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On Friday, Disney shocked the industry by shooting The Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn after a series of offensive old tweets have been uncovered on the director's Twitter account. Since then, much of the cast of the film has published vague tweets about the test, with a common line: they are not far from him yet.
Chris Pratt who plays Guardian Star-Lord (the role that eventually made him a leader), did not issue a direct statement on the dismissal of Gunn, but he tweeted the following Bible verse, which seemed to cause people to pause before completely condemning Gunn: my dear brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. "JAMES 1: 19 ♥ ️"
Zoe Saldana who plays Gamora in the franchise, tweeted this short statement: "It's been a tough weekend, I'm not going to lie. to take everything before I speak out of term.I just want everyone to know that I love all members of my GOTG family.Always the case. "
Co-star Karen Gillan shared a similar sentiment: "I adore all of my GOTG family members." She later added that she "would talk about it later." [EndehorsesoftheSananastatementwasalsomakingconnectionsmagnetualimprovementsandtakingtheirperformed a series of tweets from Gunn's brother, actor Sean Gunn who said he was proud of how the director has changed over the years, turning away from "unpleasant or offensive jokes" and heading towards an open-hearted narration.
Saldana also loved a tweet from the actress Selma Blair who tweeted a link to a Change.org petition inviting fans to ask Disney to rehire Gunn. "This man is one of the good ones," added Blair
Actor Dave Bautista who plays Drax in the franchise Guardians was by far the actor the more vocal about Gunn draws his unequivocal support behind the filmmaker.
"I will have more to say but at the moment all I will say is that .. @ JamesGunn is one of the most loving, caring and good people I have ever been to. I have never met. ", he wrote." He is gentle and kind and cares deeply about people and animals. He made mistakes. We all have. I do not agree with what happens to him. "
Bautista also called the situation a" cyber attack ", probably referring to people who drew attention to Gunn's old tweets: alt-right figures Jack Posobiec and Mike Cernovich who took screenshots of tweets, which included jokes about pedophilia and rape, and shared them with their supporters .Gunn, for what it's worth, is a vocal critic of the current administration and claimed the removal of Trump several times.
Disney acted once the old tweets of Gunn became viral, with the president of Walt Disney Studios ] Alan Horn announcing the director's shooting with the following statement: "Offensive attitudes and statements found on James' Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with the values of our studio, and we broke up with he. "
replied with a long statement, saying that the tweets, most dating back about ten years ago, were" extremely insensitive "and do not reflect what he is today:
"My words from almost a decade ago were, at times, totally unsuccessful
and unfortunate efforts to be provocative. I regretted them for
many years since – not just because they were stupid, not at all funny,
madly insensitive, and certainly not provocative as I had hoped,
but also because they do not reflect the person I am today or have been"Regardless of the time that has elapsed, I understand and accept the
business decisions taken today. Even those many years later, I take
the entire responsibility of how I behaved then. All I can do
now, beyond offering my sincere and heartfelt regret, is to be the
the best human being that I can be: accept, understand,
equality, and much more thoughtful about my public statements and my
obligations to our public discourse. For everyone in my industry
and beyond, I present my sincerest apologies again. Love for all. "
The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise was a major success for Marvel, guided by Gunn's loose and electric style. The Guardians of the Galaxy 2 released the # Last summer, earned $ 863 million worldwide, consolidating the band of superheroes as behemoths.A large part of the main cast was also included in this summer's hugely successful Avengers: Infinity War A third film Guardians is expected to be released in cinemas in 2020. It is not yet known how Disney will go forward as a result of Gunn's dismissal. 19659016] Get Vanity Fair's HWD Newsletter
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