Following the success of Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel, we heard that Marvel Studios might be mulling over the possibility of making writer and director James Gunn a consultant of sorts who will oversee a wave of cosmic releases similar to how Joss Whedon kept a watchful eye over Marvel's Phase 2 movies after The Avengers came out. In a new interview, Gunn shed some light on that role.
"They’ve talked to me about that," the filmmaker confirmed during a recent chat with Vanity Fair. "They’re interested in that. But I haven’t decided what my role is going to be after Guardians 3. Avengers 3 and 4 are the end of an era of Marvel. This is the end of a long-form story that’s been told for the last 10 years. And Guardians Vol. 3 is a big part of the beginning of what comes after that while simultaneously being the end of this iteration of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Something Kevin [Feige] has been really open to talking to me about is helping them decide where that goes."
Marvel expanding the cosmic side of the MCU makes perfect sense, especially after the success of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok. What form that will take remains to be seen but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige had this to say about Gunn's possible new role as a consultant.
"With Joss it was more unique. It was more of a sort of a contractual thing as part of his deal on Avengers 2 that he would help us oversee it. There’s not that with James. But what there is with James is that camaraderie and the notion that a lot of what’s been done in Guardians and a lot of the great characters that we’ve done in Guardians could have potential as their own things. Working with James to figure out where those could go and how that could work has certainly been part of our discussions." If Gunn does take on this role, we probably won't hear anything official until after Avengers 4 is released. Regardless, it would definitely be exciting to see him in this sort of position.
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