Guardians of the Galaxy Cast is Calling for Canceling of James Gunn Firing

Chris Pratt and the other Guardians of the Galaxy Cast have launched an open letter in support of ousted director James Gunn.

"Although I do not encourage James Gunn's improper jokes from years before, he's a fantastic guy," Pratt wrote Monday in an Instagram article where he shared a letter co-signed from the throw. "I would personally like to see him reinstated as manager of Volume 3. If you please, then read the next statement- signed by our whole cast."

From the open letter, the throw referenced a Change.org request asking for Gunn to become reinstated. Thus far, the petition has brought over 330,000 signatures after Disney's shooting of Gunn on July 20 after offensive tweets resurfaced where the filmmaker joked about subjects like pedophilia and rape.

"We completely encourage James Gunn. We were shocked by his sudden shooting last week and also have blatantly waited these ten days to react so as to think, pray, listen, and talk," began the letter, signed by Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn and Pom Klementieff. "During this time we've been encouraged by the outpouring of support by enthusiasts and members of the media who would like to view James reinstated as manager of Volume 3, in addition to frustrated by people who have been so easily duped into thinking the many eccentric conspiracy theories about him."

Gunn's offensive tweets were resurfaced by conservative characters, and also the Guardians celebrities referenced political branch in the USA from the correspondence.

"There is not much due process in the court of public opinion. James is probably not the last great person to be placed on trial. Given the rising political divide in this nation, it is safe to state instances in this way will last, although we expect American from across the political spectrum could ease upon the character assassinations and quit weaponizing mob mentality," the letter continued.

In announcing Gunn's shooting July 20, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said,"The offensive customs and statements found on James' Twitter feed are both indefensible and inconsistent with all our studio values, and we've improved our business relationship with him."

Though Disney and Marvel Studios hadn't set an official launch date for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the movie was planning to take in Atlanta this autumn, and Gunn was working on a script. Gunn previously said the movie would start in 2020. Gunn's just two Guardians movies are big hits for Disney, together with the 2014 first earning $773 million internationally and past year's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Two earning $863 million.

Earlier this letter, many cast members had obtained different strategies to openly addressing Gunn's shooting. Bautista, Rooker along with the manager's brother Sean Gunn was the most outspoken in their support of this filmmaker, while Pratt was measured, sharing many Bible verses. Here is the very first statement on the Topic from Cooper and Diesel.