Steve Carell North Korea - The producers of a movie, which was to be shot in North Korea and featured The Office actor, have announced that they are ditching plans for the film titled Pyongyang.
Reports indicate that the decision of Fox and New Regency to cancel all plans for the upcoming Steve Carell North Korea movie was deeply influenced by the breach of Sony Corporation's internal servers.
Several Hollywood top players have been forced to reassess their relations with North Korea since the Sony hack, which is apparently in response to the release of a movie. The contentious movie The Interview, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco, is about a plot to assassinate the late leader of the People's Republic.
Pyongyang was written by Steve Conrad and centers around the life of an American expatriate in North Korea. Reports indicate that everything had been set up for the movie, which was set to be directed by Gore Verbinski, to begin production in March.
There have been no official comments from Verbinski or Steve Carell about the North Korean threat and the plan to drop Pyongyang. Verbinski is expected to continue to work on to another project with the same company.
Acting on threats from Sony hackers, several theaters across the country have opted not to show The Interview. Sony has meanwhile announced that it will comply with the demands of the hackers and drop all plans to release the movie.
On Wednesday, US officials confirmed that the breach in Sony's servers had originated from North Korea. It is currently unclear how or if the government of that country is involved in the "act of terrorism." However, some government sources say there is a "linkage" between the North Korean government and the hackers. US officials have said that the breach would not go "unanswered."
