Chris Pratt is ruling the box office and silver screen with his powerful acting chops and extraordinary stage persona. He has earned armloads of critically acclaimed awards throughout his career. Pratt is an acting genius who knows how to communicate a wide range of emotions effectively and with full physicality.
In a candid interview, Chris Pratt once revealed how he and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy actors helped James Gunn after he got fired from directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in July 2018 following the resurfacing of his decades-long tweets on the internet.
How Chris Pratt And His Marvel Co-stars Fought For James Gunn’s Career?
Chris Pratt is a bona fide film star who gained the attention of Hollywood heavyweights for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation in 2019. Pratt rose to superstardom for portraying Star-Lord in the MCU superhero film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 in 2014.
Recently, the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise released its third installment after much controversy and drama during the mid-production of the project. Many might not know that Chris Pratt and his Marvel co-stars helped James Gunn cope while he was having a hard time after he got fired from directing the franchise’s third installment.
Disney bosses fired director James Gunn from directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 in July 2018 after several of his decades-old insensitive tweets, including jokes about r*pe and p*dophilia, resurfaced on the internet. James Gunn was initially about to begin filming the third installment in the fall of 2018 before his firing.
The director wrote and directed the first two sequels in the beloved franchise, which have made more bucketloads of cash at the box office. Louis D’Esposito called the actor to tell him Gunn has fired. When Pratt heard the news, he recalled as he replied, “Jesus f–king Christ, don’t do it.”
Following the firing of Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director, Chris Pratt and his film co-stars Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff, among others, shared a co-signed open letter to Disney via Instagram post asking for James Gunn to be reinstated. The statement reads:
“We fully support James Gunn. We were all shocked by his abrupt firing last week and have intentionally waited these ten days to respond in order to think, pray, listen, and discuss.”
“In that time we have been encouraged by the outpouring of support from fans and members of the media who wish to see James reinstated as director of Volume 3, as well as discouraged by those who were so easily duped into believing the many outlandish conspiracy theories around him.”
According to Hollywood Reporter, at the time, Moneyball star Pratt shared verses from the Bible with director James Gunn via texts messages, including one from the Book of James: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” Pratt wanted Gunn to be back to direct the trilogy, and he decided to pen an open letter, after which Disney reinstated James Gunn as the writer-director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 in March 2019.
A Brief Note On Chris Pratt’s Career
The Marvel Cinematic Universe star Chris Pratt has done several genre-busting films ranging from action to comedy to thriller. Many of his iconic films have made a staggering amount at the box office. Today, Pratt is one of the most recognizable megastars in Hollywood.
He is best known for playing Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy films. The Moneyball actor has received and won several critically acclaimed awards for his powerful acting chops. He has starred in films like Passengers, Onward, Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball, and Zero Dark Thirty.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
