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[cax16]

2 hours ago, jking123 said:

Those guys(kc walsh,omegaundeground) seem to be rising in terms of their scoops.Birds of prey etc but i am still reluctant to trust them.

They’ve been pretty on point the last little while but I mean does it seem so far fetched that Disney would toss the script cause they fired him? That’s really the only reason I even shared the tweet, seems pretty logical at this point. They probably don’t want his name associated with the movie at all if it gets made. 

[Barnack]

3 hours ago, MrGlass2 said:

I don't see why they also have to fire the script.

Firing of a writing job someone because of past stuff he written make arguably more sense than firing him of is directing job.

[Hades]

So Black Widow movie or Maleficent 2 may kick off the summer movie season in early May 2020?......  

[The Futurist]

 

[The Futurist]

James Gunn wasn't emotionnally and artistically involved with GOTG.

He wasn't particularly invested in this world.

Every bit of my heart. pic.twitter.com/hSxnbLpdn6

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 25, 2018

 

 

Edited August 8, 2018 by The Futurist

[ChipDerby]

Reports are saying they will be using his script, and he could be getting a $7-10 mil buyout. As he's in demand around Hollywood.

[Rebeccas]

100% sure he's getting snatched up by a rival studio in the coming weeks

[cax16]

 

[Chewy]

Quote

And there may be an unexpected twist to the story. Two sources say there is a hope through the talks that Gunn could return in some fashion, even if it’s to develop and direct another Marvel movie. “An end-all verdict hasn’t been issued and conversations with Marvel are still ongoing,” says one source familiar with the proceedings. 

 

this whole situation is so weird

[Barnack]

A lot of those according to people familiar with the proceeding phrasing is not fully clear to me.

 

Are they https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_balloon from Disney to test how the trade/industry react to some PR scenario or they are from people familiar to how studio tend to work but with not specific knowledge of the current situation.

[RandomCat]

29 minutes ago, Chewy said:

 

this whole situation is so weird

Disney [Now]: We've hired Gunn as a consultant for our Marvel-Cosmic stuff.

Disney [Next Week]: We've hired Gunn to direct a Marvel Movie

Disney [In two weeks]: We've hired Gunn to direct an untitled Marvel-Cosmic Movie.

Disney [In a month]: We've hired Gunn to direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3.

Edited August 8, 2018 by RandomCat

[Valonqar]

"rival studio" coughWBcough. yeah, DCEU is banging on the door. 

[Pure Spirit]

3 hours ago, cax16 said:

 

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But any major studio hiring Gunn likely would face immediate criticism from the same people who bombarded Disney with calls for Gunn’s firing after the conservative website The Daily Caller resurfaced tweets Gunn sent from 2008 to 2011 that joked in racist and homophobic fashion. 

 

[Zakiyyah6]

3 hours ago, Valonqar said:

"rival studio" coughWBcough. yeah, DCEU is banging on the door. 

They referenced WB in the article. 

[Darth Lehnsherr]

5 hours ago, RandomCat said:

Disney [Now]: We've hired Gunn as a consultant for our Marvel-Cosmic stuff.

Disney [Next Week]: We've hired Gunn to direct a Marvel Movie

Disney [In two weeks]: We've hired Gunn to direct an untitled Marvel-Cosmic Movie.

Disney [In a month]: We've hired Gunn to direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3.

Tune in next week on What Will Disney Do Next?

[A Marvel Fanboy]

could this be the turning point of MCU

[RandomCat]

12 minutes ago, firedeep said:

could this be the turning point of MCU

Nah. This really won't affect anything for MCU or Gunn. Ironically.

[Barnack]

21 minutes ago, firedeep said:

could this be the turning point of MCU

I think the possible turning point is if and when most of the phase 1 cast retire from the MCU (Iron, Man, Cap, Thor) and having the Guardians could have helped them turn that corner more smoothly.

 

Now maybe they will still go as well without Gunn, but in the case they stop that group.

[Rebeccas]

36 minutes ago, RandomCat said:

Nah. This really won't affect anything for MCU or Gunn. Ironically.

Gunn is probably going to get very lucrative offers after this, possibly even more lucrative than if he had just directed GOTG3. Very ironic. 

[Zakiyyah6]

I knew other studios weren't going to let Disney's rash nonsense actions stop them from trying to pick of a decent and distinctive blockbuster director.