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September 10, 2012 - Guardians of the Galaxy / Joss Whedon comments on James Gunn
Scooped on Monday, September 10, 2012
While screening his black-and-white low-budget version of the Bard's Much Ado About Nothing, Avengers director Joss Whedon was asked to comment about the involvement of his pal James Gunn with Guardians of the Galaxy. Here's what he had to say:
"James is what makes me think it will work. I myself was sort of like, ‘Well, I liked Rocket Raccoon as a kid, but I’m not sure how that plays [to a wider audience].’ He [Gunn] is so off the wall, and so crazy, but so smart, such a craftsman and he builds from heart.
"He’s got a very twisted take on it, but it all comes from a real love for the material. It’s going to be hard for the humans to keep up… I know he’s going to come from left field and I’m going to go, ‘What?’ And then, ‘Of course, why didn’t I think of that?’ And then I’m going to beat him!"
What Whedon also may have (unintentionally) revealed was the admission that Gunn has just started working on the Guardians of the Galaxy screenplay. Up to now, all that has been said was that James Gunn was in talks with Marvel and not that a formal deal had been closed. With Whedon's comments, it seems safe to assume that Gunn's deal has closed and he will direct Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
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