James Gunn to be Reinstated?

James Gunn to be Reinstated?

James Gunn has been released from Disney for a little while now, but there is still a huge amount of support for the director to be reinstated for Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume III. Now, the cast of the films have released a statement in their support to reinstate him. The statement, signed by Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper,Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, and Michael Rooker. says the following:

"An Open Letter from the Cast of "Guardians of the Galaxy

To our fans and friends:

We fully support James Gunn. We were all shocked by his abrupt firing last week and have intentionally waited these ten days to respond in order to think, pray, listen, and discuss. In that time, we've been encouraged by the outpouring of support from fans and members of the media who wish to see James reinstated as director of Volume 3 as well as discouraged by those so easily duped into belieivng the many outlandish conspiracy theories surrounding him.

Being in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies has been a great honor in each of our lives. We cannot let this moment pass without expressing our love, support, and gratitude for James. We are not here to defend his jokes of many years ago, but rather to share our experience having spent many years together on set making Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2. The character he has shown in the wake of his firing is consistent with the man he was every day on set, and his apology, now and from years ago when first addressing these remarks, we believe is from the heart, a heart we all know, trust, and love. In casting each of us to help him tell the story of misfits who find redemption, he changed our lives forever. We believe the theme of redemption has never been more relevant than now.

Each of us looks forward to working with our friend James again in the future. His story isn't over - not by a long shot. 

There is little due process in the court of public opinion. James is likely not the last good person to bbe put on trial. Given the growing political divide in this country, it's safe to say instances like this will continue, although we hope Americans from across the political spectrum can ease up on the character assassinations and stop weaponizing mob mentality.

It's our hope that what has transpired can serve as an example for all of us to realize the enormous responsibility we have to ourselves and to each other regarding the use of our written words when we etch them in digital stone; that we as a society may learn from this experience and in the future will think twice before we decided what we want to express; and in so learning perhaps can harness this capability to help and heal instead of hurting each other. Thank yo u for taking the time to read our words.

The Guardians of the Galaxy."