James Gunn’s mind may be on bigger and more urgent things these days, but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, his third appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, won’t hit theaters until May – meaning the DC Studios boss is currently doing PR for the MCU. Gunn talked about the focus shifting to Rocket Raccoon for this third movie in a new interview with total movies.
“The most important thing to me is the story of Rocket – and then, after that, the other stories,” Gunn said. “Rocket is the secret protagonist of Guardians of the Galaxy, and has always been at the heart of it for me, and this really fulfills that. The reason I came back and decided to make this movie is that because I really felt like Rocket’s Story needed to be told—and it hung up after Episode 2. So that’s the most important thing.”
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will act as a standalone film and as the final installment of the trilogy, Gunn continued. “The first movie is about the mother, the second is about the father, and the third is about himself,” he said. “And that’s what this journey is.”
Guardian Vol. 3 picked up the crew where Holiday Special, which was released last fall, left them. The team is trying to make Knowhere a safe haven for the victims of Thanos’ snap when Rocket’s past comes back to haunt him. The Guardians will encounter the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), who was a huge influence on the origins of Rocket, as well as Adam Warlock (Will Poulter), alluded to in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. From what we’ve seen in the trailers, it looks like the crew will end up in Counter-Earth, a secret Earth-like planet inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
The entire core cast will return for the final film, including Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillian, Pom Klementieff, and Vin Diesel. Poulter and Iwuji stars Daniela Melchior (Suicide Squad) and Maria Bakalova, who joined the cast as Cosmo the Spacedog in Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 hits theaters on May 5, 2023.
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