James Gunn Confirms "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" Will Be The Last Movie With This Team

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be the ultimate cosmic adventure for James Gunn and the current cast. The director confirmed this once again in an interview with Deadline this week, which also reveal many interesting interpretations.
After finishing working on Peacemaker - the spin-off series of The Suicide Squad developed for HBO Max, James Gunn has returned to work with Marvel Studios on various projects. The most anticipated is obviously Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which will bring back Star-Lord, Drax and the other famous heroes known in the 2014 blockbuster.

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The issue had already been discussed previously, and once again Gunn has decided to reiterate that the third film in the saga will be the last one he curates.
“This is the end for us, the last time people will see this team of Guardians,” Gunn said on Deadline's Hero Nation podcast. “It’s big; it’s so, so big and dark, and different from what people might be expecting it to be."

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“I just want to be true to the characters, the story and give people the wrap-up that they deserve for the story. That’s always a little bit scary, I’m doing my best,” he added.
With the third film, in short, Gunn will have definitively closed with the Guardians of the Galaxy, and judging by his words it seems that Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and the other cast members will also say goodbye to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, it cannot be excluded that one day we could see a new formation of the Guardians on the big screen with other protagonists just like what will happen sooner or later with the next film dedicated to the Avengers, which was confirmed by Marvel President Kevin Feige himself.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be released in theaters on May 5, 2023. The current cast includes Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and Will Poulter. In addition, Chukwudi Iwuji, who worked with Gunn in Peacemaker, will also be featured in this upcoming movie.