It seems that director James Gunn, who is directing the third volume of Guardians of the Galaxy, is willing to stick his nails out when it comes to defending the stars of his movies. This was demonstrated when he defended Chris Pratt in his role as Star-Lord after some fans dissenters suggested that the star be replaced in the next installment of the franchise.
While Pratt has been praised for his performances in previous installments of Guardians of the Galaxy and for his role in Parks and Recreationin recent years has been the victim of innumerable criticisms and accusations that it be replaced in other projects.
Marvel, listen to me, just replace it.
The most recent of all is due to his association with Hillsong Church, an evangelical congregation based in Los Angeles that has been singled out for its homophobic views. It all started when a supposed fan suggested in a tweet that went viral that Pratt be replaced by the star of The spell, Patrick Wilson.
However, as on previous occasions, the cancellation attempt was frustrated due to a supportive tweet from James Gunn himself, who defended Pratt tooth and nail by making it very clear that he would “never” replace the actor in his role. from Star Lord.
So that? Because of her invented and completely false beliefs about him? Because of something someone else told you about him that isn’t true? Chris Pratt would never be replaced as Star-Lord, but if he ever was, we’d all go with him.
However, things did not stop there, because after another fan insinuated that Pratt was homophobic because of the church he attends, Gunn did not hesitate to jump back into the ring.
It is not. I know what church you currently attend. And you? (The answer is no, but you heard from someone who heard from someone who heard from someone who goes to church, so they decided, ‘yeah, okay, I’m going to believe this terrible thing I heard online about this celebrity!’)
In fact, this isn’t the first time someone has defended Pratt. The actor’s wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, previously denounced the “meanness and bullying” of an Instagram post that categorized the actor as “the worst Chris in Hollywood,” a common internet competition pitting Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine and Chris Evans and Pratt with each other.
A handful of Marvel stars, including Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana and Jeremy Renner, have also expressed their support for Pratt in strong public statements. For his part, Gunn has returned the favor, because after the director was expelled from the franchise Guardians of the Galaxy For offensive tweets that were resurfaced for his opposition to Donald Trump, the actor defended him.
Both Pratt and the rest of the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy they pleaded that Gunn be reinstated as director for the third installment in the franchise. Since then, Marvel has given Gunn a second chance, as in addition to directing guardians of the galaxy vol 3, He is also in charge of a Christmas special that will be released soon.
To be sure, the poor online perception hasn’t affected the TV star’s prosperous career. passengers. In fact, we have Chris Pratt for a while, as he has several movies and series coming up this year.
First of all, we will see it again in Jurassic World: Dominionwhich hits theaters June 10, and in The Terminal List on Amazon Prime Video on July 1, before returning as Star-Lord in Thor: Love and Thunder on the big screen next July 8.