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North Korea Calls the Seth Rogen, James Franco Comedy 'The Interview' an 'Act of War'
It turns out that North Korea doesn’t find much humor in a big-screen comedy about the assassination of its leader. The movie The Interview is set to hit theaters in October and stars James Franco and Seth Rogen as a talk-show host and his producer who, after landing an interview with Kim Jong Un, are drafted by the CIA to kill him. Today, North Korea released a strongly worded statement through its state-run news agency, saying, “If the United States administration tacitly approves or supports the release of this film, we will take a decisive and merciless countermeasure.” The statement also described the movie as “an act of war that we will never tolerate.” (Sony, the studio behind the movie, had no comment.)
This isn’t the first international dustup over The Interview. Last week, an unofficial North Korean spokesperson slammed the film to the Telegraph, saying, “There is a special irony in this storyline as it shows the desperation of the US government and American society,” although he also added that the North Korean leader would likely watch the movie anyway. Seth Rogen tweeted in response, “I hope he likes it!!”
When the first trailer for the movie premiered earlier this month, Rogen — who co-directed with his This Is the End collaborator Evan Goldberg — spoke to Yahoo Movies and noted how much research actually went into the screenplay. “We read as much as we could that was available on the subject. We talked to the guys from Vice who actually went to North Korea and met Kim Jong Un. We talked to people in the government whose job it is to associate with North Korea, or be experts on it,” he said. The actor appears to be keeping his sense of humor about the latest saber-rattling statement. He just tweeted: “People don’t usually wanna kill me for one of my movies until after they’ve paid 12 bucks for it. Hiyooooo!!!”
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/north-korea-calls-the-seth-rogen-james-franco-comedy-89863655502.html
It turns out that North Korea doesn’t find much humor in a big-screen comedy about the assassination of its leader. The movie The Interview is set to hit theaters in October and stars James Franco and Seth Rogen as a talk-show host and his producer who, after landing an interview with Kim Jong Un, are drafted by the CIA to kill him. Today, North Korea released a strongly worded statement through its state-run news agency, saying, “If the United States administration tacitly approves or supports the release of this film, we will take a decisive and merciless countermeasure.” The statement also described the movie as “an act of war that we will never tolerate.” (Sony, the studio behind the movie, had no comment.)
This isn’t the first international dustup over The Interview. Last week, an unofficial North Korean spokesperson slammed the film to the Telegraph, saying, “There is a special irony in this storyline as it shows the desperation of the US government and American society,” although he also added that the North Korean leader would likely watch the movie anyway. Seth Rogen tweeted in response, “I hope he likes it!!”
When the first trailer for the movie premiered earlier this month, Rogen — who co-directed with his This Is the End collaborator Evan Goldberg — spoke to Yahoo Movies and noted how much research actually went into the screenplay. “We read as much as we could that was available on the subject. We talked to the guys from Vice who actually went to North Korea and met Kim Jong Un. We talked to people in the government whose job it is to associate with North Korea, or be experts on it,” he said. The actor appears to be keeping his sense of humor about the latest saber-rattling statement. He just tweeted: “People don’t usually wanna kill me for one of my movies until after they’ve paid 12 bucks for it. Hiyooooo!!!”
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/north-korea-calls-the-seth-rogen-james-franco-comedy-89863655502.html
Sony hackers threaten terror attacks against people who see The Interview in theaters | The Verge
Sony hackers threaten terror attacks against people who see The Interview in theaters
The Sony hackers are threatening an attack on people who go out to see The Interview, writing in a message that they "recommend you to keep yourself distant" from movie theaters and other screening locations. The hackers previously promised to deliver a "Christmas gift," and while that originally sounded like another trove of leaked data, they are now implying that it may be an attack. "Warning[.] We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places 'The Interview' be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to," the note says. The hackers also reference 9/11 in making the threat.
The full note reads:
The threat was included alongside the release of another set of emails, this time said to be those of Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton. Because the hackers post this information anonymously and are contacting reporters through reusable email addresses, it is possible that a separate party is behind this threat. However, that seems unlikely. The communications have been consistent, and it should be clear soon whether the leaked emails are genuine, confirming the authenticity of this note.
Homeland Security says that it has no real evidence to suggest that these threats will be carried out. "We are still analyzing the credibility of these statements, but at this time there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against movie theaters within the United States," the department says in an email to Variety.
The film premiered in Los Angeles last week, and the LAPD says that it will be increasing security around theaters throughout the holidays. "We take those threats very seriously and we will take extra precautions during the holidays and at theaters," LAPD chief Charlie Beck tells The Wrap.
NORTH KOREA HAS DENIED INVOLVEMENT
It's widely suspected that North Korea has played a role in these attacks, with evidence pointing in that direction as well. However, North Korea has denied any involvement, and it's possible that the evidence ultimately won't be convincing enough to pin the hack on it. Even so, it's been made quite clear that North Korea is unhappy with Sony over of its work on The Interview, a comedy about an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un that ends with his potentially graphic death. The film is planned for a Christmas day release.
The attack on Sony began in late November, when the company's computer system's were shut down worldwide. A group calling itself "Guardians of Peace" has taken credit for the attack, and over the past week, they've begun to release stolen Sony data, including the emails of top executives. Those emails have included everything from work on upcoming films to schemes to disrupt Google and the open internet as a means of protecting their copyright. That's proven to be quite a headache for Sony. Aside from its plans being made public, many of the emails have also been quite embarrassing for its top employees. Around 47,000 social security numbers were also released, and Sony is now being sued for failing to protect that data.
Sony hackers threaten terror attacks against people who see The Interview in theaters
The Sony hackers are threatening an attack on people who go out to see The Interview, writing in a message that they "recommend you to keep yourself distant" from movie theaters and other screening locations. The hackers previously promised to deliver a "Christmas gift," and while that originally sounded like another trove of leaked data, they are now implying that it may be an attack. "Warning[.] We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places 'The Interview' be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to," the note says. The hackers also reference 9/11 in making the threat.
The full note reads:
The threat was included alongside the release of another set of emails, this time said to be those of Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton. Because the hackers post this information anonymously and are contacting reporters through reusable email addresses, it is possible that a separate party is behind this threat. However, that seems unlikely. The communications have been consistent, and it should be clear soon whether the leaked emails are genuine, confirming the authenticity of this note.
Homeland Security says that it has no real evidence to suggest that these threats will be carried out. "We are still analyzing the credibility of these statements, but at this time there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against movie theaters within the United States," the department says in an email to Variety.
The film premiered in Los Angeles last week, and the LAPD says that it will be increasing security around theaters throughout the holidays. "We take those threats very seriously and we will take extra precautions during the holidays and at theaters," LAPD chief Charlie Beck tells The Wrap.
NORTH KOREA HAS DENIED INVOLVEMENT
It's widely suspected that North Korea has played a role in these attacks, with evidence pointing in that direction as well. However, North Korea has denied any involvement, and it's possible that the evidence ultimately won't be convincing enough to pin the hack on it. Even so, it's been made quite clear that North Korea is unhappy with Sony over of its work on The Interview, a comedy about an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un that ends with his potentially graphic death. The film is planned for a Christmas day release.
The attack on Sony began in late November, when the company's computer system's were shut down worldwide. A group calling itself "Guardians of Peace" has taken credit for the attack, and over the past week, they've begun to release stolen Sony data, including the emails of top executives. Those emails have included everything from work on upcoming films to schemes to disrupt Google and the open internet as a means of protecting their copyright. That's proven to be quite a headache for Sony. Aside from its plans being made public, many of the emails have also been quite embarrassing for its top employees. Around 47,000 social security numbers were also released, and Sony is now being sued for failing to protect that data.
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This is great publicity for the movie.
A ton of attention and advertising for free.
Whereas I didn't really give two shits about this movie in the first place, I find myself actually considering watching it when it's released just for the sake of it. Even if it's on Netflix one day I'll watch it and they will get their royalites.
I'm sure this movie will make more money with this threat then they would have in the first place. Way to go best korea.
A ton of attention and advertising for free.
Whereas I didn't really give two shits about this movie in the first place, I find myself actually considering watching it when it's released just for the sake of it. Even if it's on Netflix one day I'll watch it and they will get their royalites.
I'm sure this movie will make more money with this threat then they would have in the first place. Way to go best korea.
