After the United States government officially confirmed that the Sony Pictures leak had come from the North Korean government and the company canceled the release of the Seth Rogen and James Franco film "The Interview," a movie gets axed: Steve Carell's North Korea thriller.

Over the last few weeks, there's news about the Sony Pictures leak out every single day; from cheeky remarks made by executives, to the discovery that actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams earned less money than their male counterparts in "American Hustle" - now, Steve Carell's North Korea film has officially been canceled following controversy.

The issue with the Sony Pictures leak first started a few weeks ago, after the company refused to halt the release of action comedy film "The Interview," which involved a mock plot to assassinate North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un; the Asian country's government hit back by hacking into the company's e-mails, revealing gigabytes of data from employees - and now it seems the latest victim is Steve Carell's North Korea movie.

According to CNN Money, the Steve Carell North Korea movie has been officially canceled by Sony Pictures, following the whole ordeal regarding "The Interview" and the issues with Pyongyang.

The film, which was set to be a "paranoid thriller" set in the country that Kim Jong-un rules, hadn't even been titled yet and much less entered into filming stage. However, news outlets such as The Huffington Post have confirmed that the movie has been scraped to avoid further controversy.

"Sad day for creative expression. #feareatsthesoul," said Steve Carell from his Twitter, after hearing the official news from Sony Pictures.

The upcoming film, which was going to be directed by Gore Verbinski with a screenplay written by Steve Conrad, was aimed to treat the subject seriously, unlike comedy "The Interview" - and it would have been based on Guy Delisle's graphic novel "Pyongyang."

Now that the Steve Carell North Korea film has been officially scrapped, will this silencing of films about Kim Jong-un's country become a trend in Hollywood?