The Mouse House promptly fired Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after some old tweets resurfaced online.
The fact that the entire core cast slated to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is in support of James Gunn being reinstated puts Disney in a difficult situation.
Even though Disney fired James Gunn, he did recently complet work on the script for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which had previously been scheduled to begin production in January.
Recently, the core Guardians of the Galaxy cast released a joint letter in support of James Gunn, calling for Disney to bring him back as director of the upcoming sequel.