The Interviewhas been performing well in its limited theatrical and online VOD release,taking in more than $15 millionfrom online sales and rentals. The comedy has alreadyexpanded to cable VOD, Playstation, VUDUand more theaters nationwide. Despite its early success,The Interviewhas not been received well by at least one organization, The Golden Raspberry Awards, a.k.a. The Razzies, which has released its “short list” of nominees.The Interviewis listed in several categories including Worst Picture, Worst On-Screen Combo (James FrancoandSeth Rogen) and Worst Actor (bothJames FrancoandSeth Rogen). Voting for the Razzie Awards ends on January 10, with the nominations to be announced January 14, one day beforeThe Academy Awardsnominations are announced.
Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas, which was alreadyvoted the worst movie of all time by IMDB users, is also prominently featured on the short list, with nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, Worst Screen Combo (“Kirk Cameronand his Ego”), Worst Director (Darren Doane), Worst Supporting Actress (Bridgette Cameron), and Worst Actor (Kirk Cameron). Other short-listed nominees for Worst Picture includeTranscendence,A Million Ways to Die in the West, Atlas Shrugged: Part III,The Legend of Hercules,Sex Tape,A Haunted House 2,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Left Behind,Transformers: Age of ExtinctionandI, Frankenstein.
Check out the full list of Razzie short list nominees below, and stay tuned for the full nominations on January 14. Do you think some of these movies didn’t deserve to be on the Razzies short list? Or are they all worthy inclusions for the worst movies of 2014? Chime in with your thoughts below:
WORST PICTURE
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
