North Korea is reportedly displeased by Seth Rogen comedy about assassinating Kim Jong-un
Actor Seth Rogen has reportedly run afoul of North Korea.
Rogen is the co-director, co-writer, and star of the upcoming film 鈥淭he Interview,鈥� which is set to be released this October. Rogen and his 鈥淭his Is the End鈥� co-star James Franco portray journalists who plan an interview with Kim Jong-un but are asked by the CIA to assassinate the leader.聽
The government of North Korea is apparently not pleased with the idea of the film, according to the country's news agency KCNA, who spoke with an anonymous foreign ministry spokesperson.
According to the , the spokesperson for the North Korean Foreign Ministry did not name the movie but said in a statement that 鈥渕aking and releasing a movie on a plot to hurt our top-level leadership is the most blatant act of terrorism and war and will absolutely not be tolerated.鈥�
The spokesperson went on to say that 鈥渋f the U.S. administration allows and defends the showing of the film, a merciless counter-measure will be taken."聽
The idea of the film had created a 鈥済ust of hatred and rage鈥� among North Korean citizens, the spokesperson said, though, as noted by the , 鈥渙rdinary North Koreans are probably unaware of [the movie鈥檚] existence and, with very few exceptions, will never get to see it.鈥澛�
Executive director of The Centre for North Korea-US Peace and unofficial government聽spokesperson Kim Myong-chol had disparaged the plot line of the film in an interview with the earlier this month.
鈥淭here is a special irony in this storyline as it shows the desperation of the US government and American society," he said. 鈥淎 film about the assassination of a foreign leader mirrors what the US has done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine. And let us not forget who killed [President John F.] Kennedy 鈥� Americans. In fact, President [Barack] Obama should be careful in case the US military wants to kill him as well.鈥�
However, he said he thinks Kim would most likely see the film.
In response to that interview, Rogen , 鈥淎pparently Kim Jong Un plans on watching #TheInterview. I hope he likes it!!鈥�
鈥淭he Interview鈥� also stars 鈥淭rue Blood鈥� actress Lizzy Caplan and Randall Park of 鈥淰eep,鈥� who portrays the North Korean leader.
