6/26/2014

Seth Rogen and James Franco's 'The Interview' Called an "Act of War" by North Korea

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Admit it, you know that trailer for The Interview was trouble the instant you saw it. Given some of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's past...ummmm, let's just say "unpredictable" behavior, there was every likelihood that Seth Rogen and James Franco's comedy in which they try to assassinate him was going to cause an international incident. And so it most certainly has with threats of war being thrown into the mix.

A bluntly worded statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Korean Central News Agency calls the release of the film an act of war, although the title of the movie is never stated...

“If the United States administration tacitly approves or supports the release of this film, we will take a decisive and merciless countermeasure."

This comes after the Jong-un's regime publicly denounced The Interview on Monday, while adding some odd conspiracy theories about Presidential assassinations. Says executive director Kim Myong Chol...

"A film about the assassination of a foreign leader mirrors what the U.S. has done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. And let us not forget who killed [President John F.] Kennedy — Americans. In fact, President [Barack] Obama should be careful in case the U.S. military wants to kill him as well."

For what it's worth, Rogen doesn't seem too upset that his movie could start WWIII or something...

The Interview opens October 10th. Anybody know when it opens in North Korea? Probably never.  [NYT]