It has already been confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be all about the gang working together to save Rocket Raccoon. Amazingly, James Gunn confirmed that Marvel Studios immediately accepted the idea of the sequel being about the death of the beloved character.
James Gunn recently spoke to Collider where he discussed how he presented the idea for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Despite the somber theme of the sequel, the Suicide Squad director confirmed that Marvel Studios supported his decision.
"I really don't ever remember any resistance. I think that people were really good with it," Gunn said. "I mean, there was a time when I talked to those guys about just doing the Rocket story, like the third movie would actually just be Rocket. Then we decided to do it as a Guardians movie with the Rocket story inside of that. But I don't remember any resistance."
"I did draw all of the animals, I know that. I actually drew each one of those animals and put them in the script," he continued.
"So the drawings of all those creatures are in the script, Lylla and Floor and Teefs, because I had a very specific way that I saw them looking. But no, Marvel was pretty great, they just kind of let me do my thing," Gunn stated.
He then pointed out that the success of the first two Guardians films may have influenced the studio's acceptance.
"I think they were happy with the first two movies, so they just kind of let me do my thing with this and never were intrusive," Gunn said.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will bring back Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Elizabeth Debicki, Maria Bakalova, and Sylvester Stallone. Chukwudi Iwuji and Will Poulter are confirmed to join the cast.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will premiere in theaters on May 5, 2023.
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