David Ayer, who is directing the Brad Pitt film Fury, apologized that the movie continued on filming, despite it being Remembrance Day in the U.K.
Fury has been filming in the Oxfordshire countryside and received complaints after refusing to shut down during Remembrance Day, The Guardian reports.
The Daily Mirror reported that it was requested that filming halt for the day, but that was ignored.
"Whoever is responsible is insensitive," said Council chairman Ian Hill. "A letter has been sent to express our feelings of how inappropriate it was for Sherman tanks to be rolling across the countryside while explosions were being let off. Local people are very angry."
Extras on the set of the World War II film were not happy having to work, saying, "[Director David Ayer] just charged on ruthlessly filming a movie about American heroism ... and ignoring British sensitivities towards Remembrance."
Ayer, a veteran himself, apologized on Twitter, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He expressed his "heartfelt apologies for any disrespect on Remembrance Day." He added that "it was an honor" to be filming in the U.K.
The director also posted a picture of an Arlington Cemetery ceremony for Veterans Day in addition to his apology.
Fury, starring Pitt and Shia Labeouf, follows the crew of a tank during World War II and has been shooting in the England countryside for over a month.