North Korea Denounces 'The Interview'

North Korea is mad at Seth Rogen and James Franco. The country's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, has denounced their upcoming film, The Interview. Which makes sense, really, given that The Interview is about a would-be journalist (Franco) and his producer (Rogen) who are given the chance to interview the dictator. But a clandestine organization sees an opportunity there, and recruits the pair to assassinate Kim instead. Pretty easy to understand, then, why the leader wouldn't be all that into the film.

A spokesperson for the ruler said that Hollywood films are "full of assassinations and executions," and had the following to say to the Telegraph. He actually made a bit of sense in the middle until he gets to the point about JFK, which is, well... just read:

There is a special irony in this storyline as it shows the desperation of the US government and American society. A 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 – Americans. In fact, President [Barack] Obama should be careful in case the US military wants to kill him as well.

But the best bit? The spokesperson also said that Kim Jong-un would probably still watch the film when it is released. So he's basically like an angry internet commenter...except that he is a dictator who utterly controls the lives of an entire country full of people. Don't even get him started on the Metropolis battle in Man of Steel.

Check out The Interview trailer if you missed it before.

The Interview opens on October 10. Rogen and Evan Goldberg directed the film as their follow-up to This Is the End.