by Suevon Lee | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Call it an early Christmas surprise—Sony Pictures Entertainment said Tuesday it was planning a limited theatrical release of The Interview on Dec. 25 after […]
Tag: Randall Park
Activists to Drop ‘The Interview’ in North Korea via Balloons
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com The Interview is going to North Korea. Human rights activists in South Korea plan to fly DVDs of the Seth Rogen comedy into […]
Behind the Making of ‘The Interview’
Last month, KoreAm spoke with actor Seth Rogen before the Sony cyberattack grew to its current dimensions. by ADA TSENG | @adatseng ada@charactermedia.com In late November, before full […]
A Show That Doesn’t Apologize: C3 Screens ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
by TAMMY TARNG Visual Communications, a non-profit media arts organization, hosted the 4th Conference for Creative Content (C3) on Dec. 6, featuring an exclusive panel for the upcoming TV show Fresh Off the Boat. After […]
‘The Interview’ Screening Updates
Update: KoreAm Journal will unfortunately be canceling the advanced screening of The Interview, as requested by Sony Pictures. We apologize for the abrupt cancellation. As many of you may know, […]
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ to Premiere Tuesday, Feb.10
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After months of waiting, ABC has finally announced the air date for the family sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. The new Asian American comedy will […]
Seth Rogen, James Franco and Epic Meal Time Make a Korean BBQ Lasagna
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Korean food is a wonderful thing. From the meats to the veggies to the seafood and every grain of rice, there is such […]
Security Experts Doubt North Korea Hacked Sony
by MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press (AP) — Some cybersecurity experts say it is unlikely North Korea was behind the cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures’ computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies […]
North Korea Refuses to Deny Hacking Sony Pictures
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New evidence suggests that North Korea may have been behind the cyber-attack that crippled Sony Pictures last week. The tools the hackers used […]
Kim Jong-un Sings Katy Perry in Final Trailer for ‘The Interview’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Sony Pictures has released its final trailer for the upcoming action-comedy film The Interview, starring Seth Rogen, James Franco and Randall Park. Written and […]
Randall Park’s Last Column: This Is the End
by RANDALL PARK When Julie, my esteemed editor here at KoreAm, informed me that the print edition of our magazine was going from a monthly to a bimonthly, I […]
YouTube Superpower Wong Fu Productions To Make A Movie
by JAMES S. KIM For more than a decade, short-film-producing sensation Wong Fu Productions has made fans laugh and click “share,” raking in more than 2 million YouTube subscribers. Now, […]
FIRST LOOK: James Franco and Seth Rogen To Assassinate Kim Jong-un in ‘The Interview’
by JAMES S. KIM James Franco and Seth Rogen are sent to North Korea to kill Kim Jong-un, played by Randall Park. Wait, what? That’s the premise of The […]
What It Means To Star On Network TV’s First Asian American Family Sitcom In 20 years
by RANDALL PARK It happened! A pilot that I worked on got picked up to be a series! Now, I’ve done several of these during the course of my […]
At Last! An Asian American Family Sitcom Is Coming To Television
It’s what’s been missing on TV for, oh, 20 years. Asian Americans. No, not just sprinkled around as the best friend or doctor or quirky love interest. We’re talking […]
