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James Gunn had to fight to cast Dave Bautista as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy

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After two Guardians of the Galaxy films and appearances in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, it is hard to imagine the beloved characters being played by anyone else besides Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel. However, according to director James Gunn during an impromptu Q&A session on Twitter, he had […]

James Gunn reveals his planned story for the cancelled Scooby-Doo 3 movie

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Before the beloved filmmaker James Gunn helmed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.1 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 for Marvel Studios, he got his big break penning the script for the live-action Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed films. However, due to the poor reception by critics and diminishing box office returns, a planned Scooby-Doo 3 was cancelled. Now, […]

James Gunn promises “Paul Dini-esque” Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad

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Long-time fans of the Harley Quinn character will likely enjoy her next evolution on the big screen. After her debut in 2016’s Suicide Squad and her solo outing with Birds of Prey, Margot Robbie’s Harley is going back to basics. The Suicide Squad’s director James Gunn is promising to return to the character to the […]

James Gunn reveals he has no interest in directing a Star Wars movie

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While he’s no stranger to big blockbusters and space adventures, James Gunn says he isn’t interested in tackling the world of Star Wars. The Guardians of the Galaxy director candidly admitted during an Instagram Q&A that the franchise serves no interest to him, with Gunn stating: “[Star Wars] doesn’t really interest me as a filmmaker. […]

Guardians of the Galaxy star Michael Rooker almost played a different character due to The Walking Dead

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Guardians of the Galaxy star Michael Rooker, who is known for portaying Yondu Udonta, has revealed he almost played a different character due to The Walking Dead schedule. In a recent discussion at GalaxyCon Richmond (via ComicBook), Rooker admitted he was almost given a smaller role in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film due to his commitments […]

The Suicide Squad: James Gunn describes his preference for practical effects over CGI

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James Gunn, the director of The Suicide Squad, has explained his preference for practical effects over CGI in the film. These days CGI is everywhere, often used to great effect but sometimes it can be overly relied upon when practical effect could have done just as good a job. Fans of the practical approach will […]

James Gunn shares heartfelt message as The Suicide Squad wraps filming

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Having kicked off production back in September, James Gunn has announced on Instagram that filming has wrapped on his DC Extended Universe supervillain team-up The Suicide Squad, with the filmmaker sharing a heartfelt message as he thanks his cast and crew for their efforts during what has been a difficult time in his personal life. […]

James Gunn says he “reread every single Suicide Squad comic” during pre-production on The Suicide Squad

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The Suicide Squad director James Gunn has certainly put in plenty of time to research the team and the individual characters as he claimed during a recent Q&A Instagram session that he read “every single Suicide Squad comic” during pre-production before he even starting work on the film’s script. “Well before writing Suicide Squad I reread every single Suicide Squad comic,” […]

Margot Robbie on what James Gunn is bringing to The Suicide Squad

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With the recent release of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), audiences were reunited with Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn for the first time since 2016’s Suicide Squad. However, it won’t be long before we see the next instalment in Harley’s journey as she is next set to appear in James Gunn’s […]

James Gunn explains how important it is that MCU heroes die

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James Gunn has explained the importance of heroes in the MCU being able to die, specifically in regards to his Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3. For a film to work on a dramatic level, there has to be stakes involved. One of the ways that this can be achieved is by making it known […]