As part of the press day dedicated to the upcoming premiere of Suicide Squad: Mission Bond, director James Gunn shared the news on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Part 3 ".

In an interview with the online publication Collider, the director confirmed that the film will be called that way, and revealed other details of the work on the picture.

Gunn admitted that the draft of the script for the third "Guardians of the Galaxy" was ready three years ago (that is, about a year after the premiere of the second part).

Nevertheless, the director continues to rethink the plot and provide it with new details - according to Gann, the new draft is half finished.

However, the director assured that, compared to what has already been done, there is not much work ahead.

Filming will begin November 2021 in Georgia.

Earlier, Marvel management revealed the premiere date: the tape will hit theaters on May 5, 2023.

The director also told in more detail how his cooperation with the leadership of Marvel is being built.

The history of the Guardians of the Galaxy is inscribed in the general line of the MCU, and the characters appeared in the films of the Avengers franchise.

However, the new tape does not provide a groundwork for other, subsequent Marvel paintings.

James Gunn noted that the management as a whole had little involvement in the development of the plot.

“The only time I was asked to add anything for future MCU films was in the case of the first movie, which was about the appearance of Thanos.

They had such a request for me.

But they had no other similar requests, ”he admitted.

  • Shot from the film "Guardians of the Galaxy"

  • © Shot from the film "Guardians of the Galaxy"

The action of the tape will unfold after the events shown in the movie "Avengers: Endgame", so filmmakers will have to take into account everything that happened to the characters in other films.

So, the central heroine Gamora died, and then her alternative version from the past appeared.

She has not participated in the adventures that other members of the team have experienced, so she builds relationships with allies in a different way.

“I have to take into account the development of events that have been discussed with me: what happened to Gamora and other things like that.

I am aware that the characters have gone through certain moments, and I have to take that into account.

But in general, they never asked me to add anything to the script of the third part as a lead-in to anything to come, ”said Gann.

The director also noted that he himself would not leave any reserve for the future, since this does not correspond to his creative method.

The premiere of a separate holiday tape about the Guardians is scheduled for December 2022, which will be filmed simultaneously with the main film - in some cases the group will not even have to change the set.

The picture will be released on the streaming service Disney +.

The third part will be the last in the history of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Some fans were hoping for a sequel, however, in response to a related fan question on Instagram, Gunn assured the audience that this would not happen.

“I had planned from the very beginning to shoot a trilogy if the first film was successful.

There is no fourth film in my plans, ”the director wrote.

However, he has another ambitious idea.

The upcoming film "Suicide Squad: Mission Bash" is included in the DC media franchise - and Gann would like to one day combine heroes from two universes in one tape.

“I would be very happy to be able to make a film about Harley Quinn and Groot.

I not only thought about it, but also discussed it with the leadership of Marvel and DC.

It seems that everyone is open to any ideas - but who knows if anything will turn out in the end?

But the idea of ​​combining Marvel and DC in one film seems very interesting to me, "- quotes the director of Cinema Blend.

  • Shot from the filming of Guardians of the Galaxy

  • © Shot from the filming of the film "Guardians of the Galaxy"

James Gunn may not have completed the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy.

In the summer of 2018, the management of Walt Disney Studios decided to fire the director over Twitter posts ten years ago.

In 2008 and 2009, Gunn made jokes about pedophilia and violence.

Then the director noticed that he had already apologized, and his values ​​had changed over the years.

Fans of the franchise stood up for Gann.

Actors Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Batista, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and Pom Klementieff have also posted an open letter in support of the director. 

Almost a year later, in March 2019, James Gunn was recruited into the studio and reinstated as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. By that time, he had already begun to collaborate with DC, and the first task of the director was to complete work on the film "Suicide Squad: Mission Bash".