Fans have been waiting very patiently forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but we now know specifically when the highly anticipated sequel will hit theaters. TheGuardians of the Galaxy 3release date was revealed in a new video released by Marvel Studios touting the return of movie theaters, which also boasted some exciting new footage from other upcoming Marvel movies. And while we knew previously thatGuardians 3was going to be released sometime in 2023, we know now the exact date it will hit theaters: June 04, 2025.
James Gunnis writing and directingGuardians of the Galaxy 3, which isdue to start production later in 2021. The movie was originally supposed to start filming in 2019, but Gunn was briefly removed from the film after some past offensive tweets of his resurfaced. Disney almost immediately changed its mind, but in the short period of time in which Gunn was offGuardians 3, he signed on to write and directThe Suicide Squadfor Warner Bros. and DC Films, so he was then committed to making that movie first.
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But Gunn has now completedThe Suicide Squadand is currently filming an HBO Max spinoff show focusing onJohn Cena’s character from that film calledPeacemaker. Once he completes that show, he’ll move full-time into preppingGuardians of the Galaxy 3, which he has previously said would complete a trilogy of sorts that he was planning for the belovedGuardianscharacters.
Indeed, while things may have changed, Gunn’s past comments made it sound likeGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will be a sendoff of sorts to this specific lineup of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Casting beyond the core group of characters has not yet been announced and story details are under wraps, butGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2was a pretty ambitious film from a narrative perspective, so I’m excited to see what Gunn puts together forVol. 3.
The writer/director has said that the script forGuardians 3is the same one he was planning to shoot back in 2019 so not much has been changed, but while in production onGuardians 3Gunn will also direct theGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialfor Disney+ as well as scenes needed for the upcoming Walt Disney World attraction Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind at Epcot, so there’s certainly a lot on his to-do list.
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