--- description: Amid threats of violence from hackers title: Seth Rogen and James Franco Nix Publicity Tour for 'The Interview' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d405dfbbf1051b2/69876f40f887dc5398e89119/the-interview1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Seth Rogen and James Franco Nix Publicity Tour for _The Interview_ by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 16, 2014 10:12 PM CUT  James Franco and Seth Rogen in The Interview James Franco and Seth Rogen in The InterviewColumbia by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 16, 2014 10:12 PM CUT Seth Rogen and James Franco have [cancelled all media appearances](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/seth-rogen-and-james-franco-cancel-all-media-appearances-for-the-interview-1201380917/ "undefined") for _The Interview_ following a widespread cyber attack apparently aimed at getting Sony Pictures to cancel the movie’s release, according to multiple reports. The duo has nixed plans to appear at a [BuzzFeed Brews](http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacelacob/seth-rogen-and-james-franco-cancel-all-press-appearances "undefined") event in New York on Tuesday, and on the _Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon_ on Wednesday, _Variety_ reports. Rogen was also slated to appear on _Late Night With Seth Meyers_ on Thursday. The Sony hackers, a person or group calling itself the Guardians of Peace, threatened physical violence at locations that show _The Interview_ when it premieres. The film, which centers around an assassination plot against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is still scheduled for a Christmas Day release. A representative for Franco did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/seth-rogen-and-james-franco-cancel-all-media-appearances-for-the-interview-1201380917/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3636823/sony-hack-the-interview-seth-rogen-james-franco/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3636823/sony-hack-the-interview-seth-rogen-james-franco/"},"headline":"Seth Rogen and James Franco Nix Publicity Tour for The Interview","datePublished":"2014-12-16T22:12:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:55:10.549Z","description":"Amid threats of violence from hackers","url":"https://time.com/3636823/sony-hack-the-interview-seth-rogen-james-franco/","keywords":["movies","james franco","Seth Rogen","the interview","Sony hack"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d405dfbbf1051b2/69876f40f887dc5398e89119/the-interview1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d405dfbbf1051b2/69876f40f887dc5398e89119/the-interview1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"James Franco and Seth Rogen","caption":"James Franco and Seth Rogen","creditText":"Columbia","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3636823/sony-hack-the-interview-seth-rogen-james-franco/","name":"Seth Rogen and James Franco Nix Publicity Tour for The Interview"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Interview - Trailer","description":"The Interview - Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/NfIyTa7v/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-26T13:45:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/NfIyTa7v.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3636823/sony-hack-the-interview-seth-rogen-james-franco/","duration":"PT1M37S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3636823/sony-hack-the-interview-seth-rogen-james-franco/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```