‘BrightBurn’ Trailer: James Gunn Basically Turned Superman into a Horror Story

BrightBurn has been an incredibly well-kept secret for months. While we’ve long-known that James Gunn was producing the film, and reuniting with his Slither star Elizabeth Banks, plot details have been kept under tight lock and key. We didn’t even know the official title until very recently. Now, the BrightBurn trailer is here, offering us our first real […]

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Will Use James Gunn’s Script, According to Sean Gunn

James Gunn may no longer be directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.  3, but he’ll still play a part in how the film turns out. Brother Sean Gunn, who plays Kraglin and provides motion-capture for Rocket Raccoon, has confirmed rumors that Gunn’s Guardians 3 script will still be used in the film, whenever it gets made. More on the Guardians […]

Daily Podcast: Which Directors Would You Want To See As Funko Pops? Monument Valley, Doom Patrol, James Gunn & More

On the August 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk the latest film and tv news, including a Monument Valley movie, Doom Patrol casting, James Gunn’s next movie, Duffer Brothers get Funko Pop figures, Jacob’s Ladder remake, Crazy Rich Asians sequel […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3: Dave Bautista SLAMS Disney for not rehiring James Gunn

Last week it was revealed that Gunn would not be rehired as director of Marvel‘s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. The news came even after the filmmaker and his representatives had had a meeting with Walt Disney Chairman Alan Horn. Gunn had been dismissed for controversial joke tweets he wrote a decade ago regarding […]

James Gunn Won’t Be Hired Back to Direct ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’

After weeks of anticipation, an open letter from the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy, hundreds of thousands of vocal fans and fellow celebrities expressing support, and rumblings that James Gunn might be hired back by Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, all hopes for the director’s […]

Daily Podcast: The Latest on Disney/James Gunn, Jon Turteltaub Interview, Venom, Silver & Black, and Sonic the Hedgehog

On the August 9, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and TV news, including a new update about Disney and James Gunn, Venom’s potential rating, the latest in Sony’s brand of Marvel movies, and the […]

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson explained why he deleted 20,000 tweets after Disney fired James Gunn

Lucasfilm “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson recently deleted 20,000 tweets soon after Disney fired James Gunn from “Guardians of the Galaxy 3.” Johnson explained that it was a preemptive measure and a decision he made himself. “This seems like a ‘why not?’ move,” he tweeted.   “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” director […]

Trying To Make Sense Of The James Gunn Firing

On the July 23, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Weekend Editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the big breaking news during Comic-Con, that Disney has fired Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. You can subscribe […]

James Gunn Translates What Groot Said at the End of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

There are a lot of ways to interpret “I am Groot,” but there’s no question that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has the definitive translations for each of the sentient tree-being’s phrases. While Gunn isn’t going around translating every single phrase that Groot utters (we can usually get the gist), there is one line of […]