Disney Rehires James Gunn to Direct 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3' Months After Controversial Firing

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James Gunn is back forGuardians of the Galaxy 3.

Gunn released a statement on Twitter after news broke thanking fans and friends for the support.

The director, who had since signed on to write (and possibly direct) theSuicide Squadsequel after his firing, apologized after the tweets were surfaced, explaining that he has since grown as a person and in his work. Gunn said that it used to be part of his act to tweet things that would outrage people.

“In the past, I have apologized for humor of mine that hurt people,” Gunn wrote is a series of tweets. “I truly felt sorry and meant every word of my apologies. Anyway, that’s the completely honest truth: I used to make a lot of offensive jokes. I don’t anymore. I don’t blame my past self for this, but I like myself more and feel like a more full human being and creator today. Love you to you all.”

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After his firing, theGuardians of the Galaxycast rallied around Gunn in an open letter where they publicly called for him to be reinstated.

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldan,Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Sean Gunn, Pom Klementieff and Michael Rooker all signed the statement, which was posted to their social media pages.

Gunn was set to start filming the third installment in fall 2018 and had been working on the script. He wrote and directed the first two movies, which have made more than $1.6 billion worldwide.

Avengers: Endgame, the next installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where someGuardianscharacters are featured, hits theaters April 26.

source: people.com