The guardians of galaxy 3: James Gunn back to management

By Terri Schwartz

James Gunn was reinstated as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 after being sacked following a scandal on Twitter last summer. The reports of Deadline and IGN can confirm this. Gunn will lead the project after completing his work on Warner Bros.'s Suicide Squad 2, which he is also called to write and direct. Gunn has since used Twitter to respond to the news, ending his eight-month silence on Twitter.

According to Deadline, the decision to rehire Gunn was actually "evoked and taken in reality several months ago, as a result of conversations with Disney Studio management and the Marvel Studios team." According to the site, the decision to cancel Gunn's dismissal was made after Walt Disney Studios president Alan Horn and Gunn met "several times to discuss the situation." Convicted by Gunn's public apology and his handling of the situation, Horn decided to turn the tide and reinstate Gunn. "

Following his shot from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, Gunn has come aboard to write and direct Suicide Squad 2, which will not be a direct follow-up to David Ayer's film, but would be a revival with new characters and cast members. As recently as March 6, it was reported that Idris Elba was in talks to join DC's next title, replacing Will Smith as Deadshot. The Suicide Squad 2 of WB is to be published on August 6, 2021.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The production of 3, which was to begin in the fall of 2018, was suspended following Gunn 's dismissal and no replacement director was found. Interestingly, Deadline writes that despite reports to the contrary, Marvel "has never met nor considered any other director" for the film, despite repeated speculation that Taika Waititi and Adam McKay were forced to direct. Kevin Feige revealed in February that Gunn's script was still going to be used for Vol. 3

Gunn was originally fired by Disney on July 20 following the resurgence of controversial tweets on topics such as rape and pedophilia, mainly in the years 2008 and 2009. At the time, Horn had issued a statement in which was written: The statements found on James' Twitter feed are indefensible and incompatible with the values ​​of our studio, and we have broken our commercial relationship with him. "

Gunn's shots were immediately thwarted by members and fans of the Guardians of the Galaxy cast. Dave Bautista, who plays Drax, was Marvel's most outspoken star, repeatedly pointing out that he considered dismissal as Disney's bad call. Meanwhile Chris Pratt, who plays Star-Lord, tweeted after Gunn's shot"Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters, let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger." JAMES 1:19. " The cast released a joint statement in favor of Gunn on July 30th.

In October, in Anaheim, California, just four miles from Disneyland, fans spent $ 4,000 on a billboard asking Disney to rehire Gunn. A Change.org petition to rehire Gunn had collected 430,000 signatures at the time of publication of this article.

Gunn's tweets were unearthed by a conservative website, The Daily Caller, scheduled for San Diego Comic-Con, which was later canceled. The subsequent online reaction against Gunn led to Disney's decision to fire him. At the time, Gunn issued a statement that said:

"My words from nearly ten years ago were at the time of totally unsuccessful and unfortunate attempts at provocation.I have been regretting them for many years – not just because they were stupid, not at all funny, wildly insensitive, and certainly not provocative as I had hoped, but also because they do not reflect the person that I am or what I have been for some time. elapsed, I understand and accept the commercial decisions made today.Even these many years later, I take full responsibility for the way I behaved then.All I can do now , beyond my sincere and sincere regrets, is to be the best human being I can be: accept, understand, engage for equality and be much more thoughtful My public statements and my obligations to our public speech, to all people in my sector and beyond, my sincere apologies again. Love to all. "

The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has no release date at the moment, but was originally slated for release in 2020 as part of the first wave of post-Avenger films: Disney's Endgame. The original cast, including Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel, is expected to return.

What do you think of Gunn's reinstatement as director of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3? Has Disney made the right call? Let us know in the comments below or vote in our poll about the movie you prefer to see first – Guardians 3 or Suicide Squad 2! Or check out what fans and Marvel stars are saying on social media about Gunn's rehiring!

Terri Schwartz is editor-in-chief of entertainment at IGN. Talk to him on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.