“Here’s How The MCU Stars Saved Me After I Was Fired From Disney”

James Gunn opens up about how MCU stars helped him after he was fired from Disney

James Gunn revealed the support had from MCU star when the Disney fired himousting him from directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The manufacturer, about a year later, retraced his steps by reinstating the director.

In 2018 James Gunn, director of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, was fired by Disney after some of his old offensive and inappropriate tweets were made public. Despite Gunn’s apology, and defenses from actors and fans, Disney’s decision to fire him came after pressure from conservative groups and opinion leaders who denounced the director’s tweets as callous and vulgar. Gunn was then reinstated about a year later.

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In an interview with Empire, James Gunn told how the support of the actors of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has helped him overcome the shock of the firing. “The things I remember from that time are the love I received from my family and friends. I think of how Zoe Saldana and her husband Marco Perego came to cook me dinner the night after it happened. Like Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff they only came to hang out with me, to show me their friendship” said James Gunn.

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The director spoke about how the acting group of Guardians of the Galaxy have made space in the world of entertainment together: “None of us were big stars when it started. Only Zoë Saldaña was already famous“.

James Gunn wanted to personally thank the cast: “We went on this journey where we went into the belly of the beast, and I got kicked out – he said – but the people I had brought to life by taking them saved me and brought me back into the fold“.

“They dragged me to the life raft – he added – and we were able to finish the journey together. For this reason, when we saw the films at Comic-Con, we remembered this journey that involved us all emotionally

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be released in Italian cinemas on May 3, 2023, while in US cinemas on May 5. The film also represents the end of the franchise, as the synopsis reads: “The Guardians of the Galaxy are settling in Knowhere. But it’s not long before their lives are upended by Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a perilous mission to save Rocket’s life, a mission which, if not completed successfully, could lead to the end of the Guardians as well as we know them“.