The cast released a joint statement, and though the studio has yet to announce a new hire to replace Gunn, Variety recently cited sources stating that the studio would not change its mind, and that Gunn’s jokes are not what the family-friendly studio wants to be part of.
How would the existing Guardians of the Galaxy actors respond if Disney and Marvel failed to reverse course and rehire James Gunn to finish the work that he started on this trilogy of films?
This has been a major question hanging over this entire firing like a dark cloud.