{"id":104268,"date":"2018-08-07T00:58:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T23:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=104268"},"modified":"2018-08-07T00:58:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T23:58:08","slug":"guardians-of-the-galaxy-3s-dave-bautista-wants-to-leave-if-james-gunns-script-isnt-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3s-dave-bautista-wants-to-leave-if-james-gunns-script-isnt-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’s Dave Bautista wants to leave if James Gunn’s script isn’t used"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following James Gunn’s dismissal from\u00a0Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3<\/strong><\/em> last month, Drax the Destroyer actor Dave Bautista says he doesn’t want to appear in the film unless Gunn’s script is used.<\/p>\n

Gunn was fired from his role as director of the film after a collection of inappropriate jokes about topics like rape and paedophilia written between 2008 and 2012 were unearthed from his Twitter account.<\/p>\n

“Nobody\u2019s defending his tweets, but this was a smear campaign on a good man,” Bautista told Shortlist<\/a>. “I spoke to Chris Pratt the day after it happened and he\u2019s a bit religious so he wanted time to pray and figure it out, but I was more like: f*ck this. This is bullsh*t. James is one of the kindest, most decent people I\u2019ve met.<\/p>\n

“Where I\u2019m at right now is that if [Marvel] don\u2019t use that script, then I\u2019m going to ask them to release me from my contract, cut me out or recast me.”<\/p>\n

Bautista reiterated his point on his own Twitter account earlier this week when asked about his support for Gunn.<\/p>\n

“Love your support for James Gunn.\u00a0Do you have any plans or response if Disney doesn\u2019t reinstate him for GotG3?” the original tweet by Twitter user @eliaseliot read.<\/p>\n

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I will do what Im legally obligated to do but @Guardians<\/a> without @JamesGunn<\/a> is not what I signed up for. GOTG w\/o @JamesGunn<\/a> just isn\u2019t GOTG. Its also pretty nauseating to work for someone who\u2019d empower a smear campaign by fascists #cybernazis<\/a> . That\u2019s just how I feel https:\/\/t.co\/Ym4FwruVDu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) August 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n