Following the recent report that Emilio Estevez would not be returning for the second season of Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, the franchise star addressed statements that his exit was due to the show’s COVID vaccination requirements.
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is created and executive produced by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, and Steven Brill, who is the original writer of the first film and the executive producer on all three films.
In the statement, Estevez claims he is “not anti-vaxx” while adding “simply put, I am anti-bully.”
Estevez claims he was reluctant to return to production in August 2020, “uncertain about how I would be safe on set.”