‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Production Put On Hold

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Because of this, crew members, who were prepping for pre-production, are being dismissed and are being told they are free to look for new work.As everyone knows, the Marvel project was to have been directed by James Gunn and was scheduled to have begun principal photography in the winter, either in January or February. Before the firing fallout, the project was crewing up and was scheduled to have gone into full pre-production mode in the fall.However, Gunn was let go as the director in July when some of his old tweets resurfaced, likely in response to his vocal political posts. While some fans and supporters held out hope that the director would be given a reprieve by Disney, a mid-August meeting with Disney chairman Alan Horn closed the door on that.A person familiar with the news, characterized the production hold as temporary and more of a “regrouping” as Marvel and Disney look for a filmmaker to take on the third installment of the franchise that has grossed over $1.6 billion and made stars out of Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista and Zoe Saldana.

“The timeline has been pushed out,” was the response when asked about the breaking news. Disney for its part never set a release date for Guardians 3.

With  both fan support and possibly millions of dollars at stake, Marvel and Disney are taking a measured approach in their search for a filmmaker. One source says that Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi recently had a meeting with Marvel but it is unclear what project was discussed.

As most fans know, the controversial firing has upset the cast which in an open letter, asked the studio to reconsider and reinstate Gunn. Dave Bautista, who plays the alien warrior Drax, has continued to vocalize his disappointment on social media. In fact, on Thursday he tagged Disney in a tweet which featured disturbing clips of Mike Cernovich, who was one of the conservative figures who led a campaign to get Gunn fired.

Disney had no comment on this story.

As much as this might have been expected, are you disappointed about these delays or are you maintaining hope that things will eventually get worked out and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will make its way to the theater? Share your opinions at GVNation.

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