James Gunn has returned to social media to comment Disney reinstating him as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn had largely been absent since he was fired by Disney over old, offensive tweets last July. “I am tremendously grateful to every person out there who has supported me over the past few…
James Gunn has been reinstated as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Deadline reports the news after confirming it with Disney/Marvel and Gunn’s representatives.
It did not take long for fans to find their preferred replacement when director James Gunn was fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. They wanted Taika Waititi to do for Guardians what he did Thor: Ragnarok. The only problem is that Waititi would never take the job for all the reasons you would expect.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was supposed to start production early this year. We would probably know most of the new actors joining the franchise by now. Instead, writer-director James Gunn was fired last July and the film is on hold indefinitely.
Adam McKay already has his name etched in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He co-wrote Ant-Man after Edgar Wright left the project in 2014. McKay passed on the director’s chair for that film, but it’s only a matter of time before he directs a Marvel Studios movie. McKay already knows exactly which one he wants.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remains on indefinite hold after director James Gunn was fired in July. Marvel Studios has to figure out where the franchise goes from here and which director will be at the helm. A leading candidate may have emerged.
Chris Pratt will be leading a team into battle next year, but it won’t be the Guardians of the Galaxy. The actor is set to star in a new action thriller written and directed by Taylor Sheridan (Wind River). It could be a new franchise vehicle for Pratt, who needed to replace his currently-stalled Marvel…
It remains unclear exactly what Marvel Studios is planning to do with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Since writer-director James Gunn was fired by Disney this summer, the next installment in the space superhero series has seemingly run aground, with it being put on hold in August and a new rumor based on an…
It’s a simple solution to a complex problem, but alas, it isn’t meant to be. Now that Bradley Cooper is a successful director, some fans hoped Marvel Studios would “keep it in the family” and have him replace James Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Cooper, however, doesn’t want the job.