Marvel trying to persuade Disney to rehire James Gunn: Report

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• According to Deadline, Marvel Studios is having
  “backchannel conversations” with Disney about rehiring fired
  “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn.
• Marvel is reportedly trying to find a compromise with
  Disney.
• The conversations come after the entire “Guardians”
  cast released an open letter in support of Gunn. 

Marvel Studios reportedly wants “Guardians of the Galaxy”
director James Gunn back, and is trying to persuade its owner,
Disney, to make it happen.

According to Deadline, citing anonymous
sources, Marvel Studios is having “backchannel conversations”
with Disney to persuade it to rehire Gunn, who Disney fired last month from
directing “Guardians of the Galaxy 3” after conservative
personalities resurfaced old offensive tweets from him.

Deadline reported that Marvel was seeking a compromise in
bringing Gunn back for the third installment, which he recently
finished the script for and had planned to start shooting later
this year for a 2020 release date.

The report comes after the entire main “Guardians of the Galaxy”
cast recently released an open letter in
support of Gunn. Many of them, including Zoe Saldana and Chris
Pratt, have publicly voiced that they want to see Gunn rehired.
Dave Bautista, who plays Drax in the films, has been the
most vocal against Disney, and
even threatened to quit “Guardians
3” if Gunn’s script isn’t used. He also tweeted that it
was “nauseating” to work for Disney given the
situation.

With that kind of pressure, it’s not surprising if Marvel is
having these conversations with Disney. Gunn’s two “Guardians”
films made over $1.6 billion worldwide combined and were beloved
by both critics and fans, making him a big loss for the
studio. 

But Variety also recently
reported, based on anonymous sources, that Disney had no plans to
rehire Gunn. It may take a lot of convincing on Marvel’s end for
Disney to change its mind.

Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.