‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ star Kurt Russell calls Gunn’s firing “sad,” while Dave Bautista doubles down on his support of the filmmaker by threatening to quit ‘Vol. 3.’
Fans of both James Gunn and Guardians of the Galaxy received quite a shock yesterday, when it was revealed that Disney had fired the filmmaker over a series of old, offensive tweets. The tweets, which contained crass, juvenile jokes about rape and children, were dug up by alt-right personality Mike Cernovich — one of many conservatives who took issue with Gunn’s ongoing criticisms of Donald Trump and his administration. Since Gunn’s firing, several people have come to the director’s defense, including Guardians star Dave Bautista.