The Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gunn, is setting fans straight on who’s definitely not Marvel material.
The director did not hold his opinions back on Twitter to finally shut down several casting rumors for the third installment of the franchise, including one about the addition of one-off Hollywood’s biggest stars, Zac Efron.
“There is no casting underway for Vol. 3. And in what world would I only cast a ‘Caucasian’ if the character has gold skin?” he asked in a retweet of an article about the forthcoming film. “And if I wanted a Zac Efron type wouldn’t I go to Zac Efron? Where do you get this nonsense?”
There is no casting underway for Vol. 3. And in what world would I only cast a “Caucasian” if the character has gold skin? And if I wanted a Zac Efron type wouldn’t I go to Zac Efron? Where do you get this nonsense? https://t.co/dxZJUMvtVs
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 10, 2021
Oof looks like Gunn is not having it! He however cleared up quite a few false rumours about the galactic movie. And get excited fans because this puts many actors of colour in the running.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is slated to be released in 2023 with Gunn as director and of course, it just wouldn’t be the same without the cast from the last two films, as they are expected to return.
Leads of the filmeads Chris Pratt (Star Lord), Dave Bautista (Drax) and Karen Gillan (Nebula) were recently in Australia to film the upcoming Marvel film Thor: Love and Thunder. The Guardians of the Galaxy were last seen in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame in the epic battle against Thanos that took the life of our beloved hero Iron Man. After the battle, they were joined by Thor and departed to outer space…
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