North Korea - You so crazy. Film is an act of war!

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**Mr. Burning**

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28014069

North Korea threatens war on US over Kim Jong-un movie

North Korea has promised "merciless" retaliation if a forthcoming Hollywood movie about killing Kim Jong-un is released, say agencies.

A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said in state media that the movie's release would be an "act of war".

He did not mention the title, but a Hollywood movie called The Interview with a similar plot is due in October.

Hollywood actors James Franco and Seth Rogen star in the action-comedy film.

They play a talkshow host and his producer who are invited to interview Kim Jong-un, and are subsequently recruited by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to assassinate the leader.

The film's teaser trailer, posted on Youtube, shows a lookalike actor playing Kim Jong-un, as well as fight scenes involving what appear to be North Korean tanks and helicopters, and a nuclear missile launch.

The North Korea spokesman was quoted by the state KCNA news agency as saying: "Making 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."

He added that the "reckless US provocative insanity" of mobilising a "gangster filmmaker" to challenge the North's leadership was triggering "a gust of hatred and rage" among North Korean people and soldiers.

"If the US administration allows and defends the showing of the film, a merciless counter-measure will be taken," the spokesman was quoted as saying.

Writer and actor James Franco attends the premiere of Tribeca Film's 'Palo Alto' at the Directors Guild of America on 5 May 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Hollywood actor James Franco stars in The Interview as a talkshow host invited to interview Kim Jong-un
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives field guidance to the remodelling site of the May Day Stadium in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on 20 June 2014.
Kim Jong-un took power after his father Kim Jong-il died in 2011, which prompted a change in the film's script
Apparent evidence emerged last week supporting claims that North Korea is further developing its missile technology. Some experts said they had identified a new anti-ship cruise missile shown in a North Korean propaganda film. Other observers were more sceptical.

North Korea is holding three Americans in custody. The latest to be detained is said to be a tourist named Jeffrey Edward Fowle who reportedly left a Bible at a hotel.

Rogen, one of the directors of The Interview, recently said he was inspired by journalists' trips to North Korea.

He told Yahoo: "People have the hypothetical discussion about how journalists have access to the world's most dangerous people, and they hypothetically would be in a good situation to assassinate them."

He added that the film was originally about meeting Kim Jong-il, but they had to revise the script when he died in 2011 and his son Kim Jong-un took power.

It is a Seth Rogan movie so they could have a point.

**SilverMK2**

Well, they didn't invade the USA after Team America soooo...

**Hollismason**

All I want is for this to start some sort of international incident. Seriously. That would be amazing.

**Mr. Burning**

"Making 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."

Ratcheting up the hyperbole and outrage past 11 right there.

**SlaveToDorkness**

Well, to play DA, if France released a movie about a plot to kill Obama I'm sure our State Dept would at least put out a sternly worded press release.

I'd really like to see what "merciless retaliation" is to NK though. lol

**daedalus**

It's a Seth Rogan movie, so it's really one of the more reasonable things NK has threatened action over.

...oh, it wasn't Rogan they had the problem with? It was the content?

**curran12**

Can it be an act of war if Will Ferrel makes another movie where he has the same character he always is?

**MrDwhitey**

Replace Will Ferrel with Adam Sandler and the answer is yes.

**KalashnikovMarine**

**Dreadclaw69**

MrDwhitey wrote:
Replace Will Ferrel with Adam Sandler and the answer is yes.

Or Ben Stiller

**MrDwhitey**

I almost think we should compile a list of actors and their movies worth declaring war over.

**curran12**

Can Micheal Bay go in this list as well?

**agnosto**

curran12 wrote:
Can Micheal Bay go in this list as well?

Yes. And George Lucas....there most definitely needs to be WWIII over the Star Wars prequels.

**Palindrome**

I thought that NK and the US were still technically at war?

**MrDwhitey**

M Knight Shamallamdingdong shall also go on ze list.

I think the US and NK are still "legally" at war. Same with SK and NK?

**agnosto**

Palindrome wrote:
I thought that NK and the US were still technically at war?

Yes, but they often forget about the cease fire.

**Jihadin**

Some island in South Korea keeps getting reminded both sides are still at war

**agnosto**

Jihadin wrote:
Some island in South Korea keeps getting reminded both sides are still at war

Yeonpyeong? Never made it there when I lived in Korea, I kept spending all of my money in Hongdae and Itaewon.

**Jihadin**

agnosto wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
Some island in South Korea keeps getting reminded both sides are still at war

Yeonpyeong? Never made it there when I lived in Korea, I kept spending all of my money in Hongdae and Itaewon.

Itaewon lol. Kettle house on top of Hooker Hill was good. Also right at the entrance into the shopping alley the resturant/bar on the 2nd floor was another fav, and the dancing club where the embassies staff went.

**Necros**

What about Red Dawn the Redo... surely they're mad about being beaten by teenagers + the comedian? Or is this really just all Seth Rogen's fault?

**Jihadin**

China is more important then North Korea

Though the redo needs to be burned. Burned with a vengence to.

**agnosto**

Jihadin wrote:
agnosto wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
Some island in South Korea keeps getting reminded both sides are still at war

Yeonpyeong? Never made it there when I lived in Korea, I kept spending all of my money in Hongdae and Itaewon.

Itaewon lol. Kettle house on top of Hooker Hill was good. Also right at the entrance into the shopping alley the resturant/bar on the 2nd floor was another fav, and the dancing club where the embassies staff went.

I'm sure they're all different now but there was a place called Gecko's just outside the hill where we'd start the night and usually end up at the top, in front of the hotel talking to MPs and laughing at people. Got in a screaming match with a hooker one night, in Korean, when I was telling a GI not to go in her bar because she was actually a man. Ah, good times.

**hotsauceman1**

What are they going to do? Fire Nukes? Im sure their Giant Slingshot cant reach us.

**4oursword**

As can be seen here, they do have nukes and are ready to fire.

**Ninjacommando**

SlaveToDorkness wrote:
Well, to play DA, if France released a movie about a plot to kill Obama I'm sure our State Dept would at least put out a sternly worded press release.

Gabriel Range did a movie about the assassination of George W. Bush... and no one gave a feth

but agian we are dealing with Obama so there would probably be a massive outcry reported by the media

hotsauceman1 wrote:
What are they going to do? Fire Nukes? Im sure their Giant Slingshot cant reach us.

**-Shrike-**

North Korea has declared war on America? Well, I think this declaration was a couple of weeks overdue, we haven't had one for some time.

**Dreadwinter**

You know, was not all that interested in this movie before. Now I want to see it just because Supreme Leader hates it!

**agnosto**

@Ninjacommando, I was mesmerized by that animation for a solid 5 minutes. Thanks!!

**d-usa**

SlaveToDorkness wrote:
Well, to play DA, if France released a movie about a plot to kill Obama I'm sure our State Dept would at least put out a sternly worded press release.

I'd really like to see what "merciless retaliation" is to NK though. lol

When those aliens blew up the White House we made NASA beam the presidents speech into space as a stern warning.

**Frankenberry**

Can you imagine the reaction in the White House when Obama's staff told him about this?

I'm pretty sure there was laughing and not just regular laughing, the so-hard-you've-gone-silent kind of laughing.