North Korea isn't happy with James Franco and Seth Rogen.
In the upcoming comedy film "The Interview," Franco and Rogen play a talk show host and a producer, who get the rare opportunity to interview Pyongyang leader Kim Jong-un. The two are later recruited by the CIA to assassinate the Great Leader.
Kim Myong-chol, executive director of The Centre for North Korea-US Peace and an unofficial spokesman for the regime in Pyongyang, told The Telegraph that the film about Jong Un's assassination was a bad choice, and wouldn't reflect postively on the American government.
"There is a special irony in this storyline as it shows the desperation of the U.S. government and American society," Kim Myong-choi told The Telegraph. "A film about the assassination of a foreign leader mirrors what the U.S. has done in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine."
He continued: "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."
Kim Myong-choi stated that Hollywood's films are "full of assassinations and executions," but maintained that Kim Jong-un will probably see the film.
Rogen tweeted Thursday, "Apparently Kim Jong Un plans on watching #TheInterview. I hope he likes it!!"
Rogen told Yahoo News that the filmmakers consulted with journalists who have gone to North Korea before getting involved in the film.
"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," he said. "We talked to people in the government whose job it is to associate with North Korea, or be experts on it."
"The Interview" also stars Lizzy Caplan and Randall Park (as Kim Jong-un).
It hits theaters Oct. 10, 2014.
