Over the last four years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has evolved into a well-oiled machine, lately expanding to television and earning a series of Emmy nominations. However, there were significant setbacks along the way, including James Gunn, the director of the Guardians of the Galaxy films, being temporarily fired. Years later, Gunn disclosed how he was fired as a result of the infamous Twitter controversy.

For those who don't recall, James Gunn was in hot trouble in the summer of 2018 after nasty tweets from a decade prior resurfaced. The outcry was swift, with Marvel Studios sacking the director before bringing him back in for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. 3-- as well as more Disney+ material Gunn has now spoken up about his feelings regarding the incident, saying: “It was conveyed to me by Kevin Feige. I called Kevin the morning it was going on, and I said, 'Is this a big deal?' And he goes, 'I don’t know.' That was a moment. I was like, 'You don’t know?' I was surprised. Later he called me — he himself was in shock — and told me what the powers that be had decided. It was unbelievable. And for a day, it seemed like everything was gone. Everything was gone. I was going to have to sell my house. I was never going to be able to work again. That’s what it felt like.”