If you were one of those that thought Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was hitting theaters next year, just a heads up its not. Tuesday afternoon, Guardians helmer James Gunn corrected a tweet from AMC Theatres suggesting the threequel would coming to theatres in 2021. If youve been keeping up with the reshuffling of the release schedule from Marvel Studios, youll know that Guardians 3 has yet to set an official release date.
The director even had a little fun with the erroneous tweet, making a joke of Marvel starting production without him. Thanks for the love, @AMCTheatres, Gunn tweets. Although we wont be in theaters until a little after 2021, unless theyve been filming without me.
Thanks for the love, @AMCTheatres ( although we wont be in theaters until a little after 2021, unless theyve been filming without me) https://t.co/pW0FlDiUlK
James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 26, 2020
In a follow-up tweet, Gunn confirmed the Guardians threequel was originally supposed to hit theaters this May, in place of Black Widow. The filmmaker was temporarily removed from his role, which caused the movie to be indefinitely delayed. Original date for the release of Vol 3 was going to be May of this year we would have been delayed because of coronavirus, the director says. God works in mysterious ways.
Original date for the release of Vol 3 was going to be May of this year we would have been delayed because of coronavirus. God works in mysterious ways. https://t.co/Vu2zu6GtJC
James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 26, 2020
After two rounds of coronavirus-related delays, the earliest date available from Marvel Studios is October 7, 2022. Regardless, the filmmaker has confirmed several times now that hell completely finish work on The Suicide Squad before starting production on Guardians.
Were kind of figuring that out now, Gunn previously explained about a Guardians 3 production start date. I think its going to be a little bit, but Im definitely looking forward to it. Its going to be fun. But I dont know for sure when thats going to be, but its definitely coming.
The first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies are now streaming on Disney+ as we await a release date reveal for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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