Photo: Rich Fury/GettyThe cast ofGuardians of the Galaxyis responding to the news that James Gunn, the writer and director of the first two films,was firedfrom the upcoming third installment due to old tweets in which he made light of pedophilia.Last week, Disney booted Gunn from the franchise he built after conservative Twitter users found posts in which the writer/director made insensitive jokes.AsIndieWirereported, the franchise’s cast has started speaking out about the controversy.Zoë Saldanatweeted, “It’s been a challenging weekend I’m not gonna lie. I’m pausing myself to take everything in before I speak out of term. I just want everyone to know I love ALL members of my GOTG family. Always will.”Chris Prattchimed inwith a quote from the Bible: “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters. Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.”Karen Gillanposted, “Love to every single member of my GOTG family.” Sheadded, “Just to clarify, I’ll speak more on this later but just wanted to make sure that was out there. Love to you all.”Dave Bautistawrote, “I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..@JamesGunn is one of the most loving,caring,good natured people I have ever met. He’s gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He’s made mistakes. We all have. Im NOT ok with what’s happening to him.”Selma Blair, who doesn’t’ star in the films but is close with Gunn,promoted a petitionfor Disney to hire him again. She commented, “Because if people are punished despite changing, then what does that teach people about owning mistakes and evolving? This man is one of the good ones.”EverettSean Gunn, Gunn’s brother who also worked on the franchise,tweetedabout Gunn’s personal evolution: “Since devoting his entire life to the Guardians movies and MCU six years ago, I’ve seen him channel that voice into his work on those movies and seen him transform from the guy who made up things to shock people.”For his part, Gunn issued a five-part statement. Hebegan: “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.”Gunn was set to start filming the third installment in the fall and had been working on the script. He wrote and directed the first two movies, which have made more than $1.6 billion worldwide.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3was set to release in 2020.
Photo: Rich Fury/Getty
The cast ofGuardians of the Galaxyis responding to the news that James Gunn, the writer and director of the first two films,was firedfrom the upcoming third installment due to old tweets in which he made light of pedophilia.Last week, Disney booted Gunn from the franchise he built after conservative Twitter users found posts in which the writer/director made insensitive jokes.AsIndieWirereported, the franchise’s cast has started speaking out about the controversy.Zoë Saldanatweeted, “It’s been a challenging weekend I’m not gonna lie. I’m pausing myself to take everything in before I speak out of term. I just want everyone to know I love ALL members of my GOTG family. Always will.”Chris Prattchimed inwith a quote from the Bible: “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters. Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.”Karen Gillanposted, “Love to every single member of my GOTG family.” Sheadded, “Just to clarify, I’ll speak more on this later but just wanted to make sure that was out there. Love to you all.”Dave Bautistawrote, “I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..@JamesGunn is one of the most loving,caring,good natured people I have ever met. He’s gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He’s made mistakes. We all have. Im NOT ok with what’s happening to him.”Selma Blair, who doesn’t’ star in the films but is close with Gunn,promoted a petitionfor Disney to hire him again. She commented, “Because if people are punished despite changing, then what does that teach people about owning mistakes and evolving? This man is one of the good ones.”EverettSean Gunn, Gunn’s brother who also worked on the franchise,tweetedabout Gunn’s personal evolution: “Since devoting his entire life to the Guardians movies and MCU six years ago, I’ve seen him channel that voice into his work on those movies and seen him transform from the guy who made up things to shock people.”For his part, Gunn issued a five-part statement. Hebegan: “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.”Gunn was set to start filming the third installment in the fall and had been working on the script. He wrote and directed the first two movies, which have made more than $1.6 billion worldwide.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3was set to release in 2020.
The cast ofGuardians of the Galaxyis responding to the news that James Gunn, the writer and director of the first two films,was firedfrom the upcoming third installment due to old tweets in which he made light of pedophilia.
Last week, Disney booted Gunn from the franchise he built after conservative Twitter users found posts in which the writer/director made insensitive jokes.
AsIndieWirereported, the franchise’s cast has started speaking out about the controversy.
Zoë Saldanatweeted, “It’s been a challenging weekend I’m not gonna lie. I’m pausing myself to take everything in before I speak out of term. I just want everyone to know I love ALL members of my GOTG family. Always will.”
Chris Prattchimed inwith a quote from the Bible: “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters. Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.”
Karen Gillanposted, “Love to every single member of my GOTG family.” Sheadded, “Just to clarify, I’ll speak more on this later but just wanted to make sure that was out there. Love to you all.”
Dave Bautistawrote, “I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..@JamesGunn is one of the most loving,caring,good natured people I have ever met. He’s gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He’s made mistakes. We all have. Im NOT ok with what’s happening to him.”
Selma Blair, who doesn’t’ star in the films but is close with Gunn,promoted a petitionfor Disney to hire him again. She commented, “Because if people are punished despite changing, then what does that teach people about owning mistakes and evolving? This man is one of the good ones.”
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Sean Gunn, Gunn’s brother who also worked on the franchise,tweetedabout Gunn’s personal evolution: “Since devoting his entire life to the Guardians movies and MCU six years ago, I’ve seen him channel that voice into his work on those movies and seen him transform from the guy who made up things to shock people.”
For his part, Gunn issued a five-part statement. Hebegan: “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.”
Gunn was set to start filming the third installment in the fall and had been working on the script. He wrote and directed the first two movies, which have made more than $1.6 billion worldwide.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3was set to release in 2020.
source: people.com
