Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Disney has officiallyrehired James Gunnas the author and director ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , but the flick probably wo n’t be quick to hit theatre until 2023 . Gunn first join the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in 2012 when he signed on to bring in the firstGuardians of the Galaxyfilm to living . Thanks to his vision , style , and music choices , the pic became a monumental smasher , with the Guardians promptly becoming outstanding figures in the MCU and Gunn takingsome ownership of the large cosmic side of the shared world .
Despite the success of the first two films and Gunn gear up to start pre - production onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , Disney decided tofire him last yearafter some resurfaced tweets became the center of controversy . His firing in effect shelved the third installment in the wildly successful franchise withthe cast backing their directorand other members of the MCU kinsperson like Taika Waititi ( and even some non - MCU directors ) offering their reenforcement of him being rehired .
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That appear to be unbelievable after he signed on towrite and directThe Suicide Squadfor Warner Bros. , and yet , here we are . Gunn is now slated to do both of the comic book movie as his next two labor , butThe Suicide Squadwill still get first . WB and DC have already given his subdued - reboot of the film anAugust 2021 release dateand Gunn is planning to start production on it this crepuscule . He wo n’t begin work onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3until after his DC pic is complete though , which has many wondering when the extremely - anticipated MCU motion picture will rack up field of operations . Unfortunately , it belike wo n’t be until 2023 .
IfThe Suicide Squadsticks to its current outlet date , Gunn will not be able to become his full focus towardsGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3until the fall of 2021 . Even if the loss locomote up a few months , there is still the foresightful press spell he ’ll require to go on for theSuicide Squadsequel . Gunn should be capable to perfecthisGuardians 3scriptin the meantime , but television camera belike wo n’t be capable to start roll until later 2021 at the earliest .
Marvel ’s normal output agenda give directors roughly a year to complete their vision from the meter production begins until the film hit theaters . This could makeGuardians 3ready to hit theaters by late 2022 , but that is also improbable . Marvel Studios does not presently have any later 2022 discharge particular date set , with all three of their mystery moving-picture show slated for the first half of the year . Even if they did have a November one-armed bandit available , Marvel will likely want to put the final instalment of this trilogy back in May , just like withGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 .
Additionally , this wait timeline forGuardians 3puts it behind several other expected Phase 4 flick . We already know thatBlack WidowandThe Eternalsare on caterpillar tread for 2020 releases , while 2021 is shaping up to beBlack Panther 2,Doctor Strange 2 , andShang - Chi . 2022 is less clean right now , butCaptain Marvel 2andSpider - military man 3will likely end up there , while Marvel ’s normal operating agenda would indicate one new prop will also be eject - and could even be when the X - Men or Fantastic Four commence to be stick in . With the development of these other projects and the likely wanted May release slot , May 2023 is the next available landing spot for the plastic film . This will be three years later on than the original tone ending plan forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3prior to Gunn being raise , but at least now it will hit dramatic art with his full uncompromised imaginativeness .
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