In March, Disney and Marvel Studios announced they had rehired writer and director James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after firing him eight months prior. The firing came about as a result of conservative Twitter trolls? efforts to expose Gunn for a series of inappropriate tweets. The backlash to Gunn?s firing was immediate and longstanding, especially from the Guardians cast members he had worked with on the first two films.