For the last decade, Seth Rogen has had his hands full with plenty of acting, writing and producing duties — but he has not directed a film since 2014’s The Interview, for understandable reasons.
The Interview starred Rogen and James Franco as their characters landed an interview with North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, then were recruited by the CIA to assassinate him. The film famously caused an international incident, with the North Korean government threatening the United States if Sony released it and Sony being hit with a massive cyberattack shortly after.
Rogen and partner Evan Goldberg directed the movie together, their second directorial effort after 2013’s This is the End. Cut to 2026 and Rogen has directed plenty of TV episodes — including for his hit series The Studio — but has yet to direct another feature.
“It has been a while. The last one we did almost started a war so that made us maybe a little gun-shy for a little while,” Rogen admitted at the premiere of his new movie The Invite on Wednesday. “We eased back in through television and it seemed to go well, so we do talk about maybe, hopefully, directing a film next year actually.” He added that in today’s Hollywood, “We’re not the biggest problem anymore.”
