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Guardians of the Galaxy cast releases joint statement in support of James Gunn's reinstatement
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I mean, I agree in theory. Just saying, that's what might end up happening at this rate.
Just saying the other people championing this should also be careful what they wish for.
This guy is just screwing himself at this point. I'm not sure Gunn would want him to torpedo his career.
Yondu and Rocket breaking out of containment with that little thing zipping all over the place was legit awesome. I had my jaw to the floor.
It was serious. People here getting hyped up like Disney is one to be fucked with. As if they're going to have the terms and tenor with which they protect The Mouse dictated to them. That shits not happening boys and girls, and many of you are going to find out with broken hearts. I'm about 99% sure that they'll give the entire franchise it's walking papers before being told how they are going to run their company and set their standards and use of discipline with people under their employ. Neither Marvel Studios nor the MCU are dependent on the current iteration of the Guardians. In many ways, they've served their purpose and are largely expendable at this point so be careful what you wish for.
Keep on pushing this and the death toll will be more than Gunn. Rest assured of that. And that may be what has to happen here, but this is very, very unlikely to end with Gunn being rehired people need to understand that if not respect or be content with it. Unfair shit happens to people every day and will continue to. Sorry for the bad news and it's not what any of us want, but sober perspective is sober. We don't always get what we want and life isn't fair.
Let all of this shit be a lesson to avoid doing and saying shit online or on video that can catch back up to you at the worst times and impact your career and pursuit of happiness. Go scrub your Grams, Twitters, and Facebooks of questionable shit. No reason to have it out there attached to your name. Try not to be an edge lord; those antics tend to be unfunny and age very poorly.
I dunno if I can watch a re-casted Drax. Dave is perfect in the role and I would be sad to see him go. GOTG & GOTG2 are among my favorites films in the MCU and this whole thing is just heart breaking honestly.
Disney may try recasting Batista but I doubt they'll dare recasting all the other main characters
It's almost like Bautista read the part in the Variety article about Disney noticing none of the cast said they would quit and decided to fix that.
You gotta bring in a big lunkhead so welcome aboard Ving Rhames as Charlie-27!
But Disney isn't accelerating shit. They already made their statement and peace with it.
I don't think they've made peace with it yet. They've just been silent while they try to figure out what to do from here.
Disney didn't expect the backlash, that I think is true. I think they expected SOME, but the "manageable" kind. The "this will go away in a week" kind. Sure, people complained when Edgar Wright was let go or Terrance Howard was recast, but they didn't have the whole cast of the movie going "you made the wrong move" with 360,000+ fans requesting he be reinstated while journalists and movie directors weigh in on the bad faith arguments and smear campaign that led to his termination in the first place creating a caustic and toxic work environment for any and all movie makers.
They expected a return to normalcy by now and actors like Bautista not letting it go and holding their feet to the fire is definitely NOT something they were anticipating. "He's under contract" they thought. "He'll fall in line." Yeah, but he's also using his platform to make them look FAR worse than if they'd just ignored the initial Gunn harassment campaign in the first place.
Yeah, they can't pull the "well he changed" stuff without seeing that Gunn changed as well.
Brolin won't be going anywhere. He's Cable now, and I'm damn sure that the plan is to integrate him in the MCU as him. How it'd be explained I have no idea, and I honestly couldn't care less right now.
To be fair RDJ was brought on board during the Paramount years. By the time Disney got their hands on things he was a reformed superstar household name and it was thought that the MCU literally couldn't exist without him. They've obviously been trying to get rid of him ever since (though more so for the bills they have to pay rather than controversy). Though yes, I do agree there's enough skeletons in the closet for this company that Disney are still looking like self righteous hypocrites.
Even if they choose to integrate Deadpool as he is now into the MCU (which I don't believe actually, if anything Deadpool will get his own separate series of movies), Brolin can be easily written out. They can even have Deadpool make a joke like "Hey, where did that big, angry guy go?"
One of them is a massive star who spent years getting back to that point (remember when the only job he could get was Ally McBeal?), the other Is James Gunn.
Definitely
"I can say there's been a lot of internal discussion about [Song of the South]. And at some point we're going to do something about it. I don't know when, but we will. We know we want people to see Song of the South because we realize it's a big piece of company history, and we want to do it the right way." – Dave Bossert "
http://www.post-movie.net/disney-producer-encouraging-about-song-of-the-south-release/
It is interesting to me that Bautista's line in the sand isn't Gunn being brought back as director, but his script to be used. I'm not sure meeting that low bar is really going to solve anything. Gunn will still be persona non grata unless Disney actually retracts their judgement of him.
If they do somehow integrate Deadpool into the MCU, I think Cable and Thanos look different enough that it's not a big deal.
To layer on top of that, the only reason RDJ got the Iron Man job is because Mel Gibson put up the insurance money in case he relapsed again.
But I think you could care less.
I mean your avatar is still The Infinity Gauntlet.
More like you're not actually going to boycott since you can't even bother to do something meaningless like not have an entirely Marvel themed avatar.
nah, its just the equivalent of that old screenshot of that steamgroup about modern warfare 2
That's a LOT of assumptions about someone you don't know. I won't be watching Marvel Studios or Disney films in movie theaters if Gunn doesn't come back. And even if he does and I support it again, it won't be the same ever again. But hey, let's talk about how you clearly know more about how I'm taking this than I do.
I didn't get the reference.
Even if they COULD write Brolin out, they wouldn't. Which is the point. They are hypocrites and only fire Gunn because Right-Wing Twitter manipulated them.
Well I guess integrity isn't a family value for the house of M.
Massive kudos to Bautista. He seems to be the friend (and man) we all deserve. My respect for him rose a lot.
Massive kudos to Bautista. He seems to be the friend (and man) we all deserve. My respect for him rose a lot.
But the actors haven't and I haven't. I don't wanna be reminded every time I'm watching a Disney movie that Disney and Marvel don't have enough backbone to stand up to a single stupid cyber nazi with a Twitter account to defend one of their own. It's not even worth a statement or an investigation. He was once a pillar in their plan to continue the MCU for another decade. In a day he was removed.
And if Bautista risks his career to draw this line in the sand, the least I can do is to stop giving a company like that money anymore. It's not gonna be fun, but there's enough other means of entertainment around.
Why are u guys talking about Brolin as if Disney is going to fire him to not look like hypocrites? That's just not going to happen. It's different with Gunn because he's just the director/writer. He's not a star. If they cared enough they would fire whoever they want, but they don't want to. It's that simple.
Also I've always thought Disney would use Gunns script anyway. Cool of Dave to have his back, but there's nothing to stress about there imo
Also I've always thought Disney would use Gunns script anyway. Cool of Dave to have his back, but there's nothing to stress about there imo
Waiting to see it after its in theaters isnt what you said before.
"Dropping MCU altogether" to waiting for streaming/bluray?
It's very much still on. Questioning if I will or not boycott is pointless though, isn't it? Call me out if I don't, not keep teasing me before I do anything.
Waiting to see it after its in theaters isnt what you said before.
"Dropping MCU altogether" to waiting for streaming/bluray?
I can do that. Will I burn my eyes if my friends and acquaintances are watching and I'm around? Nope. Will I call them out on their bullshit? Yes. Will I be spending money like I've been the last ten years? Fuck no. I still think this "Gotcha" bullshit is stupid as fuck, and I'd like it to stop.
Waiting to see a movie outside of theaters is not "dropping the MCU altogether" though.
That is still actively supporting Disney/Marvel and giving them your money.
Waiting to see it after its in theaters isnt what you said before.
"Dropping MCU altogether" to waiting for streaming/bluray?
Does he have anything other than a glove in an avatar? I have no idea. Always thought it looked silly.
You and others here have a thing of trying to bait me that I will never understand. What an waste of fucking time.
I've picked the avatar precisely so you'd think it looks silly. Mission accomplished.
unfortunately since he is covered in makeup, he, groot and rocket would be the easiest to recast imho. You would just need a big buff guy who is bald. Yes, it wouldn't be the same, but his bluff wouldn't be nearly as powerful as Pratt or Saldana threatening to quit. Ironically Bautista would have the most to lose since Pratt, Diesel and Zaldana have other franchises and Bradley Cooper, well he's bradley cooper.
You can take the Man out of Marvel but you can't take the Marvel out of ManWaiting to see it after its in theaters isnt what you said before.
"Dropping MCU altogether" to waiting for streaming/bluray?
I have no idea what I just typed
Noticing you changed your boycott from done with the MCU altogether to waiting for home video/streaming isnt baiting. You can't make a proclamation of a boycott then scale it back without expecting to be asked about it lol.
You and others here have a thing of trying to bait me that I will never understand. What an waste of fucking time.
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I am boycottying if Gunn doesn't come back. I won't be buying their stuff. I might download their shit and watch with friends eventually, but not as how I used to for the last ten years. I didn't scale back. Stop with the pointless arguing or telling me what to do.
Joke post? People seem to be glossing over the controversy he courted during his WWE years for gross treatment of women. Bautista may be a changed man too, but he's no better than Brolin.