The Interview - The movie that could spark an all-out war between N. Korea & US........ again ;) Here we go again. Another childish threat from N. Koreas supreme leader and the Bad Boy of Asia, Kim Jung Un. I already lost count on the number of warnings from this guy. ;-) _____________________________________________ SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is warning that the release of a new American comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un would be an act of war. North Korea slams U.S. movie on leader assassination plot Reuters In Defense of Kim Jong-uns James Franco-Fueled Outrage The Atlantic Wire North Korea isnt thrilled about Seth Rogen and James Francos Lets kill Kim Jong-un comedy The Week (RSS) If the U.S. government doesnt block the movies release, it will face stern and merciless retaliation, an unidentified spokesman for North Koreas Foreign Ministry said in state media Wednesday. He didnt mention the movie by name but was clearly referring to The Interview, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as a producer and talk-show host who land an exclusive interview with the North Korean dictator and are then asked by the CIA to assassinate him. The reckless U.S. provocative insanity of mobilizing a gangster filmmaker to challenge the Norths leadership is triggering a gust of hatred and rage among North Korean people and soldiers, the spokesman said, in typically heated propaganda language. The films release would be considered an act of war that we will never tolerate, he said. With no independent press of its own, North Korea often holds foreign governments responsible for the content of their media. Pyongyang regularly warns Seoul to prevent its conservative press from mocking or criticizing its leadership, something banned within authoritarian North Korea, where the Kim family is revered. North Korea Slams Seth Rogen & James Francos …Play VideoNorth Korea Slams Seth Rogen & James Franco's The … Trailers have been released for the movie, which is set to hit U.S. theaters in October. The current leaders late father, Kim Jong Il, was a noted movie buff, lauded in the North for writing a treatise on film. He also ordered the kidnapping of prolific South Korean director and producer Shin Sang-ok in 1978, who then spent years making movies for Kim before escaping, Shin said. A spokesman for The Interview studio Sony Pictures didnt immediately respond to a request for comment, but the films co-writer, co-director and co-star mocked the controversy on Twitter. Apparently, Kim Jong Un plans on watching The Interview, Seth Rogen tweeted last Friday. I hope he likes it!! The Knocked Up and Neighbors funnyman later posted Wednesday that people dont usually wanna kill me for one of my movies until after theyve paid 12 bucks for it. Its not the first time that North Korean leadership has served as comic fodder: a puppet rendition of Kim Jong Il served as the villain in the 2004 film Team America: World Police, and comedians Margaret Cho and Bobby Lee respectively impersonated the North Korean dictator on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock and the Fox sketch show MADtv. Randall Park, a Korean-American actor, is portraying Kim Jong Un in The Interview.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:03:15 +0000