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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I think it's safe to say Guardians Vol. 3 is canned because there's no way Disney will rehire Gunn and not face a PR nightmare, guaranteeing box office bombing or under-performance. Everything will be overshadowed by the tweets and the right-wing could call for terrorist acts at Disney properties (and with America awash with guns there's no reason to believe that one of those wingnuts wouldn't carry one out).
"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam Gallagher
Dude, I understand your concerns, but there's no need to jump for the worst just yet. Times like these prove that the ones willing to the right thing will do anything to set things right and Disney may be partially aware of the nature of the firing but they need their time.
"Disney rehires director who made thousands of pedophilia and rape jokes out of pressure from cast."
Disney, who delivers thousands of hours of family-oriented content, simply can't afford to have a headline like that.
"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam Gallagher
Pedophilia and rape are not the kinds of topics where "second chances" apply. Why do you think people who are convicted of such acts get life imprisonment or the death penalty?
Edited by Mario1995 on Jul 30th 2018 at 1:54:40 PM
"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam GallagherActually, they don't condemn Disney in the letter. Not at all. They condemn the people who weaponized the tweets and acknowledged that they were not okay, but they don't even request for James Gunn to get reinstated, they just said that they are encouraged by the fans who want that and signal that they want to continue working with him in the future.
Honestly, it is a masterpiece of diplomacy. Well done.
And yes, it is possible that the big wigs are reconsidering now that the Fox deal is through, but it is also possible that Disney will stick to their guns.
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The problem is that by making noises they're signalling they may not work with anyone else besides Gunn. They're forcing Disney to make a choice that could have huge consequences for the MCU and the entire company in the long-term.
This isn’t jumping to the worst, this is acknowledging real events that have actually happened. The alt right asshat who caused this fiasco is personally responsible for convincing a gunnut to storm a fucking pizza joint, armed and loaded. Disney is “the liberal-SJW-white hating propaganda machine putting gays and blacks and women on our kid’s T Vs” to these people.
Heather Heyer was killed because of these fuckheads driving a car into a crowd of counter protesters.
Blood has been spilled, a woman has been murdered, and many more could have died as well, because of these people.
Optimism is appreciated, but your idea of “close your eyes, pretend that there is not legitimate threat to human life, and wish really hard” does not help anyone, or anything, but the alt right. And Disney handed them a metric fuckton of power by firing James Gunn in the blink of an eye when they rang.
Edited by TheAirman on Jul 30th 2018 at 1:03:23 PM
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Reminder that Trump is president and the alt-right were some of his most fervent supporters and voters, and the damage is already devastating.
Edited by Mario1995 on Jul 30th 2018 at 2:17:59 PM
"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam Gallagher
Yeah, sorry. Got a little carried away there.
I would advise everyone not to act like they can see the future. We don’t know what will happen with Guardians Vol. 3, so I suggest we wait until we do.
Oh God! Natural light!

...The others are unforgiving folks in regards to second chances, isn't it?
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