anyway. Who knows, maybe Iâll be known as the man who made Vladimir Putin laugh.âMany people, although annoyed that America is trying to re-live a threat, think that perhaps the movie is needed to assert the power of the United States. Mathias Perry, an opinion columnist from Arkansas said, âWe need to show those foreign bastards that we as Americans have power, and we are not afraid to use it. Above all, itâs just a movie and isnât meant to be taken seriously. If this thing starts World War III, then at least it was started before the number and power of nuclear weapons increased anymore.âCarla Bronson of New York City highly opposes the creation of the sequel. âLetting stupid people like these screenwriters run free is what will destroy our country, and potentially destroy the world! If thereâs nothing good to say, donât say it at all.âNeither Russian president Putin, nor anyone on his staff, had a comment on Sonyâs announcement of the new film.