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Despite backlash, Disney confirms it won’t rehire James Gunn

2018-08-16T12:04:12-04:00

It's been about a month since Disney fired former Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn after several alt-right figures resurfaced some of his old, offensive shock-humor tweets about pedophilia. During that time, fans, colleagues, and the Guardians cast have vocally tried to get Gunn reinstated. In spite of the campaign to paint Gunn as an actual pedophile, many people believed the implicating jokes, some a full decade old, no longer reflect Gunn as a person - and the director had already apologized for them years ago to boot. Supporters on social media clearly hoped Disney might change its mind under pressure and petitioning. Today, i …

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What James Gunn’s firing says about the rising stakes of social media

2018-08-01T15:06:27-04:00

Industry insiders were reportedly shocked about Disney's sudden firing of Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn two weeks ago, in response to an orchestrated outcry over tasteless jokes he'd made on Twitter years earlier. But the most surprising thing was how quickly the entire story moved. The right-wing troll attacks on Gunn, who was in the process of pre-production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, peaked late on Thursday the 19th; by mid-Friday the 20th, Disney had removed him, describing the tweets as "indefensible and inconsistent with our studio's values."

At San Diego Comic-Con, where Gunn's scheduled appearance to promote a …

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Guardians of the Galaxy cast petitions Disney to rehire James Gunn

2018-07-30T14:11:20-04:00

On July 20th, Walt Disney Studios issued a surprise announcement that it was firing James Gunn, director of the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy and its 2017 sequel. The studio was responding to an unearthed series of off-color jokes he made on Twitter between 2008 and 2012. Those tweets made light of pedophilia and child abuse, leading to online outrage.

Gunn issued an apology on Twitter, stating in part, "Many people who have followed my career know when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo. As I have discussed publicly many times, as I've develop …

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James Gunn says Baby Groot is Groot’s son, but does that matter?

2018-02-27T17:59:17-05:00

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the anthropomorphic tree-man Groot is no longer the towering, full-sized version voiced by Vin Diesel in the first film, but rather a pint-sized pipsqueak known as Baby Groot. This is because [clears throat for spoilers] according to writer and director James Gunn, the Groot we knew is dead. At the end of the first Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot wraps his tree-limbs into a sturdy wooden bubble to protect his pals as their ship falls from the sky. When it crashes, he shatters into a pile of kindling. His friends mourn, his partner Rocket plucks a twig from the wreckage, and regrows Groot into a dancing sprou …

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Here’s what to expect from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s soundtrack

2017-04-19T12:07:59-04:00

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's soundtrack will include hits from Electric Light Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, Cheap Trick, and many more. Marvel just announced the set list for Awesome Mix, Vol. 2, which means it's time to add a new playlist to your workout routine.

Like the first Guardians Of The Galaxy film, Vol. 2 features a selection of classic tunes, courtesy of Star-Lord's beloved cassette tapes. The list reads pretty standard until you reach the last track: "Guardians Inferno" - The Sneepers ft. David Hasselhoff.

Turn it up. The official setlist for #AwesomeMixVol2 has arrived. Download this Friday https://t.co/Nazp2oAbpS #GotGVol2 pi …

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Marvel’s magic factory: a behind-the-scenes look at Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, and more

2017-04-18T12:13:07-04:00

Marvel's Cinematic Universe has become a template for the entire entertainment industry, with nearly every studio trying to duplicate Marvel's ability to weave film after film into one serialized, interconnected, long-form narrative. For most other companies, imitating Marvel has been nearly impossible, in large part due to the development and creative process that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige architects out of the company's offices on the Disney lot in Burbank, California.

Having originally sprung to life in a small office in West Los Angeles, Marvel Studios now takes up the entire second floor of the sprawling Frank G. Wells build …

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will have at least four post-credit scenes

2017-04-18T11:05:01-04:00

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 screened for press last night, and critics are already excited by Marvel's latest outing. However, the biggest piece of news to come out of the screening is that the film has a whopping four post-credit scenes attached to it. What's more, director James Gunn has even said that there's a fifth to look forward to.

The fact that there's four post-credit scenes is unheard of on its own. Films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have had at most two since 2012's The Avengers. According to ScreenRant, two of the scenes tease future events, which is already exciting. A fifth scene didn't play for critics, but Gunn is al …

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The Guardians of the Galaxy game is best when it’s not trying to be a video game

2017-04-18T10:15:54-04:00

In its first episode, Telltale's new Guardians of the Galaxy game features much of what you'd expect from an adventure starring the sci-fi superhero group. There are retrofuturistic spaceships gliding across colorful skies, mysterious ancient weapons with the potential to enslave the universe, and Star-Lord in a leather jacket dancing to Hall & Oates. It's the same blend of adventure, humor, and classic sci-fi style that made the first movie a breakout hit, and the game has it in abundance. The experience excels when it emulates the movie - but largely falls flat when it puts you in control.

From the very beginning, the game wants you to kn …

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The Guardians of the Galaxy game will reintroduce you to the gang

2017-04-11T13:59:13-04:00

In 2006, Bill Rosemann made the move to Marvel from rival DC and was immediately tasked with editing the "cosmic" portion of the company's portfolio. You know, the stories about superpowered alien rings and far-flung wars in distant galaxies. One of his first projects started as a new series starring wisecracking Star-Lord, but it snowballed into something much bigger. Inspired by the "Annihilation" crossover storyline, Rosemann wanted to create an event that pulled in long-forgotten characters from the Marvel mythos, and eventually that turned into the modern edition of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

In the years that followed, Rosemann has …

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The first trailer for Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy game reveals a menacing Thanos

2017-03-30T12:00:04-04:00

The first episode of Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy game is still a few weeks away, but the new debut trailer provides a good idea of what to expect. The trailer mostly sets the tone, rather than explicitly laying out the story; you can see the heroes during an awkward elevator ride and there is, of course, a Walkman. But it also provides a glimpse at the series's villain, with a version of the death-obsessed Thanos that looks like a cross between the live-action films and comic books.

The series's debut is called "Tangled Up in Blue," and is the first of five planned episodes to release throughout the year. (If you've never played a Te …

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