Seth Rogen's Kim Jong Un Movie Is Going to Be Digitally Altered

It would seem that Sony Pictures doesn't want their Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy "The Interview" to start a nuclear war. Go figure.

The movie, which stars Rogen and Franco as journalists sent by the CIA to North Korea to assassinate dictator Kim Jong Un, has gotten attention from the North Korean government itself, claiming that they consider the comedy to be an attack on their country.

While Rogen hasn't shown any interest in altering the movie to ease the rogue state's mind, Sony Pictures, a Japanese-owned company, is finally starting to take some steps.

According to reports, the specific elements of the film that are causing tensions at this point (other than the overall premise) are the use of uniform buttons that the North Korean military wears to honor their past leaders, as well as a scene that depicts Kim Jong Un having his face melted off.

Sony is reportedly planning to digitally alter the film to remove the offending buttons. As for the face-melting scene, the studio is considering cutting the scene, but claims that it's mostly due to questioning whether or not the scene is funny enough.

Sony is even hedging on the button issue, claiming that it isn't bowing to North Korea's demands, but is rather removing the buttons for "clearance issues" since it depicts a living person's face.

We wonder if this movie can ever be as hilarious as the kerfuffle leading up to its release. We doubt it.