On Wednesday, shortly after Sony Pictures announced their decision to cancel the Christmas day release of The Interview, the political satire about an assassination attempt on North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, Knocked Up director Judd Apatow voiced his disapproval in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, calling the decision "disgraceful."

Asked why he disapproved of Sony's decision, Apatow said he respects their right as a business, but felt the move could signify a darker future.

"They’re basically setting themselves up for other people to threaten them," said Apatow. "Our community is based on freedom of expression. Are we going to suppress ourselves every time someone posts something online? It’s a dark future."

Apatow then shifted his aim towards Hollywood's political correctness, feeling it has made the industry much too timid when criticizing foreign evils.

Are we now living in a world where we’re not allowed to say that these are bad people? Are we not allowed to make a movie where ISIS is the bad guy now? That’s been happening since Charlie Chaplin made “The [Great] Dictator.” There’s so much political correctness that there’s almost no villains left. And who knows who the villain is in this case. It could just be a couple of guys in their room in West Covina.

Apatow doesn't stand alone in his disappointment at the decision. On Twitter, actor Rob Lowe likened Sony's backpedaling to Neville Chamberlain.