The Interview has been performing well in its limited theatrical and online VOD release, taking in more than $15 million from online sales and rentals. The comedy has already expanded to cable VOD, Playstation, VUDU and more theaters nationwide. Despite its early success, The Interview has 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 Interview is listed in several categories including Worst Picture, Worst On-Screen Combo (James Franco and Seth Rogen) and Worst Actor (both James Franco and Seth Rogen). Voting for the Razzie Awards ends on January 10, with the nominations to be announced January 14, one day before The Academy Awards nominations are announced.
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, which was already voted 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 Cameron and his Ego"), Worst Director (Darren Doane), Worst Supporting Actress (Bridgette Cameron), and Worst Actor (Kirk Cameron). Other short-listed nominees for Worst Picture include Transcendence, 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 Extinction and I, 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
- Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
- Transcendence
- 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
- The Interview
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- I, Frankenstein
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
- Noah
- The Legend of Hercules
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
- A Haunted House 2
- The Expendables 3
- Atlas Shrugged: Part III
- Annie (RAZZable Remake of a 1981 Worst Picture Nominee)
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
- Endless Love (Yet Another RAZZable Remake of a 1981 Worst Picture Nominee)
- Pompeii
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- I, Frankenstein
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
WORST SCREENPLAY
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- A Haunted House 2
- Pompeii
- The Legend of Hercules
- Sex Tape
- Endless Love
- Left Behind
- The Expendables 3
- Winter's Tale
- Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
- Atlas Shrugged: Part III
- A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Noah
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Transcendence
- I, Frankenstein
WORST SCREEN COMBO
- Any Two Robots, Actors (or Robotic Actors) Transformers: Age of Extinction
- James Franco & EITHER Seth Rogen or Randall Park (Kim Jong Un) / The Interview
- Kellan Lutz and EITHER His Abs, His Pecs or His Glutes / LEGEND of HERCULES
- The Entire Cast of The Expendables 3
- The Entire Cast of Atlas Shrugged: Part III
- Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron / A Million Ways to Die in the West
- The "Rock Monsters" / Noah
- Johnny Depp and His "Virtual Doppelganger" / Transcendence
- Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde / Endless Love
- Kirk Cameron and His Ego / Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
- Cameron Diaz & Jason Segel / Sex Tape
WORST DIRECTOR
- James Manera / Atlas Shrugged: Part III
- Jake Kasdan / Sex Tape
- Darren Aronofsky / Noah
- Seth MacFarlane / A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Jonathan Liebesman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Renny Harlin / The Legend of Hercules
- Michael Tiddes / A Haunted House 2
- Michael Bay / Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Wally Pfister / Transcendence
- Darren Doane / Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
- Vic Armstrong / Left Behind
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Shaquille O'Neal / Blended
- Johnathon Schaech / The Legend of Hercules
- Kelsey Grammer / The Expendables 3 and Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Arnold Schwarzenegger / The Expendables 3
- Morgan Freeman / Transcendence
- Jack Black / Sex Tape
- Liam Neeson / A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Russell Crowe / Winter's Tale
- Mel Gibson / The Expendables 3
- Kiefer Sutherland / Pompeii
- T.J. Miller / Transformers: Age of Extinction
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Sophia Myles / Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Jaime Pressly / A Haunted House 2
- Susan Sarandon / Tammy
- Bridgette Cameron / Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
- Carrie-Anne Moss / Pompeii
- Amanda Seyfried / A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Cameron Diaz / Annie
- Megan Fox / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Jane Fonda / This Is Where I Leave You
- Emily Browning / Pompeii
- Nicola Peltz (The Newest Michael Bay "Discovery") Transformers: Age of Extinction
WORST ACTRESS
- Charlize Theron / A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Elizabeth Banks / Walk of Shame
- Jennifer Aniston / Horrible Bosses 2
- Cameron Diaz / The Other Woman and Sex Tape
- Gabriella Wilde / Endless Love
- Nicole Kidman / Before I Go to Sleep
- Melissa McCarthy / Tammy
- Drew Barrymore / Blended
- Gaia Weiss / The Legend of Hercules
- Lea Michele (Voice Only) Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
WORST ACTOR
- Seth MacFarlane / A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Johnny Depp / Transcendence
- Adam Sandler / Blended
- Seth Rogen / The Interview
- Kellan Lutz / The Legend of Hercules
- Marlon Wayans / A Haunted House 2
- Arnold Schwarzenegger / Sabotage
- Aaron Eckhart / I, Frankenstein
- Alex Pettyfer / Endless Love
- Kirk Cameron /Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
- James Franco / The Interview
- Nicolas Cage / Left Behind