Seth Rogen

Arts

'The Studio' explains how good artists make bad movies

5:00am March 26, 2025

In The Studio, Seth Rogen plays an insecure studio executive who loves movies – but gets in the way of the people who make them. The new Apple TV+ series is about the systems that become far more destructive than any one well-meaning person can easily fix.

Can't-miss interviews: Martha Stewart, Japanese Breakfast and an astronaut

7:00am March 22, 2025

Rounding up the big interviews you might have missed, from gardening tips with Martha Stewart to a conversation with a former astronaut about what happens to our bodies after that much time in space.

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Seth Rogen lands the 'tragic job' of studio executive in his new comedy series

12:38pm March 18, 2025

Rogen plays a flustered Hollywood studio head in a new Apple TV+ show. These executives "really could get fired at any moment for anything," Rogen says — and their feedback is often based in fear.

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Tommy (Sebastian Stan) and Pam (Lily James) in Pam & Tommy.

'Pam & Tommy' are sympathetic figures in an infamous culture war

11:02am February 02, 2022

by Aisha Harris

A new mini-series starring Seth Rogen, Lily James, and Sebastian Stan seeks to reassess the spectacle surrounding the infamous Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape.

The Alamo Drafthouse theater chain will show The Interview starting on Christmas Day.

In Its Strange Journey, 'The Interview' Becomes An Art House Film

8:59am December 24, 2014

by Elise Hu

In what scenario does a $44 million slapstick comedy become a good fit for independent theaters? Only one involving geopolitical intrigue, a humiliating hack and terror threats from North Korea.

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Actor James Franco (left), seen here with The Interview co-star Seth Rogen, was called "James Flacco" by President Obama Friday. Afterward, the jokes poured in.

Politics & Government

Obama Says 'James Flacco.' The Internet Says, Thank You

5:49pm December 19, 2014

by Bill Chappell

It was an honest mistake. But when President Obama said "James Flacco" when referring to James Franco — on a Friday before the holidays, no less — the slip was eagerly received online.

National

Sony Cancels Christmas Day Release Of 'The Interview' Amid Threats

12:32pm December 19, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The move follows the decision by major U.S. theater chains not to screen the comedy that centers on a plot to assassinate North Korea's leader.

National

Theater Cancels New York Premiere of 'The Interview'

10:43am December 17, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

After threats of attacks, Sony is withdrawing the film's stars, James Franco and Seth Rogen, from upcoming promotional appearances and will let theaters cancel showings of the film.

'The Interview,' The Hack, And The Movie Studio Dealing With The Fallout

6:23am December 10, 2014

by Kim Masters

A cyber attack on Sony may have been done by North Koreans in response to an new comedy about an attempt to kill Kim Jong Un. Huge amounts of personal data and five films have been leaked so far.

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