A change.org petition calling upon Disney to re-hire Gunn has – at the time of writing – exceeded 150,000 signatures with several more Hollywood figures urging people to sign.
Hollywood is continuing to react to the news that James Gunn has been fired from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3 for offensive tweets he posted years ago.
Lead Guardians star Chris Pratt also appeared to defend Gunn, albeit in a rather tame manner.
Guardians star Dave Bautista led Gunn’s defence, stating: “He’s made mistakes.