From what we can gather, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn was pretty much given free rein to do as he pleased on the GOTG trilogy, but it sounds like his insight may have also played a part in shaping some other MCU projects.
During a recent interview, Gunn revealed that Kevin Feige reached out to him for feedback on multiple scripts, including Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, and Spider-Man (he doesn't specify which one, but Homecoming and/or Far From Home seem most likely given the timeframe of the other films he mentioned).
"I was consulting on everything," the filmmaker told The Wrap. "I was consulting on all the Marvel movies. Kevin [Feige] would send me the script for Spider-Man and I'd give my notes. He'd send me the script for Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, and I'd give notes on all of those scripts. It was really as a friend and as somebody who was a part of the team and a team player."
We have no idea how extensive Gunn's notes were, but the notion that he may have had a hand in developing, even to a minor extent, other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies is certainly interesting.
Vol. 3 will most likely be Gunn's MCU swansong, as he turns his focus to the DCU as DC Studios co-head along with Peter Safran. Could he still occasionally consult on Marvel projects going forward? Possibly, although it'd be difficult to imagine him finding the time!
Check out the full video interview, which also features Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), below.
"In Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past." "Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them."
Gunn writes and directs Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, and Maria Bakalova. Kevin Feige is the producer and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nikolas Korda, Simon Hatt, and Sara Smith serve as executive producers.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is now in theaters.