 He had previously worked with the director, Nicholas Stoller, on "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012).Stoller later recommended Park for the role of "a vague North Korean dictator," who later turned out to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in the controversial film, "The Interview", directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen.Impressed by his audition, Goldberg and Rogen offered Park the role after one audition.