In an announcement sure to annoy the grimmer corners of the alt-right internet, but make the rest of us whoop with delight, Disney has reinstated James Gunn to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3 for Marvel!

Deadline have just dropped this very welcome bombshell, and while I’m sure we’ll hear more details in the run up to the May 24th release of the dark superhero film, Brightburn, produced by Gunn, I’m happy just to hear this news.

Gunn was fired by Disney when alt-right journalists decided to resurrect poor taste tweets Gunn made almost a decade earlier, and pile pressure on the Mouse House that the writer/director should not be heading up one of its biggest franchises. Sadly, Disney blinked and Gunn was fired.

The report in Deadline states that Marvel Studios never made serious overtures to anyone else regarding Gunn’s replacement and have obviously let things cool down before making this extremely sensible decision.

That decision was complicated by Gunn signing up to direct The Suicide Squad, a sequel/reboot of the critically demolished DC/Warner Bros movie from 2016, but it seems Marvel are willing to push back filming of their movie to accommodate him.

Whether or not you enjoy the two Guardians of the Galaxy movies (and I do, a whole bunch) Gunn was undeniably their heart and soul, and the thought of anyone else finishing off his trilogy with these characters was deeply disappointing, especially for such disheartening reasons.

Welcome back to Marvel, James Gunn! Score one for the good guy!

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