With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 now playing in theaters, writer and director James Gunn has taken to Twitter to answer some "Yes" and "No" questions from fans.
Perhaps the biggest reveal from the filmmaker came when he confirmed reported Annihilus was considered as both the threequel's lead villain and Rocket's creator. The Fantastic Four baddie has a history with the Guardians after clashing with them in the Annihilation comic book event, so making the alien the final foe they faced in this trilogy would have made sense.
We're not sure what led to Gunn choosing The High Evolutionary instead, but there's every chance Marvel Studios want to use Annihilus when Marvel's First Family makes their MCU debut a couple of years from now.
Gunn has also reiterated that he has no plans to make Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 4.
He's said for a while now that this franchise was always meant to be a trilogy so, despite what we saw in the movie's post-credits scenes, it seems we can forget about the DC Studios co-CEO returning to tell one more story with these heroes. That includes an "Asgardians of the Galaxy" project too!
Despite that, the filmmaker has had some conversations with Marvel Studios about their future plans for the Galaxy's biggest A-Holes heroes...
"As heart-wrenching as it is hilarious," we said in our review earlier this week, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is James Gunn’s masterstroke and a showcase for both his filmmaking talent and a cast that makes everything about this movie simply awesome. An absolute triumph."
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