A fan who posted a modest proposal that Marvel replace Chris Pratt with Patrick Wilson in its Guardians of the Galaxy franchise set off a firestorm of back and forth, including a stiff defense of Pratt from director James Gunn.On Saturday, Twitter user @themeghanlodon_ posted side by side photos of the two actors with the text, “Marvel.
Hear me out. Just…replace him.”Marvel. Hear me out. Just… replace him. pic.twitter.com/g4pfZ9ni7s— meghan 2.0「she/her」 (@themeghanlodon_) April 24, 2022The Twitterverse ran with the comment, attributing the desire to replace Pratt with his alleged association with a church that espouses gay conversion therapy, among other things.Guardians director James Gunn was among those replying.
His initial message read, “For what? Because of your made-up, utterly-false beliefs about him? 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.”For what? Because of your made-up, utterly-false beliefs about him?
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