‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Star Dave Bautista “Not OK” With James Gunn’s Firing

Author: Lexy Perez / Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista is coming to James Gunn’s defense.

On Friday evening, the actor

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“I will have more to say but for right now all I will say is this..@JamesGunn is one of the most loving, caring, good natured people I have ever met,” tweeted Bautista. “He’s gentle and kind and cares deeply for people and animals. He’s made mistakes. We all have. I’m NOT ok with what’s happening to him.”

Bautista, a wrestler-turned-actor, had his breakout role as Drax in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which became a surprise hit for Marvel and Disney.

Marvel actor David Dastmalchian, who plays Kurt in the Ant-Man series, took to Instagram to defend Gunn and attest that the director is “one of the most amazing people” he’s known.

“I’ve been saying this FOR YEARS! @jamesgunn is one of the most amazing people i’ve ever known – both professionally & personally,” he wrote.

Gunn’s firing came after

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Following the studio’s announcement, Gunn issued a statement saying that he “regretted” the tweets in question and stressed that “they don’t reflect”…

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