Director James Gunn arrives at the European Gala screening of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" in London on April 24, 2017. As of July 23, 2018, more than 240,000 people have signed a petition for Disney to rehire Gunn, who has been fired from the third film in the franchise axed over a series of offensive tweets.

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