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James Gunn Apologizes for Breaking our Hearts and Talks What it's Really Like Behind-the-Scenes

Published Mon, 07 May 2018 20:05:35 -0500

Last updated Tue, 08 May 2018 00:28:08 -0500

Yesterday director James Gunn broke our hearts while giving us some information about Avengers: Infinity War and it's actually a huge spoiler. Today he apparently woke up and was a little surprised but also touched that the little bit of information he gave us moved so many to tears. Warning for very vague spoilers about Avengers: Infinity War.

I knew my answer to the spoiler question last night was touching and sad, but I really did not expect to wake up to so many tweets of people telling me they're crying. Sorry for that if you're at work or whatever. But it means a lot to me you love the characters as much as I do. https://t.co/r0LM6TPzYd

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 7, 2018

Gunn, who is known for being very honest, also pulled back the wool on the film industry when a fan mentioned how much fun everyone seems to be having on set.

I think when you're restricted to seeing only the behind-the-scenes video and pics we choose for you to see filmmaking looks a lot more fun than it actually is. Imagine only seeing videos of waiters cracking jokes in the kitchen and pretending THAT'S waiting tables. https://t.co/mMKR7KJaJL

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 6, 2018

You're not seeing me screaming when someone screws up a prop, or @karengillan picked up at 2:30 am to put on 5 hours of makeup, or hours painstakingly trying to light a set, or me getting @RookerOnline to say a line 70 times in a row, or me working 18 hours on 2 hours of sleep.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 6, 2018

That said, I am fucking hilarious almost always.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 6, 2018

Director James Mangold replied to a request from a fan that they should release the raw footage of the shoot and disagreed saying that wouldn't work.

To me, the set sanctified. The days they shoot "making of" videos r weird. Everyone behaves strangely. We're in a reality show produced by the studio, so there's no interest in showing real. Cast & others have approval over footage so little that isn't attractive make it thru.

— Mangold (@mang0ld) May 6, 2018

No matter how much fun a job is it's still a job. That means work, that means stress, and that means, sometimes, it's going to be a miserable experience. This is the case for dream jobs too because they are still jobs. No one feels comfortable having someone watch you work and directors, actors, and everyone else is no different.

Summary: As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment – the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

Avengers: Infinity War, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, stars Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Benedict Wong, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, and Anthony Mackie. It's out now.

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