Disney severed its business relationship with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn on Friday. Let's see how long it lasts.

The deeply unpopular move has been greeted with everything from confusion to condemnation in various corners of the internet, including the one that may matter most: Guardians fam social media.

Taking a cue from weekend shows of support for Gunn from his brother (and Guardians cast member) Sean, Drax actor Dave Bautista, and Yondu actor Michael Rooker, many of the series other stars and supporting players have now weighed in. Some mention Gunn by name, others are more cryptic. But the overarching message is clear: We've got each other's backs.

“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters. Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.”



JAMES 1:19

🙏♥️ — chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) July 22, 2018

It’s been a challenging weekend I’m not gonna lie. I’m pausing myself to take everything in before I speak out of term. I just want everyone to know I love ALL members of my GOTG family. Always will. — Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) July 22, 2018

Love to every single member of my GOTG family. — Karen Gillan (@karengillan) July 23, 2018

Just to clarify, I'll speak more on this later but just wanted to make sure that was out there. Love to you all. — Karen Gillan (@karengillan) July 23, 2018

It's not clear if or how Disney intends to respond in light of all the support Gunn has received. But it sure seems like a full-blown revolt is brewing as key Guardians cast members digest the news that their director was summarily canned.

Disney took the move of firing Gunn after a series of offensive tweets from the filmmaker's past — vile stuff, that made jokes out of things like pedophilia and AIDS — resurfaced in the online conversation. The tweets have been a known quantity for years, but they were weaponized by malicious actors to compel Disney into taking action.

While Gunn's past comments have no place in any civilized society, the fact that he long ago owned his bad behavior, apologized for it, and evidently worked in the time since to better himself hasn't escaped the notice of rational observers. Many feel that the circumstances around his firing were the product of a poor decision by Disney.

It's clear from the tweets above (as well as the others that surfaced over the weekend) that many members of the Guardians of the Galaxy cast feel the same way.