GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Has Been Put On Hold In The Wake Of James Gunn's Firing
As many figured they would, Marvel Studios has put the third installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise on hold in the wake of original director James Gunn's firing. Find out more after the jump.
In the aftermath of James Gunn's firing, Marvel has put Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on hold.
THR reports that the studio has decided to delay production on the third installment of the sci-fi superhero franchise while they figure out their next move. This comes in the wake of original directer James Gunn being removed from the project because of a series of highly offensive Tweets that resurfaced recently.
Apparently, crew members that had assembled in Atlanta to begin pre-production are now being dismissed and are free to look for other work, which indicates that we could potentially be looking at quite a lengthy delay. No official release date for GOTG Vol. 3 had been announced, but whatever tentative plans were in place have now been scrapped as the studio regroups and searches for a filmmaker to replace Gunn.
The report mentions that Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi recently took a meeting, but it's unclear which project was discussed.