"We Are Groot": James Gunn Opens Up About GOTG Cast"s Support After He Was Fired By Disney*
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn opens up about the support he received from the Guardians cast after he was fired by Disney. Gunn is finally concluding his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy at Marvel following a delay of the final movie. That happened due to Gunn being fired by Disney over some controversial tweets from his past that had resurfaced. Now, following the director's return to Marvel, Gunn reveals how important the Guardians of the Galaxy cast was to him amid the difficult situation he went through.
Speaking with Empire Magazine, Gunn got candid about his Guardians of the Galaxy family and their support through his firing. According to the director, Gamora actress Zoë Saldana went to Gunn's home the night after the news broke with her husband to prepare the distraught director a meal. Gunn also mentions Nebula and Mantis actresses' Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff coming to comfort him during the challenging time. Check out the full quote below:
“It was hard. But the things I think of from that time are the love that I got from my family and friends. I think of how Zoë Saldaña and her husband came over to fix me a meal the night after it happened. How Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff came over to just hang out with me, to be my friend.”
How Marvel Studios Firing James Gunn Altered The Course Of The MCU
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At the time of his firing, there was talk about Gunn becoming the shepherd of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's cosmic side. The director himself revealed in 2017 to IGN that he talked with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about the greater cosmic side of the MCU and what that would look like after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn's "it’s innate to the DNA that that’s the end of a trilogy, but it’s the beginning of a whole other element of the Marvel Cosmic universe" speech made it sound like the director had a future at Marvel beyond Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which has now changed.
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At the time of his firing, there was talk about Gunn becoming the shepherd of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's cosmic side. The director himself revealed in 2017 to IGN that he talked with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about the greater cosmic side of the MCU and what that would look like after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn's "it’s innate to the DNA that that’s the end of a trilogy, but it’s the beginning of a whole other element of the Marvel Cosmic universe" speech made it sound like the director had a future at Marvel beyond Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which has now changed.
