"With James Gunn’s Firing, Disney Destroyed the...." Topic

…. Message of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy'

"The jokes about rape and pedophilia that got James Gunn fired from his position as writer and director of Marvel's hugely successful Guardians of the Galaxy franchise are largely un-funny, tasteless, and in most cases disgusting. We should probably get that out of the way right up front, because to defend Gunn in the wake of Disney's decision is—to a lot of reactionaries with itchy @ fingers—is to also defend the content of the tweets.

But a surprisingly often overlooked part of the conversation is the fact that the ringleader of Gunn's downfall, Mike Cernovich, had to scroll back to 2011 to find the tweets at all. Seven years, conveniently bypassing apologies and mea culpas, overlooking attempts at change, ignoring statements like the one Gunn posted just days before he was fired:…."
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Armand

Gunn did a good job with GOTG 1 & 2, and it's too bad his past caught up with him so-to-speak. There's no statute of limitations on stupid and bad behavior in today's Hollywood climate whether you're a changed man or not.

I wish him the best. And I don't think the third GOTG film will miss a beat at all. Marvel movies practically sell themselves, as long as Kevin Feige doesn't screw it up. 'The Avengers' did just fine replacing Joss Whedon with the Russos after all.

Speaking of Joss, maybe Feige should give him a call to see if he's interested in taking over GOTG3.

a lot of reactionaries with itchy @ fingers

Huh? Most of the back blast is coming from the #MeToo crowd.

Speaking of Joss, maybe Feige should give him a call to see if he's interested in taking over GOTG3.

I had that exact same thought!

(smile)

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Armand