Give a firework-filled farewell to James Gunn, because he’s not coming back to Guardians of the Galaxy

Well, despite the vocal support of his cast and the promise of Dave Bautista’s angry vomit, James Gunn is not getting his directing job back on Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3. According to Variety, is sticking to their guns—and with the alt-right provocateur who drew them in the first place—in firing Gunn for some tasteless jokes he made and apologized for years ago. The report claims “Gunn and his UTA reps pushed hard for him to be given a second chance, and [Disney chairman Alan Horn] decided to take the meeting but only as a courtesy to clear the air with Gunn. Though the meeting was described as civil and professional, sources say that Horn stood by his decision to not reinstate Gunn as director.”

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