White-Haired James Gunn Era Upon Us…Phooey

Before yesterday’s 2:15 pm Lincoln Square screening of Avatar 2 they showed the trailer for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (Disney, 5.5.23). My spirit sank — another Marvel attitude goofball fanservice comedy in space. The patience of Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill once again tried by Dave Bautista’s Drax the Destroyer…really bad for the soul, man. Pit of depression.

What caused Gunn to suddenly morph from the below guy of seven or eight years ago into the present white-haired incarnation?