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RSS FeedsJames Gunn Fired As Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 After Old Tweets Surface
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21 july 2018 23:33:09

 
James Gunn Fired As Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 After Old Tweets Surface
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The tale of the misfits that comprise the Guardians of the Galaxy will see their trilogy concluded with someone other than James Gunn in the director`s chair. Gunn, who served as the writer and director for the first two Guardians movies, has been fired by Disney. The news confirmed the news in the midst of San Diego Comic-Con 2018, where Marvel was not expected to have any major news. [Update: Guardians star Dave Bautista has come out in support of Gunn.]This move comes after old tweets of Gunn`s surfaced online. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the controversial messages--which date back almost a decade--see the director joking about topics like pedophilia and rape.Disney issues a statement confirming that it was parting ways with Gunn. Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said, `The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James` Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio`s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him.`Gunn`s tweets were resurfaced online by conservative website The Daily Caller. Gunn has since published a series of tweets on his Twitter account in which he does not deny authoring the messages. Instead, he attempts to apologize and explain the messages.`Many people who have followed my career know when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo. As I have discussed publicly many times, as I`ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor. It`s not to say I`m better, but I am very, very different than I was a few years ago; today I try to root my work in love and connection and less in anger. My days saying something just because it`s shocking and trying to get a reaction are over.`In the past, I have apologized for humor of mine that hurt people. I truly felt sorry and meant every word of my apologies. For the record, when I made these shocking jokes, I wasn`t living them out. I know this is a weird statement to make, and ...


 
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