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Disney “unlikely” to reinstate James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and in no rush to replace him

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Despite a petition which has garnered over 360,000 signatures – and a letter of support from the cast – it seems that Disney is “unlikely” to rehire James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 following his dismissal last month, and Marvel is already said to be eyeing his replacement. According to a report […]

James Gunn didn’t write Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to set up Avengers: Infinity War

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James Gunn has revealed that his intention in writing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wasn’t to set up the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, who has recently been fired from his role at Marvel due to some old and unseemly tweets, has revealed his […]

Guardians of the Galaxy cast share their support for James Gunn with open letter calling for his reinstatement

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Ten days ago, Disney announced that it had parted ways with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, firing him from the planned third instalment of the hugely-successful Marvel series due to past social media activity, where the filmmaker had made tasteless jokes about rape and paedophilia. Since then, almost 350,000 people have signed a […]

Dave Bautista is not happy with James Gunn’s firing from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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After old tweets from Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn resurfaced, angering fans for their offensive humour involving rape and pedophilia, Disney took the step to quickly fire Gunn from directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, a movie he was already actively working on writing. While the speed of Disney’s decision was surprising, there hasn’t been […]

James Gunn’s Old Tweets Were Abhorrent But It Makes Little Sense That He Was Fired

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Samuel Brace on James Gunn’s dismissal from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3… On Friday, news broke that James Gunn had been fired by Disney and that he will no longer be directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn’s dismissal occurred when old tweets of the director’s resurfaced which were undeniably hideous in character. […]

James Gunn fired from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 due to offensive tweets

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Filmmaker James Gunn has been fired from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 due to a series of offensive tweets making jokes about rape and paedophilia which have been unearthed on his feed from between 2008 and 2011. “The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our […]

James Gunn suggests that angry Star Wars fans seek therapy

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James Gunn has suggested that therapy might be a good solution for the toxic portion of the Star Wars fan-base. We are hearing more and more about the way in which some members of the Star Wars fandom have been treating individuals associated with the films, especially in the aftermath of Star Wars: The Last […]

James Gunn completes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 first draft, pre-production to begin soon

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Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken to social media to announce that he has completed his first draft of the script for 2020’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, with the filmmaker sharing a photo of the cover and the caption “Every bit of my heart”. https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1011323717849210880 Meanwhile, in an interview with […]

James Gunn confirms that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be set after Avengers 4

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Last week, Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo were asked whether the fact that Marvel has announced the likes of Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 detracts from the end of the superhero blockbuster, and suggests we’ll be seeing the return of the vast majority of the fallen heroes in […]

James Gunn provides an update on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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While Marvel is keeping its Phase Four plans very close to its chest, we do know that 2019’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel will be following in 2020 by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and writer-director James Gunn has provided a brief update on his progress with the threequel during a Facebook Q&A. “I’m more than […]