Seth Rogen Doesn't Like the Idea of 'Clean Versions' of Films
by EG
A new home entertainment initiative at Sony Pictures offering "clean" versions of movies in hopes of appealing to a wider audience is already drawing the ire of some in Hollywood's creative community — namely, Seth Rogen.
The "Clean Version" project will make the broadcast TV or airline version of a title available when a consumer purchases a film in its original form on iTunes, Vudu and FandangoNOW. The initiative launches with 24 films, including Big Daddy, 50 First Dates, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, all of the Spider-Man movies and more serious fare such as Captain Phillips and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
"Holy s**t please don't do this to our movies. Thanks," Rogen tweeted Tuesday hours after Clean Version was announced.
None of the first 24 titles star Rogen, who has made a number of films for Sony — most famously, The Interview, the R-rated comedy which prompted the devastating hack of the studio.
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Seth Rogen has appeared in Knocked Up and was the co-creator of Sausage Party.