James Gunn said they had planned 3 Guardians of the Galaxy spin-offs at Marvel that never happened - but they have his "complete blessing" to continue
Dec. 6, 2024Marvel will most likely include the Guardians in other MCU projects, despite Gunn’s leaving
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James Gunnsays that while there were several scrapped Guardians of the Galaxy spin-offs during his time at Marvel, he’s more than happy for the studio to continue using the heroes for other MCU projects.
“There’s so many,” Gunn told theHappy Sad Confused podcast,when asked about scrapped projects. “I mean yeah, the Ravagers show, I thought could be a fun thing. Legendary Star-Lord really, frankly, we had a whole idea for that. And then Rocket and Groot…To be honest, Rocket and Groot is what Guardians 3 was. So, I wanted to do Rocket & Groot first, and then I was talked into doing Guardians 3 instead of Rocket and Groot. I knew I needed to tell Rocket’s story."
Gunn has turned his attention to DC, where he and Peter Safran are now the co-CEOs of DC Studios and in charge of formulating a brand new DCU - starting off with thealready critically acclaimed Creature Commandos animated series.
Continued Gunn: “I’m excited for them to go do whatever they want to with Guardians, to take those characters and see more stories with them. Chris has my blessing, they all have my blessing."
All three Guardians of the Galaxy movies are streaming now onDisneyPlus. For more, check out our lists of thebest Disney Plus moviesand thebest Disney Plus TV showsto stream right now, or check out our guide to all of theupcoming Marvel movies and showsyou need to know about.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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