thematahara

Just cancel it already.

Jay G.

They're not going to do that, it's one of Marvel's most popular franchises.

d2cheer

Agree.

fumanstan

I only think Cernovich (and anyone else who digs up dirt with the motive to hurt individuals like that) is a d-bag. I don't think Gunn is or Disney, even as someone that defends Gunn and wishes Disney hired him back.

TheMovieman

To each their own. Agree to disagree. Takes all kinds.

GoldenJCJ

I wonder if Disney plans to lay low for a while, let the shit off after hitting the fan and then re-start production. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did end up hiring Gunn back at that point.


And I agree with TheMovieman. Everyone is a douche in this scenario.

islandclaws

Disney knows they fucked up, but re-hiring Gunn would be a public showing of weakness and poor, rash decision-making - which this was - but they won't go back because of those reasons.

My guess is they hire someone within the Marvel family, but either way it's a job very few would want because it's coming with a ton of baggage.

Abob Teff

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Yes!! We need raccoon cock in the next installment!

So far, he seems to be the only one in this whole thing with integrity and willingness to stand up for what is right.

^And that is the KEY reason Disney leadership needs to be cleaned out. This era of doubling-down and staying the course for the sake of personal pride or ego while the organization-be-damned (company, country, or otherwise) has got to come to an end. It is ruining our world. I have far more respect for a leader who can admit a mistake, fix it, and learn from it.

#IAmGunn

fumanstan

Obviously.

windom

Did anyone read about the blog post that Gunn made about "beating up his midget girlfriend"? Yeah, it was just a joke, but I don't see how people can still say Disney is in the wrong when more and more disturbing stuff keeps coming out from him. Oh, that's right...it's the alt-right's fault.

actionjackson29

They had to know all this before they hired him and they wouldn’t have fired him if it didn’t come out like this.

GhostLee

Well, you've sold me. Mikey and his pals are the ones who'll save America, by gum!

In all seriousness, though, defending or excusing those turds is worse than deplorable.

Jay G.

Yeah, I mean they were blog posts on his person website. They weren't big secrets. Marvel/Disney knew and they didn't care, and the only reason for their reaction now is PR reasons.

Michael Corvin

How old was this one?

The dude clearly has a demented sense of humor but has any of this occurred on Disney's watch since he was hired?

Troy Stiffler

Makes me wonder if anyone here has ever seen a Troma movie. I’ve seen a lot of them. I’ve also watched a lot of uncomfortable standup comedy. None of his humor seems strange to me.

Nesbit

Or watched it’s always sunny, family guy, or any number of other shows that are accepted as main stream adult comedy.

fumanstan

Same, this type of humor also isn't unique to me either.

Troy Stiffler

Haha. Lots of Puritans in here. Makes me feel like a deviant.

JeremyM

What made the Guardians films funny, at least to me, was that they were able to incorporate humor that wasn't necessarily offensive, but was totally unexpected from a superhero film (Drax bragging about having famously huge turds, for example). So it was a great merger of offensive humor toned down to fit a corporate sensibility. I don't think you get a director who was willing to be a little subversive in the superhero genre unless he was a little subversive in real-life--not that I like his tweets, because they weren't funny.

It's like when I hear people complain about Michael Jordan being a jerk and too competitive in every facet of life--that's fine, but you don't get Michael Jordan the basketball player without that aspect of his personality. It's what drove him to those heights.

TGM

Disney is the boss in this scenario and can do whatever the fuck they want to do, whether they knew these posts or his comments existed or not... even if they turned a blind eye because they thought they could get away with it. My guess is that they were somewhat aware and since life was much different in regards to social justice warriors a mere 5 years ago it wasn't deemed such a big deal. But guess what, it now is, and Disney has the right to clean up their own backyard. Fuck Bautista and his constant bitching if he simply can't see that. I'd love to see Disney say fuck off, and when Drax returns from the ashes he is played by John Cena, or Mamoa, or The Rock, or The Mountain, or... or... or... and there is a throw away line about how he looks less like a pussy.

fumanstan

I love seeing Bautista's tweets, I hope he continues to do so.

Jay G.

And we can disagree with those decisions.

Groucho

Not at all. This is 100% politically motivated, and justified as "revenge" for what happened to Roseanne Barr.

GoldenJCJ

I like both those shows and have a pretty crude sense of humor myself but I realize there’s a line where I can say and do things with my friends that I can’t with my co-workers. I also know anything I put on social media, be it political or offensive for comedy’s sake can come back and bite me in the ass with my employer and get me fired.

A rape joke might go over well with friends at the bar but no so much on Facebook or twitter.

dsa_shea

Disney can do whatever they want just like customers can spend their money on other movies when Volume 3 turns out differently than the first two. You win some and you lose some.