Sean Gunn defiende a su hermano, James Gunn: "'Guardianes de la Galaxia' le hizo mejor persona"

El escándalo se sucedió este pasado viernes cuando se conoció la noticia del despido del director de las películas de 'Guardianes de la Galaxia', James Gunn, por parte de Disney con motivo de los polémicos tuits que publicó entre 2008 y 2011.

Tras los ataques que realizó públicamente contra el gobierno de Trump, personas de derecha radical inundaron las redes de esos tuits que ya se habían conocido años antes y por los que el director ya se había disculpado en su momento. Sin embargo, el gigante del entretenimiento declaró que "Las declaraciones y actitudes ofensivas descubiertas en el Twitter de James son indefendibles e insostenibles con los valores del estudio" , y decidieron romper su relación con él.

Tras conocer las primeras declaraciones del director, en el que volvía a disculparse por sus mensajes en Twitter del pasado y aceptaba la decisión tomada del estudio, quedaba por conocer la opinión de otra de las personas más implicadas, en este caso nos referimos a Sean Gunn, actor de 'Guardianes de la Galaxia' interpretando a Kranglin y prestando su cuerpo para el rodaje de las escenas de Rocket, y hermano de James Gunn. Tras unas horas de reflexión, el actor que hizo del carismático personaje de Kirk en 'Las chicas Gilmore' lanzó un comunicado en sus redes sociales:

It goes without saying that I love and support my brother James and I'm quite proud of how kind, generous, and compassionate he is with all the people in his life. Since he was a kid, it was clear he had a desire (maybe destiny) to be an artist, tell stories, find his voice through comics, films, his band. The struggle to find that voice was sometimes clunky, misguided, or downright stupid, and sometimes wonderful, moving, and hilarious. Since devoting his entire life to the Guardians movies and MCU six years ago, I've seen him channel that voice into his work and seen him transform from the guy who made up things to shock people. I saw firsthand as he went from worrying about "softening his edge" for a larger audience to realizing that this "edge" wasn't as useful of a tool as he thought it was. That his gift for storytelling was something better. I saw that he was more open-hearted than the guy who thought he needed to get a rise out of people by making nasty or offensive jokes (or whatever you choose to call them?I don't think his bluer material was ever his funniest and neither does Mom). And the best part is, this change in my brother was reflected in the change that the Guardians go through. I've heard my brother say many times that when Quill rallies the team with "this is our chance to give a shit"?to care?that it's the pep talk he himself needed to hear. It's part of what made working on the Guardians movies such a rewarding experience for the cast. We managed to find ourselves involved in a big-budget superhero movie that was, at its core, deeply personal. That's a gift. And that's why it's good. This isn't new information, by the way. It's all stuff that James has explained many times in interviews, in more detail and more eloquently. It's not some new spin. It's always been part of this story. So I guess my hope is that fans continue to watch and appreciate the Guardians movies, not despite the fact that the filmmaker used to be kind of a jackass, but because of it. They are, after all, movies about discovering your best self. Working on those movies made my brother a better person, and they made me one too. I'll always be proud of that. Peace.

Una publicación compartida de Sean Gunn (@thejudgegunn) el 21 Jul, 2018 a las 3:47 PDT