James Gunn is one of the craziest most unique directors of recent times. His range of work is very wide and he has been successful in delivering some of the most out-of-the-box projects to us. Now some new pieces of information have also come out to the public as it is revealed by the director himself that there is a certain list of stars he never want to work with. A few days ago only, something similar was also done by Brad Pitt where he spoke about certain actors he avoids.
James Gunn hasn’t got time for As*holes
The director has worked on numerous projects including both Marvel and DC and has always been vocal about his views. From his lite-hearted approach in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy to dark humor and violence in DC’s The Suicide Squad and the Peacemaker, he has shown that he is an expert in his field.
Recently while having a Q&A session on Twitter, a fan asked if he would give a chance to an actor who is not being able to work out due to several reasons. To this James Gunn replied that he will certainly not allow it if there are serious issues with their temperament that and that’s why he has a long list of actors he doesn’t want to work with:
If it’s their temperament & it’s serious, I’ll immediately recast. Life’s too short for assholes. Same if they’re repeatedly very late, which I hate, or unprepared. I have a long list of actors, A-list & otherwise, I’ll never work with for these reasons… https://t.co/dwl66e03oK
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 27, 2022
But it would be too quick to judge James Gunn on this very statement as he also further added that if their performance is very good then he will himself make sure that they work. according to him, if the actor’s giving his best and the project demands it, then he will never recast:
But if it’s performance related, & they’re putting their all into it, I’ll do everything on my end to make it work until it’s absolutely clear the quality of the project will be perceivably harmed if we don’t recast. This can happen with really talented actors who just don’t fit.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 27, 2022
Further, this conversation continued when Gunn was asked how he get to know if an actor is an as*hole or not, to which he replied:
I always do due diligence on actors & production heads with directors, actors, producers & crew members I trust. If it checks out they’re jerks (not just cranky or curmudgeons but actual jerks) or irresponsible I don’t hire them. Some actors I already know never to even consider. https://t.co/VwGxVn02gT
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 27, 2022
Although James Gunn presented his distaste for working with many A-list actors, he has also praised many of those who worked on his projects.
James Gunn on John Cena
Amidst this conversation only, a fan asked James Gunn if he thinks John Cena’s always on time and if he is an ideal actor in the eyes of Gunn. The Peacemaker director replied to this by praising John Cena that he is one of the best among those he worked with and is always willing to:
Yes. @JohnCena is among the best people to work with – always prepared & on time & kind to everyone. He & many of my regulars are among the actors I die to work with. I want to shout out to them here but paucity of characters means I'd be leaving many out. https://t.co/sj5hODkiVD
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 27, 2022
John Cena gained widespread appreciation for his role as Peacemaker. According to reports along with a season 2 of it, many more The Suicide Squad spinoffs are in development under James Gunn.
Source: Twitter
