Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Dave Bautista is"very excited"that James Gunn is back directingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 . The Drax the Destroyer thespian was Gunn ’s biggest public supporter afterDisney fired him from the thirdGuardiansmovieover his previous offensive joke tweet last summertime . Indeed , Bautista spent the next months openly agitate for Gunn ’s return , cause it crystal - clear he felt the Mouse House had made the wrong call , and thathe would only return forGuardians 3without Gunn due to a contractual obligation .
gratefully , that ’s all in the past times now . Disney formally rehired Gunnto directGuardians 3last month , and their decision has been widely applauded . It ’s a personal victory for Bautista in peculiar , as the worker has long expressed his gratitude to Gunn for cast him in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to set about with . And while the matman - turned movie star has been surprisingly quiet in his reaction to the news online , he ’s offer his self-assurance that he ’s more than happy about the growth .
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Here ’s what Bautista had to say on the affair , whenFandangocaught up with the actor at the on-going CinemaCon in Las Vegas ( where he ’s promoting cinema likethe undercover agent comedyMy Spy ):
Funnily enough , Bautista all but confirmed Gunn ’s returntoGuardians 3during an consultation the hebdomad before Disney made the news official . As name , though , he ’s never wavered in his support for the filmmaker , and is understandably being genuine when he allege he’s"beyond word stoked"about Gunn descend back to theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise ( regardless of when he learned the newsworthiness himself ) . In fact , there ’s a very good fortune that he and Gunn will work together again before they reunify for their next cosmic MCU adventure . The latter is gearing up to direct DC’sThe Suicide SquadbeforeGuardians 3and reportedlywants Bautista to roleplay the character Peacemakerin his soft reboot of the franchise .
As for Gunn ’s rehiring , it ’s really the good outcome to the entireGuardians 3situation . The film is anticipate to play an authoritative role inPhase 4 of the MCU , and it ’s been obvious for a while that no one wanted the problem of replace him on theGuardians of the Galaxytrilogy finale . In fact , it ’s even been account thatDisney did n’t actively attempt a replacementfor Gunn on the movie , which begs the interrogation of whether they ’ve intended to impart him back into the fold for much longer than they ’ve allow on . Whatever the eccentric may be , Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3is back on track , with its original captain man the ship again .
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