“North Korea has promised ‘merciless’ retaliation if a forthcoming Hollywood movie about killing Kim Jong-un is released, say agencies.

“A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman said in state media that the movie’s release would be an “act of war”.

“He did not mention the title, but a Hollywood movie called The Interview with a similar plot is due in October.

“Hollywood actors James Franco and Seth Rogen star in the action-comedy film.

“Rogen, who is also one of the directors of The Interview, has sinceresponded on Twitter saying: “People don’t usually wanna kill me for one of my movies until after they’ve paid 12 bucks for it.”

“Franco and Rogen play a talkshow host and his producer who are invited to interview Kim Jong-un, and are subsequently recruited by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to assassinate the leader.”

- BBC.com