James Gunn has been reinstated as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 after he was fired following a Twitter scandal last summer, Deadline reports and IGN can confirm. Gunn will direct the project after he concludes his work on Warner Bros.’s Suicide Squad 2, which he is also slated to write and direct.
According to Deadline, the decision to rehire Gunn actually “was mulled and actually made months ago, following conversations with Disney studio leadership and the team at Marvel Studios.” The site says the decision to reverse the firing of Gunn came after Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn and Gunn met “on multiple occasions to discuss the situation. Persuaded by Gunn’s public apology and his handling of the situation after, Horn decided to reverse course and reinstate Gunn.”
Source: IGN.com Guardians of the Galaxy 3: James Gunn Back as Director