Twitter is a leveling platform, where anonymous sci-fi fanboys can wield as much power as genre directors like James Gunn.
Case in point: one Star Wars fanatic might have just convinced James Gunn to cast Mark Hamill in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 with just a geeky tweet.
@JamesGunn, could you do me a huge favour and find a role for @HamillHimself in Guardians 3? The awesomeness of it might end me, but I’m willing to risk it. Thanks 🙂👍
— Ian Fee (@IanFee) February 25, 2018
“Could you do me a huge favour and find a role for @HamillHimself in Guardians 3?” Ian Fee tweeted at the director. “The awesomeness of it might end me, but I’m willing to risk it.”
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/967919700272340992
Gunn responded, announcing he’s totally cool with it and revealing that he and Hamill are actually neighbors.
I would be happy to do so, both as a good neighbor & an unemployed actor.
All the best, mh— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) February 26, 2018
Here’s where we really geek out: Hamill responded, also saying he’s down.
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/967991001347272706
Then, they have a conversation about DMs, and our nerd minds collectively exploded.
DM me for my contact info if you're serious.
(& a good neighbor)
xoxo, mh— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/967993174030393344
Just followed you. Is that how DM's work?
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) February 26, 2018
Actor Josh Gad had the right take.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) February 26, 2018
It really does go down in the DM, but not in the way we expected…
