The director recently showed off a stack of preliminary storyboards for the project, while mentioning the massive scope of the film. He began making 8mm films at the age of twelve. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. openly breaking international law and withholding aide from foreign nations in need, such as with the fictional island of Corto Maltese.Ĭurrently, Gunn is busy working on the pre-production process for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. James Gunn, Writer: Guardians of the Galaxy. His most recent film, The Suicide Squad, featured a particularly dark depiction of the military, with the U.S. Gunn also noted that he has never had to have any of his movies looked over by the Pentagon. RELATED: The Marvels Director Is Wrong: Captain America Is Not to Blame for the Snap Some people criticized Marvel Studios for the decision, considering the heavy involvement of the Air Force in the film to be propaganda while others felt that it was a crucial element of the character that needed to be handled authentically. Back in 2019, marketing for Captain Marvel highlighted her connection with the Air Force. This isn't the first time that a link between the United States government and the MCU became a talking point for fans.
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Since the series Space Force produced merchandise before the actual United States Space Force, Netflix was able to make a claim to the name. For example, when the United States announced that it would be adding a new branch to the armed forces, it came into conflict with Netflix over naming rights. However, conflicts between Hollywood and the Pentagon do happen from time to time. "This is very few films - and, from what I know, the military is pretty loose about it," Gunn said. In a follow-up statement, Gunn clarified that when a film uses military assets it has to get approval from the government to ensure that these assets are not being disparaged.