Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Director Makes A Bittersweet Reveal

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James Gunn just caused Marvel fans the world over to breathe a loud, collective sigh - and we're not quite sure if it's in relief or dismay.

The director of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies continues to use part of his pandemic downtime to chat with fans and filmmakers alike via social media. While Gunn has frequently used such platforms to delight both with quippy responses and insightful video watch parties - like one for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, during which he shared a treasure trove of fun facts about the flick - his latest Twitter interactions have proven more than a little bittersweet.

The first of them came when Gunn took time to respond to one fan's inquiry about whether or not Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had originally been slated for a July 2020 release. Back in January 2018, Gunn had shared on Twitter that the third installment of the galaxy-saving heroes' mini Marvel franchise would arrive in 2020 - but he didn't specify when. Considering Marvel only schedules a certain number of films per year, for a while it seemed like Guardians 3 might have been scheduled for a prime summer 2020 launch.

However, according to Gunn's recent tweet, it appears the release date of the hotly anticipated sequel was actually even sooner.

He wrote:

"Original date for the release of Vol 3 was going to be May of this year – we would have been delayed because of coronavirus. God works in mysterious ways."

Mysterious ways indeed. In case you've forgotten, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's journey to the big screen has been one fraught with drama. In a now-infamous decision made in July 2018, executives at the Walt Disney Company, which owns Marvel Studios, fired Gunn from the picture in the wake of online controversy, after past tweets of his resurfaced and were deemed offensive. A few months and plenty of public outcry later, Disney re-hired Gunn. We like to think the company enjoyed its humble pie.

But by then, the in-demand director had already booked a new gig: helming the reboot-slash-sequel to DC's Suicide Squad. That meant Vol. 3 of his beloved Marvel franchise would have to be put on hold.

While that wait continues to torment Marvel Cinematic Universe devotees dying to dance once again with Star-Lord and the gang, it now seems that even if Gunn and company had gotten Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 done on the original timeline, we still would've had to wait a little longer to see it.


Given the total shutdown of just about every major film and television production, it's obviously very unclear at this point exactly how long fans will wait to get their peepers on more Guardians goodness. Even major theater chains like AMC don't seem to have any clue when the film will actually arrive in theaters.

The folks at AMC recently tagged Gunn while celebrating the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise with a killer GIF of Peter Quill busting some moves. Keep watching the video to see that the Guardians of the Galaxy 3 director makes a bittersweet reveal.

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