--- title: North Korea Blasts Projectiles and Film, Syria Intervenes in Iraq description: Syria intervenes in Iraq, North Korea blasts projectiles and films, Google's gadgets own your life, and a father surprised on live TV. canonical: https://time.com/2927162/north-korea-seth-rogen-the-interview-kim-jong-un/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-26T15:39:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:38:46.467Z article:section: U.S. og:title: 'Act of War': North Korea Blasts Rogen Film, Fires Projectiles og:description: Iran and Syria intervene in Iraq, North Korea blasts missiles and projectiles, Google's gadgets own your life, and a father surprised on live TV. og:url: https://time.com/2927162/north-korea-seth-rogen-the-interview-kim-jong-un/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bd9d21c4ca190dd/698699583bc999550f1a445d/857644_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: THE INTERVIEW, advance US poster art, from left: Seth Rogen, James Franco, 2014. ©Columbia og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Act of War': North Korea Blasts Rogen Film, Fires Projectiles twitter:description: Iran and Syria intervene in Iraq, North Korea blasts missiles and projectiles, Google's gadgets own your life, and a father surprised on live TV. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bd9d21c4ca190dd/698699583bc999550f1a445d/857644_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # North Korea Blasts Rogen Film as 'Act of War,' Fires Projectiles by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jun 26, 2014 3:39 PM CUT  THE INTERVIEW, advance US poster art, from left: Seth Rogen, James Franco, 2014\. ©Columbia Pictures THE INTERVIEW, advance US poster art, from left: Seth Rogen, James Franco, 2014\. ©Columbia PicturesColumbia by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jun 26, 2014 3:39 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Thursday, June 26. As [Iran and Syria](http://time.com/2920809/syria-iran-iraq-isis-baghdad/ "undefined") get into the Iraq fight, the Iraqi parliament gets ready to meet next week to form a new government. North Korea called [Seth Rogen and James Franco’s](http://time.com/2921071/kim-jong-un-seth-rogen-the-interview-james-franco/ "undefined") new film about assassinating Kim Jong Un an “act of war” before [launching three projectiles](http://time.com/2926443/north-korea-projectiles/ "undefined") into the waters off its east coast. Google proved they want to own every aspect of your life at their developer conference, unveiling gadgets for your [TV, car, and even wearable tech for your body](http://time.com/2923848/google-i-o-2014-announcements/ "undefined"). And finally, watch [Nancy Grace](http://time.com/2926987/charles-bothuell-hln-son-basement/ "undefined") tell this flabbergasted father they found his missing 12-year-old son alive—and in his own basement. 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