South Korea police block balloon launch of The Interview into North Korea

SETH Rogen’s film the Interview continues to cause controversy with an activist in trouble for trying to smuggle copies into North Korea.

Seth Rogen;James Franco

SETH Rogen’s film the Interview is the gift that keeps on giving.

Late last week, South Korean authorities were forced to take action against a defector-turned-activist who was attempting to deliver copies of the controversial film into North Korea via a balloon.

Park Sang-Hak planned to launch 5000 DVDs and 5000 USBs containing the movie over the border, but had his caper foiled by dozens of police.

The move came as Pyongyang labelled the film — about a fictional CIA plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un — as an act of terror.

North Korea has stood strong on its beliefs surrounding the movie and has threatened severe reprisals if any effort is made to bring copies into the country.

Following the actions taken against his launch effort, Mr Sang-Hak labelled South Korean authorities as cowards.

“They are surrendering to threats from North Korea,” he told Sky News.

While police may have foiled the latest caper, they are struggling to completely stop activists.

Fellow activist Lee Min-Bok claims to have floated thousands of copies of the film into North Korea since January.

“All the launches were carried out at night with little or no advance publicity, given the sensitivity on both sides,” he said.