Seth Rogen Displays On That Time He Nearly Began A Struggle With North Korea

A tirade of Twitter hashtags was nothing in comparison with what Rogen endured when “The Interview” got here out.

“We skilled an precise controversy with our movie,” the comic defined. “In a method, it was a very good resetting of my barometer, as a result of I’ve been with folks since then the place they really feel as if they’re in some controversy […] And I am like, ‘That is gossip. It is a dangerous headline.'” Since “The Interview,” Rogen has a special customary of {qualifications} for problematic media. “If the president is not being requested about it in his information convention, it isn’t that massive a deal,” the “Knocked Up” star proclaimed. 

The truth is, he is not even positive that cancel tradition actually exists. “Louis CK continues to be doing stand-up comedy,” the “Superbad” co-writer identified. “Who has been canceled?” Protesting cancel tradition is simply one other gimmick, Rogen insisted. “To me, it is prefer it’s a comedic persona that I believe some comedians, who haven’t got a greater comedic persona, have adopted,” the actor stated. “Which is: ‘I’m the man who’s keen to say something and is not afraid of cancel tradition.’ And what that’s? I really couldn’t inform you.”

This isn’t to say that Rogen has completely ignored the altering tides of Hollywood. His sequel to the hit movie “Neighbors” centered on girls’s empowerment. Rogen’s different work — significantly “The Interview” — additionally had an unintentional influence on feminism in Hollywood. Jennifer Lawrence came upon that she was being paid lower than her male co-stars when Sony was hacked, per Insider. “If it wasn’t for us, nobody would know,” Rogen stated jokingly. “We made that film in hopes of empowering girls. It lastly paid off.”