On April 24, 2017, local time, London, England, Gunn participated in the premiere of the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy 2". Visual China figure
Eight months after being fired, James Gunn, the director of the Marvel film guardians of the galaxy, finally won the forgiveness of Disney, the parent company of Marvel films, and was allowed to return to work to continue directing the third installment of the series.
Compared with Ant-Man, Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and other characters, the "Guardians of the Galaxy" composed of Star-Lord, Kamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon and Tree Groot originally did not have a high presence in Marvel Comics. However, in 2014, the superhero movie "Guardians of the Galaxy 1" created by James Gunn (who is also director and screenwriter) became a hit, making a number of edge characters in the Marvel Universe catch up with the elders of the "Avengers". Guardians of the Galaxy 1 grossed $773 million worldwide, and 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy 2 continued its efforts to win $863 million. James Gunn, who started as a B-movie, also went from obscurity to Hollywood's hottest up-and-coming director and was appointed by Disney as an executive producer for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
However, in July last year, James Gunn's past inappropriate remarks on social media involving rape, child prostitution and other sensitive topics were rediscovered, and not only did his reputation plummet, but Disney immediately expelled him from the "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" crew. Although Gunn later apologized on Twitter ("In the past, I've apologized for my humor that hurt others.) I am genuinely sorry, please believe in my sincerity. One thing to say is that my horrible jokes were all over the beaten track and I didn't put them into practice"; and there were also "Star Lord" Chris Pratt, "Kamora" Zoe Saldana, "Rocket Raccoon" Bradley Cooper, "Tree Groot" van Diesel, "Destroyer" Dave Batista, "Courage" Michael Luke, "Mantis Woman" Pang Clementev, "Nebula" Karen Gillan, Brave heir Clagreen and Sean who acted as a "Rocket Raccoon" motion capture Ten people, including Gunn (James Gunn's younger brother), sent an open letter to intercede for him; and fans launched an online autograph petition campaign, but Disney did not immediately retract his life.
On July 21, 2014, local time, In California, USA, Gunn participated in the premiere of the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy". Visual China figure
Disney, on the other hand, showed no signs of finding Gunn's successor. At that time, some insiders revealed that Disney and Marvel did not actually think of finding others, but had already secretly reached an understanding with Gunn. For now, this claim is quite credible, and the two sides were just waiting for a suitable time to announce a "reunion" — eight months was enough time to put the scandal to an end.
After the news of the "reinstatement of the official" came out, Gunn, who had not been updated for a long time because of the tweet, finally spoke up, saying: "Thank you very much to everyone who has supported me in the past few months." I will always learn and do my best to constantly strive to be the best person I can be. I'm really excited to be grateful for Disney's decision to continue making films that will be the bonds of love. ”
However, during the period of dismissal from Disney, Gunn did not actually idle, but turned to warner bros. and decided to take over the superhero movie "The Suicide Squad 2" based on DC Comics. As for how to arrange the filming of "Suicide Squad 2" and "Guardians of the Galaxy 3", which have been confirmed to be released on August 6, 2021, according to industry insiders, Gunn will grab two movies at the same time, and the release time of "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" will be scheduled after "Suicide Squad 2". Although Disney has not officially announced the release date of "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" before the scandal broke, Gunn revealed that the film is expected to be released in 2020. Because of such a dismissal storm, the release of this film is likely to be postponed until 2022.