Steve Carell’s North Korea movie canceled after Sony hack

Hollywood cans ‘Pyongyang,’ a thriller set in North Korea.

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Updated on May 29 2021 11:12 pm CDT

Just hours after Sony canceled the release of The Interview following a cyberattack that reportedly will be blamed by the U.S. on North Korea, New Regency just canceled Pyongyang, a thriller starring Steve Carell, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie, which was scheduled to start shooting in March 2015, was about a Westerner accused of espionage in North Korea. The plot focuses in on Korean propaganda and its absurdities.

The movie, based on a graphic novel by Canadian Guy Delisle, was going to be directed by Gore Verbinski who has worked on three Pirates of the Caribbean films among other projects.

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Patrick Howell O'Neill

Patrick Howell O’Neill is a notable cybersecurity reporter whose work has focused on the dark net, national security, and law enforcement. A former senior writer at the Daily Dot, O’Neill joined CyberScoop in October 2016. I am a cybersecurity journalist at CyberScoop. I cover the security industry, national security and law enforcement.