Asian geopolitics may never be the same now that Kim Jong Un has Seth Rogen and James Franco in his cross hairs.
Their new comedy, "The Interview," centers on a plot to assassinate Kim. The baby-faced dictator with the awful haircut doesn't see the humor in it. His dad, Kim Jong Il, was none-too-happy about being the dupe in the 2004 feature, "Team America," by the "South Park" guys. Nor did he enjoy seeing James Bond foil Pyongyang in 2002's "Die Another Day." Now, Kim the younger has warned Washington that allowing distribution of the Rogen-Franco film is an "act of war." He punctuated his displeasure by firing three short-range missiles Friday.
Hollywood's best scriptwriters couldn't make this stuff up. What is it with Tinseltown and the Hermit Kingdom anyway? Pyongyang's ruthlessness has provided plot points for, among others, "World War Z," with Brad Pitt; "Salt," featuring Angelina Jolie; "Olympus is Falling," starring Morgan Freeman; and "Stealth," with Jamie Foxx. In 2012, when director Dan Bradley filmed a remake of the 1984 "Red Dawn," North Koreans replaced Russians as the villainous invaders.