Former Guardians of the Galaxy writer/director James Gunn is becoming part of the DC family, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. And he may not be the only one. A few hours after the news broke, Dave Bautista, who plays Drax in the Guardians series and has been very vocal in his support of Gunn tweeted this.
Where do I sign up! James Gunn Boards ‘Suicide Squad 2’ To Write And Possibly Direct – Deadline https://t.co/OwdDbAm1Ks
— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) October 9, 2018
Bautista played the character Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, both of which were written and directed by Gunn. And while Disney and Marvel plan to eventually make a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, it’ll without Gunn, which has caused Bautista to think twice about another reprisal as Drax. Gunn had finished the script for Guardians 3 before he was fired, but the movie has been delayed indefinitely in the wake of his firing.
While the first movie was a bit of a critical dud, it did go on to make just shy of $750 million on a $175 million budget, and it actually won an Oscar for Best Make-Up. That movie’s writer and director David Ayer had originally been lined up to also take on the sequel, but he dropped out.
The directing gig then passed on to Gavin O’Connor, however, he has no less than six projects that he is currently signed on to direct, and with Gunn coming on board as writer, it would make sense for him to take on directing duties, too.
We’ll have a while to find out what is going to happen, as Suicide Squad 2 isn’t due for release until 2020 at the earliest.
Source: Twitter
