James Gunn is exiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
The move comes after conservative personalities resurfaced old tweets Thursday in which the filmmaker joked about controversial topics such as pedophilia and rape.
Gunn has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.
As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor.".
Soon after, conservative personalities were tweeting to followers to confront Gunn at Comic-Con.
Gunn issued a statement on Friday afternoon, saying that he "regretted" the tweets in question and stressed that "they don't reflect the person I am today.".
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige had previously indicated that Gunn would continue to work with Marvel after Guardians 3, helping shepherd the cosmic side of the studio's universe. »