James Gunn dropped from GOTG 3

[Nate Grey]

Bautista said that working for Disney is "nauseating" and Guardians without Gunn is not what he signed up for. He'll continue to play Drax out of contractual obligation.

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/08/da...ey-1201991357/

Pretty seething from Bautista.

This kinda reminds me of Hugo Weaving's comments about returning to play the Red Skull.

“I [signed a multi-picture deal] for Captain America. I think the tendency, with those films, would be to probably not bring a villain back. […] And it’s not something I would want to do again. I’m glad I did it. I did sign up for a number of pictures and I suppose, contractually, I would be obliged to, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to. I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film.”

IMO this set a precedent: yes Disney has the law on their side (signed contracts) but they wouldn't force the actor to do it if they're miserable/hate the experience/whatever the case may be. It doesn't seem to be a case of "Well you'll do it whether you like it or not dammit!" or else we would have gotten Weaving in IW instead of a stand-in.

Bautista is looking at it from the contract side but if he said I'm done I doubt Disney would fight him much on it, if at all.

[Raiders]

Sounds like Bautista is trying to piss-off Disney to get him out of his contract.
He is insulting Disney and he is making it uncomfortable for the next director to work with him.


My new cast
Channing Tatum................StarLord
Rihanna............................Gamora
Dwayne Johnson................Drax

[Amadeus Arkham]

James Gunn getting fired for rape and pedophilla tweets brought to attention by a person who’s made way worse rape and pedophilla tweets(and has actually been accused of rape though not convicted) is just about one of the most strangest stories of 2018 for me. I mean it’s weird enough that the current president of the United States is still in office after a major infidelity scandal that would’ve singlehandily destroyed his predecessors presidency in an instant. Sorry getting political but I just have to point out what strange times we’re living in.

[Coin Biter]

This kinda reminds me of Hugo Weaving's comments about returning to play the Red Skull.

“I [signed a multi-picture deal] for Captain America. I think the tendency, with those films, would be to probably not bring a villain back. […] And it’s not something I would want to do again. I’m glad I did it. I did sign up for a number of pictures and I suppose, contractually, I would be obliged to, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to. I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film.”

IMO this set a precedent: yes Disney has the law on their side (signed contracts) but they wouldn't force the actor to do it if they're miserable/hate the experience/whatever the case may be. It doesn't seem to be a case of "Well you'll do it whether you like it or not dammit!" or else we would have gotten Weaving in IW instead of a stand-in.

Bautista is looking at it from the contract side but if he said I'm done I doubt Disney would fight him much on it, if at all.

It’s a pretty strong and (in my view at least) fairly admirable stand from Bautista. The Weaving comparison is interesting. The contrast is interesting too: Weaving’s had a lengthy and successful career as an actor, and his role as the Red Skull is a pretty minor feature in that career. (Hell, I actually preferred Scott Paulin’s Skull ) Bautista’s had supporting roles in Blade Runner 2049 and in Spectre, but there’s no doubt that Drax is a pretty massive role for him and is by some distance the most important (so far) acting role in his career.

[Carabas]

This kinda reminds me of Hugo Weaving's comments about returning to play the Red Skull.

“I [signed a multi-picture deal] for Captain America. I think the tendency, with those films, would be to probably not bring a villain back. […] And it’s not something I would want to do again. I’m glad I did it. I did sign up for a number of pictures and I suppose, contractually, I would be obliged to, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to. I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film.”

IMO this set a precedent: yes Disney has the law on their side (signed contracts) but they wouldn't force the actor to do it if they're miserable/hate the experience/whatever the case may be. It doesn't seem to be a case of "Well you'll do it whether you like it or not dammit!"...

But they sure made an exception for Natalie Portman who really did not want to be involved with Thor 2.

[Raiders]

Hope Dwayne Johnson become the new Drax

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But they sure made an exception for Natalie Portman who really did not want to be involved with Thor 2.

They actually tried to keep her happy by getting Pattie Jenkins on her recommendation to direct Dark World but then they booted her which made it worse. In any case they let her walk away from the third one, which is kinda weak when the previous film was all about saving her just for their relationship to turn into one dismissive line in Ragnarok.

[AJBopp]

They actually tried to keep her happy by getting Pattie Jenkins on her recommendation to direct Dark World but then they booted her which made it worse. In any case they let her walk away from the third one, which is kinda weak when the previous film was all about saving her just for their relationship to turn into one dismissive line in Ragnarok.

Don't forget the second dismissive line in Avengers 2

[Pinsir]

Bautista said that working for Disney is "nauseating" and Guardians without Gunn is not what he signed up for. He'll continue to play Drax out of contractual obligation.

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/08/da...ey-1201991357/

Pretty seething from Bautista.

His character died in Infinity War though, did he drop some major spoilers?

[AJBopp]

His character died in Infinity War though, did he drop some major spoilers?

Yes, everyone is totally spoiled by the notion that all the people who were dusted in Infinity War might not actually be dead by the end of Avengers 4.

[kingaliencracker]

Still hoping that Disney gets some sense into them and changes their mind on this.

[Arsenal]

His character died in Infinity War though, did he drop some major spoilers?

Nothing that Gunn himself hasn't said before.

[Jabare]

Finally got around to reading the actual tweet. I'm probably missing some context for al of them because all the articles I've read about this do a terrible job of explaining and seem to assume I already know exactly what's going on.


That being said from the tweets alone there is zero chance Disney does anything with Gunn in the near future.

[Anthony W]

They actually tried to keep her happy by getting Pattie Jenkins on her recommendation to direct Dark World but then they booted her which made it worse. In any case they let her walk away from the third one, which is kinda weak when the previous film was all about saving her just for their relationship to turn into one dismissive line in Ragnarok.

Which most really annoy Marvel because it makes it that much harder to make Jane wield the hammer. They will probably move on to Thor Girl. Who would be a better fit for the movies anyway. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Girl

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I'm happy that Batista is taking a stand though.

He's always been a very, very opinionated guy.

I always like to see people take firm positions for what they believe in.