Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be James Gunn's final Guardians movie (and possibly his finale film for Marvel Studios full stop), and while the team might well stick around in the Marvel Cinematic Universe under a new director, we know that at least some of the core cast members will be bidding farewell to their characters.
Dave Bautista has made it very clear that he's "done" playing Drax, and Zoe Saldaña has now confirmed that Vol. 3 will mark the last time we see her as Gamora.
"I think the time has come for me to step down, and for the next generation to come forward," Saldaña tells Total Film. "The one thing I would not want is for Gamora to go away. She’s been such an impactful character for fans, and especially female fans, and young female fans. I would love for Marvel to figure out a way to find that next generation of actors that can incarnate these characters, and give them this immortality that fans generationally keep coming back to… But me, per se? I mean, I signed up for one, and I got 10 years. Lucky me, man. I have no complaints. And I’m moving on with so much grace and gratitude in my heart."
It doesn't sound like Gamora is going to be killed-off (she died once already), so perhaps she simply decides to give up the hero life and settle down? We'll find out when the GOTG threequel hits theaters early next month.
For now, you can check out a new image of Gamora 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 arrives in theaters on May 5, 2023.