James Gunn took a year to write ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’.
The 53-year-old filmmaker has taken to Instagram to reveal the secrets to his creative process, admitting it’s taken him a few months to write ‘Suicide Squad 2’ – but the much-discussed third instalment of the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ franchise has taken far longer to put together.
Asked how long it takes him to write a script, James wrote on the photo-sharing platform: "This one was short! A few months. Guardians Vol. 3 took a year, The Specials took a week and Super took maybe three weeks. It’s always different. (sic)"
James’ involvement with the ‘Guardians’ franchise was previously thrown into doubt following the emergence of a series of offensive tweets.
Initially, Disney fired James and then rehired him, with the filmmaker subsequently taking "full responsibility" for the controversy.
He said after being rehired: "I feel bad for that and take full responsibility.
"Disney totally had the right to fire me. This wasn’t a free speech issue. I said something they didn’t like and they completely had the right to fire me. There was never any argument of that. That first day … I’m going to say it was the most intense of my entire life.
"There have been other difficult days in my life, from the time I got sober when I was younger, to the death of friends who committed suicide.
"But this was incredibly intense. It happened, and suddenly it seemed like everything was gone. I just knew, in a moment that happened incredibly quickly, I had been fired. It felt as if my career was over."
James Gunn took 12 months to write Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
