With just a few months untilGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2hits theaters, there are fans that are already wondering aboutGuardians of the Galaxy 3. While most have every reason to believe it’s happening, there has been speculation thatJames Gunnmay not return to direct the third movie. Today we have confirmation that the third movie is in fact happening, but the director is still not completely sure whether or not he’ll take on this sequel. At any rate, though, that decision is said to be made very soon.
The filmmaker has been promoting his new thrillerThe Belko Experiment, which he wrote and produced, withGreg McLean(Wolf Creek) taking the helm. Gunn spoke about where he’s at with the thirdGuardians of the Galaxy movie. While he doesn’t known what his decision will be quite yet, the filmmaker revealed in an interview withComplexthat he plans on figuring out his future with the franchise over the next few weeks. Here’s what the filmmaker had to say, confirming thatGuardians of the Galaxy 3will in fact happen.
“There will be aGuardians 3, that’s for sure. We’re trying to figure it out. I’m trying to figure out what I want to do really, that’s all it is. I got to figure out where I want to be, what I want to spend the next three years of my life doing. You know, I’m going to make another big movie; is it theGuardiansor something else? I’m just going to figure it out over the next couple of weeks.”
The director revealed on a Facebook Live video back in June thatGuardians 2left him “emotionally exhausted,” and that was before filming even wrapped, and he hadn’t even started the post-production process. The one thing we do know aboutGuardians of the Galaxy 3is that it will be part of theMarvel Phase 4lineup, as confirmed byKevin Feige, but this sequel still doesn’t have a release date in place, and it remains unclear where in the Phase 4 lineup it will land. It has also been confirmed that theGuardians of the Galaxycharacters will be a part ofAvengers: Infinity War, which is currently in production now, withJames Gunnserving as an executive producer on that movie. When asked how the Guardians fit into this story, the filmmaker had this to say.
“You know listen, I don’t think we should overstate things that it is anAvengersmovie, but theGuardiansare a part of the cosmic universe, they’re a part of Thanos' stories, so, they are in there, and they have, not the biggest, but, an integral part to that.”
There have also been rumors thatKurt Russellwill return as Ego the Living Planet inGuardians 3, which would make sense since it has long been confirmed that Ego is in fact Star-Lord’s father.Aerosmithfront manSteven Tylereven reached out toJames Gunnin September, revealing that he wants to be a part ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, although it remains to be seen if Marvel would even be interested in giving him a role. While it does seem thatGuardians 3is happening, we’ll have to wait just a bit longer to find out ifJames Gunnwill in fact return to the helm.
