After a meeting between James Gunn and Disney studio chairman Alan Horn, it appears that Marvel and Disney will not be reinstating Gunn as director of the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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As reported by Variety, "Gunn and his UTA reps pushed hard for him to be given a second chance, and Horn decided to take a courtesy meeting on Tuesday."The meeting was said to be "civil and professional," but sources have claimed that Horn will not be changing his stance and they will continue production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 without Gunn.The sources also said that Marvel president Kevin Feige was out of town and wasn't present at the meeting. They further explained that while "it was rumored that Feige was pushing to bring Gunn back, he stands by the studio’s decision to not bring back the Guardians director for the third installment."This news comes almost a week after it was reported that Marvel was trying to persuade Disney to bring Gunn back, especially after the cast of the Guardians of the Galaxy issued a statement in defense of the ousted director. There is no further word on if Disney and Marvel will be using the script that Gunn wrote, but Dave Bautista has said that he would not reprise his role as Drax the Destroyer if they decide not to. Gunn was fired as the result of controversial tweets resurfaced by conservative pundits and Variety reports that the hunt is now on for a new director; it's still unknown if these developments will delay the production of the third Guardians film.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN and is very sad with this whole situation as Guardians of the Galaxy is one of his favorites. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.