Concerned that, this time, Christmas spirit may not be enough to stave off nuclear war, Sony is said to be making changes to its Kim Jong-un assassination comedy The Interview, after North Korea promised a “merciless retaliation” if it is released. The Hollywood Reporter says that the studio is racing to edit the movie, in which Seth Rogen and James Franco play TV journalists recruited to kill the North Korean leader, and adjust certain things about it the North Korean government might find offensive—for example, the military buttons worn by characters. Sony is now digitally altering “thousands” of badges that resemble the actual decorations worn to honor the late Kim Jong Il, which THR says North Korea would consider “blasphemous” if they turned up in a comedy about trying to kill Kim Jong Il’s son. Fortunately, now that faux pas will be avoided.