Guardians of the 1 and 2 loves to interact with the community online. We’ve seen him partake in a quarantined tweet-a-long of the first and he’s also shared his thoughts on the new GOTG ride at EPCOT. He’s even hinted that will drive the plot forward in Guardians of the 3 in a big way.
However, his latest Instagram post revealed some pretty intense news about the Guardians of the .
James Gunn says probably won’t have him or the current on board
While both and a new for the have been rumored for a while, it’s still a pretty big shock to hear it from the man himself.
Gunn was always interested in doing a , though this of course became difficult when he was fired shortly after the release of the . He was later famously ‘un-fired’ and is now working on a , the of the 3.
Check out Gunn’s Instagram post below where he responds to a asking about the future of the .
Bear in mind that Gunn did say ‘probably’, so nothing’s set in stone. Personally, I’d love to see Gunn helm this well into its tenth ; something most will likely agree with!
Which characters will feature in ?
While it would be tragic to bid farewell to the team we fell in love within the , the group is ever-evolving in the comics. We’ve already seen it grow with the inclusions of Mantis, Nebula, and Yondu; only for us to quickly lose the latter at the end of Guardians of the 2.
It stands to reason that the will likely shake up the some more, and possibly even write favorites out of the . Longtime member Adam was teased at the end of the last , so he’s a pretty safe bet. I’d also put my money on and surviving as they’re easier to re- should their actors ever want out of the .
Don’t forget that just like in the books, established superheroes can easily join the team too. Tony Stark even famously joined up for a while as a ‘cosmic ‘
Back in movieland, seemed pretty tight with the team by the end of / , and rumors of him joining the next (As)Guardians of the have been circling ever since. Groot actor Vin Diesel even slipped up and accidentally confirmed that some of the team are to appear in Thor: Love and Thunder so the God of Thunder seems pretty primed to join them up; particularly if he passes the mantle of Thor to Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster.
and have also both been rumored to interact with the team, but really any living in the is on the cards to join .
We’re crossing our fingers that James Gunn somehow stays on and becomes the eternal creative director of the Guardians of the . Regardless, it’ll be super interesting to see which characters old or new and introduce into the team moving forward.
Which would you like to see in ? Let us know in the comments below.