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.
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Opening Banter: Comic Con has nearly destroyed Peter.
In The News:
- James Gunn Fired as Director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’
- The news itself
- The extent of Gunn’s tweets
- James Gunn’s history
- The people responsible for getting him fired
- Our thoughts on the situation
- The response from the Guardians on twitter
- People coming to his defence, the petition
- Is there any chance Disney will rehire Gunn?
- What might this mean for the future of the MCU?
Other articles mentioned:
- Screenshots of James Gunn’s tweets
- James Gunn responds on Twitter
- Sean Gunn responds on Twitter
- Dave Bautista responds on twitter
- Zoe Saldana responds on Twitter
- Chris Pratt responds on Twitter
- Pom Klementieff responds on Twitter
- Michael Ian Black and Patton Oswalt on Twitter
- Selma Blair Urges Disney’s Marvel to Rehire James Gunn: “This Man Is One of the Good Ones”
- RE-HIRE JAMES GUNN
- Dan Harmon Deletes Twitter Account After His 2009 Video Featuring Baby Doll Rape Resurfaces
- Bobcat Goldthwait Asks to Be Removed From Disney Parks Attraction After James Gunn Firing
- Director James Gunn Apologizes for Anti-Gay and Sexist Comments on Blog Post
- Disney Should Know the Difference Between James Gunn and Roseanne
All the other stuff you need to know:
You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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