James Gunn Attacks Racism Surrounding ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Villain

It’s no secret that James Gunn He is one of the most active directors on social media, although he is always attentive to the information he reveals from his accounts, and often uses this digital space to talk to superhero fans, but a new case of racism on the villain of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ aroused your annoyance.

In the third installment of Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn returns as director of the film and chooses the actor Chukwudi Iwuji to bring the villain of the story to life, just like he did in the “Peacemaker” series. He even shared a photo of this actor characterized as The High Evolutionarywhich many fans rejected.

Through their social networks, some fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have shared their complaints about Chukwudi Iwuji as the villain of the story, with racist arguments alluding to the star’s skin color, and wondering why he was chosen for this role, to which James Gunn forcefully responds.

I chose the best actor, the best period and the best person for the role. I don’t give a damn about Chukwudi Iwuji’s ethnicity,” said the director.

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In his Instagram message, the director asks fans to continue these kinds of comments with racist connotations: “Enough of your racist assumptions about WHY you were cast. (And by the way, he plays a guy who’s almost always purple. [en los cómics de Marvel]. )”, also adding a clarification that this character is not always white in the comics.

(Chukwudi Iwuji) It’s because he’s the best actor I’ve ever worked with, it has nothing to do with race,” explains James Gunn.

The movie ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ comes out on May 5 in cinemas and promises to be a show of colors through space with what will be the last story of this marvel superhero team saying goodbye to the MCU alongside director James Gunn who now works for DC Studios.

The High Evolutionary will kill the Guardians of the Galaxy

As many theories pointed out a long time ago, the villain of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3’ is The High Evolutionary, a character who in the comics tries to bring the race to its maximum evolution and to do so he makes scientific experiments, including Rocket, but he also applied some to himself, which is why he has certain superhuman abilities.

The High Evolutionary is played by Chukwudi Iwuji in this new Marvel film, which will make its expected theatrical debut on May 5th and is expected to be a big hit after James Gunn’s previous two installments were very well received by audiences years ago. does.