Ex-Sony CEO Calls ‘The Interview' His Biggest Career Mistake, Says Obama Asked Him "What Were You Thinking?" After Cyber Hack

The making of the 2014 film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco resulted in a cyberattack that leaked confidential scripts ...

‘Interview’ Hack, Clinton Scandals, “WTF” Email To Brad Pitt & More Analyzed In New Book Co-Written By Ex-Sony CEO Michael Lynton

Michael Lynton, former CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, says the nightmarish 2014 hack of the studio’s computer systems ...

Ex-Sony Boss Has Seen ‘The Studio’ — and He Wants a Word With Seth Rogen

The former Sony Pictures CEO is out with a new book, which has him talking about his disastrous decision to greenlight Rogen's ‘The Interview’ and the infamous cyberattack that followed.

Ex-Sony Pictures Boss Regrets Seth Rogen’s ‘The Interview’ and Says Obama Told Him After the Sony Hack: ‘What Were You Thinking? Of Course That Was a Mistake’

Michael Lynton, former Sony CEO, wishes he had thought more carefully before greenlighting "The Interview" from Seth Rogen.
IndieWire

Ex-Sony Pictures Head Michael Lynton on ‘The Interview’ and Its Insane Fallout: ‘Biggest Mistake of My Career’

In an excerpt from his new memoir, the former studio boss opens up about the personal reasons behind his choice to greenlight the political comedy, which led to fallout the likes of which Hollywood ...
The Express Tribune

Sony admits regret over Seth Rogen’s 'The Interview' as infamous hack fallout still looms

Former Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has admitted he regrets greenlighting Seth Rogen and James Franco’s controversial 2014 comedy The Interview, acknowledging the film’s role in ...
Gizmodo

Former Sony Exec Says Obama Called Him After the Big Hack to Trash ‘The Interview’

The President let it be clear that he thought it was a bad idea for Sony to greenlight a picture about killing a head of state. Reading time 3 minutes Post-presidency, Obama has remained relatively ...
The Playlist

Former Sony Chief Calls Greenlighting Seth Rogen’s ‘The Interview’ “The Biggest Mistake Of My Career”

Michael Lynton revisits the Sony hack fallout in a memoir excerpt and calls greenlighting ‘The Interview’ “the biggest mistake of my career.” ...
Wall Street Journal

I Wanted Hollywood to Accept Me. So I Made the Biggest Mistake of My Career.

People often make the worst professional mistakes when they find themselves acting on their basic emotions. How do I know? I allowed it to happen to me. I considered myself a coolheaded executive ...