5 Innocent Movies That Became Toxic
1. The Interview
The Interview is probably the least innocent film on this list. It tells the story of fictional journalist Dave Skylark, who travels to North Korea to interview not-so-fictional dictator Kim Jong Un, all while stealthily assassinating him.
As you can imagine, the premise didn't sit with with Kim Jong Un. Soon, North Korea threatened the US if the film was released, saying the silly buddy comedy would be an act of terrorism.
As such, the film's initial release was delayed so the studio could tone it down, which they did...ever so slightly. Eventually, it was given a limited release and then sent to streaming services.
Despite the controversy, some fans still adamantly pushed for the film to be widely released, as if the trouble with North Korea was nothing. They were willing to risk war to watch a stupid buddy movie.
It's hard to imagine that this mediocre little movie caused so much trouble. It's clearly not an act of terrorism, since the only people terrorized by it are the people who saw it. Clearly, it was no excuse to threaten an entire country -- even if that's what some fans wanted to do with it.