Dave Bautista, the Guardians of the Galaxy, recently alluded to Gunn's return

Last summer, some raw tweets from the now-deleted Twitter account of Gunn surfaced that painted the filmmaker in a negative light. As a result, Disney dismissed him as director on Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 causing an uproar among fans and members of the film industry. In the past seven months, there have been open letters to Gunn, speculation about his replacement, and a lingering hope that Disney can change his mind and rehire him. In the end, Disney changed his mind and eventually reinstated him to the position of director. The rest belongs to the story. That said, Bautista could have known well before the public.

During an interview with EW's ] Anthony Breznican (via: ComicBook ), Bautista stated that Gunn had received calls from Marvel, saying: "His phone rang the next day with Marvel." [19459006HethenprettymuchconfirmedGunn'sreturntotheMCUsaying: "He's bouncing back, time is coming in. In the next 6 to 8 months, next year, you'll see James Gunn bounce a lot, which will be a huge statement and a true justification. " Bautista even added that Disney had realized they made a hard and reckless decision that was probably not the best decision. " So, even though it did not quite confirm the fact that Gunn would return live " Guardians of the galaxy, vol. 3 " he provided a considerable amount of hints.