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In that case, it sounds like they're not movies that it makes a great difference for you to own (which is fine.) For me, the Guardians films are my favorite sub-franchise of the MCU, so there's no way I would wait to own them. But there are certainly other MCU titles that I feel that way about.

It would seem to me that if a box set of just the Guardians films were to appear, it would be after Vol. 3, in which case you're looking at 2022/2023, depending on how quickly the third one can get done after Suicide Squad 2. But as Wayne noted, box sets don't seem to be a priority for Disney...

Shortly after Gunn's firing, I wrote a letter to Bob Iger and Alan Horn urging them to reinstate him. I though at that time that they could perhaps be persuaded to recognize their error in judgment. However, there came a point after the cast wrote their letter when Disney reaffirmed their...

I think those names were partially fan-driven -- certainly Taika was, he never wanted to do it -- but names came up because we all assumed that Marvel would want to move quickly on the third film. We were wrong. Since Gunn is doing Suicide Squad 2 first, with an August 2021 release date, the...

Huh?

Since Infinity War and Endgame both shot before Gunn was fired, I'm not surprised. Maybe they couldn't take his name off of it since he had already worked on it before his firing. I doubt that. If Feige does say anything, it will be, "We're looking forward to getting to work with James again...

James Gunn has tweeted about his return -- which -- smartly -- is his first tweet since his apology when he was fired.

Good for Disney for reversing course. They never should have fired him in the first place, but at least they made it right. Their itchy trigger finger on the firing got them a long delay. I think we can live with that. All's well that ends well.

Sean Gunn was asked about Vol. 3 at the Captain Marvel premiere: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-sean-gunn-james-gunn-1203155009/

The problem here is that it's a no-win scenario for that filmmaker, whomever it might be. The absolute best case scenario is that people say, "Well, you did as good of a job as James Gunn did on the previous films." And that's the best case. Out of all of the Marvel sub-franchises, Guardians...

Taika Waititi says he is definitely not going to do Vol. 3. "However, I'm still hanging out with those guys [Marvel] and talking about new stuff. I want to do another movie with them." More at the link...

That raises the question of whether or not Endgame has been altered in any way following Gunn's dismissal from Vol. 3 versus what the original plan for Endgame was when it was going to end with the Russos handing the Guardians back to James Gunn for Vol. 3. I know because I saw photos posted on...

No. That's over. I don't want it to be, but it is.

Of the names that have been floated so far, I would personally greatly prefer Travis Knight to Adam McKay. I feel like Knight would be more likely to leave Gunn's script alone, whereas McKay might want to do a rewrite. I also just like Kubo and the Two Strings better than The Big Short...

Yeah, there's no way Disney doesn't make the third film. They need to work out who's directing, and whether or not Gunn's script will be used, and whether the cast (mainly Bautista) will play ball with a new filmmaker, and the timing of its rescheduled shoot. But it's going to happen. The...

Travis Knight is the CEO of Laika, which has yet to make a movie I don't love, and he personally directed Kubo and the Two Strings, which is one of my favorite movies of the last several years. He has a strong sense of story and character and would be able to make it well. Obviously, I still...

File this under the "unsubstantiated rumor" category, but... https://movieweb.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-female-director-shortlist/?fbclid=IwAR2Tr7HMzIwaRerirnajFB8VOMIqudWIZRp8LazMsX6U1zmIb2P_ioNsfGU

How would hiring Cooper (who may well win Best Director at next year's Oscars) a gamble? Having a director who is not James Gunn is a gamble, but they're doing that. We'll see how it goes for them.

If they want it, I think that would absolutely be Disney's first choice. The cast is already comfortable with them from working on the Avengers films with them. However, these guys have been working with Marvel on four films since 2014 and may want to take a break and/or do something else. If...

Karen Gillian would work for the same reason I thought Bradley Cooper would work before finding out he didn't want it, because she's already part of the franchise and has the cast's respect and would make everyone feel comfortable and likely strive to honor Gunn's overall vision. I haven't...

Disney has moved Jungle Cruise to July 24, 2020. I bring this up in this thread because they have also removed a Marvel title that was set for July 31, 2020 from the release schedule entirely...

We've discussed this both here and privately, and you know I think this is the right call, but even if they wanted to backtrack, I don't think Gunn could do it now since WB has him under contract to work on Suicide Squad for the immediate future. And the cast has been freed to pursue other work...

The latest rumor is that production on Vol. 3 is now being targeted for 2021. https://movieweb.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-production-start-2021-working-title/ Although a long way off, This actually makes sense, since it is far enough out that they could ask the cast to hold time in their...

Fox On the Run wasn't even in Vol. 2 proper. It was on the soundtrack because it was used in the trailer. I don't think it's a problem to reuse songs that have been used in other films if they are in a new context. And the family audience that will go to Guardians wouldn't have seen any of the...

My feeling is that even though his tweets were inappropriate, we are all capable of self-improvement. Unlike, say, Harvey Weinstein, allowing Gunn to work again is not a safety risk for anyone, since he didn't actually cause harm and was being stupid online. I think most people have said or...

The dream scenario would be for the success of Suicide Squad 2 to prove to Disney that Gunn's tweets are a nonissue and have them hire him back for what would be then a very belated Guardians 3. I don't think that's going to happen. But it would be nice if it did.

And since Sam smartly has now created a dedicated thread for Suicide Squad 2 -- to get this thread back to the Guardians -- I wonder which will end up hitting theaters first? Suicide Squad 2 or Guardians Vol. 3? It's not a war or anything, but Disney is clearly cooling their heels because they...

I'm sure that the desire for the first film to be Guardians is exactly why they went after Gunn. This has probably been in the works since he exited Disney, and WB probably never thought they would get him until Disney was stupid enough to let him go. If WB wants to keep them, I don't think it...

I definitely would not have bothered with it otherwise, but now I will. Congratulations to him for landing on his feet so quickly after the Disney mess, and kudos to WB for realizing he is hireable and getting him.

Yeah. I think some of the box office prognosticators were expecting him to receive the Avengers bump because he was in Civil War (which was essentially an Avengers movie under Captain America's title.) But his appearance there was relatively minor in comparison to the other heroes, and I...