James Gunn Defends Chris Pratt's Star-Lord Casting After Viral Tweet Suggests Replacement
It appears James Gunn will not tolerate any slander when it comes to the stars of his movies. Gunn, who's currently directing the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, recently defended Chris Pratt's casting as Star-Lord after someone suggested that he be replaced in the franchise's next installment.
Pratt enjoyed a lot of admiration from fans for his work on projects like Guardians of the Galaxy and Parks and Recreation. However, he's recently come under fire over his association with a church for its anti-LGBTQ+ views, even drawing criticism from Elliot Page.
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After a supposed fan suggested in a viral tweet that Pratt be replaced by Aquaman star Patrick Wilson, Gunn responded angrily, believing that the fan's suggestion was based on Pratt's religion rather than his acting abilities. «For what? Because of your made-up, utterly-false beliefs about him?» Gunn said. «For something that someone else told you about him that’s not true? Chris Pratt would never be replaced as Star-Lord but, if he ever was, we would all be going with him.» After another fan insinuated Pratt was homophobic because of the church he goes to, Gunn continued to defend him, saying, «He isn’t. I know the church he currently goes to. Do you? (The answer is you don’t, but you heard from someone who heard from someone who heard from someone where he goes to church, so decided, 'yeah, okay, I’ll believe this terrible thing I heard online about this celebrity!')»
No matter what anyone may think of Gunn's words, one thing is for sure: he knows much more about Pratt than any normal person would since he's worked with him for almost a decade now. Anyone who says
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