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James Gunn-produced horror BrightBurn gets Memorial Day 2019 release

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In the days leading up to the San Diego Comic-Con this past July, James Gunn announced that he’d be making an appearance in Hall H to unveil a new horror project for Sony’s Screen Gems. Unfortunately for Gunn and his fans, the announcement coincided with the news that he’d been fired from Marvel’s Guardians of […]

Dave Bautista throws his hat in the ring for Suicide Squad 2 role

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Last night it was revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is heading to the DC Extended Universe to write and potentially director Suicide Squad 2 for Warner Bros. and DC Films, and now one of his Guardians cast members has expressed their interest in linking up with the director once again. Posting […]

Why Gavin O’Connor exited the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2

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Yesterday it was revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is heading to the DC Extended Universe to write – and potentially direct – Warner Bros. and DC Film’s Suicide Squad follow-up. The news came as a surprise, not least because there’d been no word as to the departure of The Accountant helmer […]

UPDATE: James Gunn to write and potentially direct Suicide Squad 2, may be “a whole new take” rather than a sequel

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Months after being fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Disney, it looks like filmmaker James Gunn is swapping the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe. According to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn has closed a deal with Warner Bros. and DC Films to write the supervillain team-up sequel Suicide Squad 2, and […]

James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 script will be used says Sean Gunn

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Sean Gunn says this brother’s script will likely be used in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The status of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is a little nebulous right now as a result of James Gunn’s firing earlier this year. But his brother Sean Gunn, who plays Kraglin in the series, is confident […]

Dave Bautista is hoping for a Drax solo movie, whether he stars in it or not

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Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista wants a solo Drax movie to be made, even if he doesn’t end up starring in it. With all the chaos regarding James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 dismissal over his unbecoming tweets, Dave Bautista (Drax) has perhaps been the most vocal actor in the franchise […]

Guardians of the Galaxy’s Glenn Close says it’s “sad” that James Gunn got fired

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Guardians of the Galaxy actress Glenn Close doesn’t agree with the fact that James Gunn was fired from Marvel because of his repugnant past tweets. The talk regarding James Gunn’s firing from his job directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has died down a little but those involved with the project are still speaking […]

Marvel puts Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on hold

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This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise given the firing of writer-director James Gunn, but THR is reporting that Marvel Studios has officially put Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on hold. According to the site, the small group of pre-production crew members assembled for the film have been dismissed while Marvel […]

Dave Bautista “thanks” Disney for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 firing

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Earlier this week it was confirmed that, despite a wave of support for the filmmaker, The Walt Disney Company will not reverse its decision to fire James Gunn from the Marvel threequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and now star Dave Bautista – a.k.a. Drax the Destroyer – has taken to social media to […]