James Gunn has been a popular name ever since he brought The Guardians of the Galaxy to the silver screen in 2014. That was a bottom-of-the-barrel team that nobody other than comic fans knew about and it was a complete success. Gunn's popularity waxed and waned since its release. Fans promptly trusted him with their favorite characters and wanted to see more. It gave him the opportunity to direct the GOTG sequel and put him on the path to writing and directing the third and final installment in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. That was, however, until some off-color tweets of his surfaced, prompting Disney to part ways with the filmmaker.