Ahead of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at long last arriving on Disney Plus later this week, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is still very much dominating the Marvel news scene, especially after its continued barnstorming box office success. The way forward for the franchise is paved with gold, then — almost literally, thanks to Adam Warlock’s exciting MCU future. Although it turns out we narrowly avoided the cosmic threequel ending on much more of a downer…
James Gunn “toyed with” the idea of killing off a member of the Guardians in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Spoilers incoming for those that haven’t seen the movie by now (although if you haven’t but you’re still reading this… what are you playing at?); Guardians 3 surprisingly ended with all of the team making it out alive. That wasn’t always the case, though, as Sean Gunn has admitted that his writer/director brother went back and forth on the idea of killing off one of the beloved characters. More specifically, he said he “toyed with” the idea, as if our fragile hearts are nothing but a ball of yarn for Gunn to bat around however he likes. Expect some heartbreak in his DC movies, folks!
Adam Warlock may have a crossover-heavy future ahead of him, but Will Poulter isn’t here for team-ups
After Kang, Adam Warlock is the second most integral addition to the MCU from Phase Five so far, so it’s ironic that — despite the infinite potential for the character to crossover with various corners of the franchise — actor Will Poulter isn’t really all that interested in team-ups. The Revenant star has admitted that he could “honestly care less” about that side of things as what he’s really interested in is being allowed to flesh out the golden-skinned superhero further in whatever projects come his way from Marvel Studios. That’s probably a healthy way of looking at it, although, for the rest of us, let’s hope crossovers aplenty are on the way.
Guardians 3‘s most innocuous and authentic change comes under fire from comic book accuracy extremists
The Guardians movies have always been poster-children for the argument that comic book movies don’t need to be entirely slavish to the comics, as Gunn revitalized the characters for the better when bringing them to the screen. It’s mystifying, then, why the filmmaker has been dragged into a debate on social media over a certain change he made to a popular Guardian in Vol. 3… when he’s made far bigger alterations to the likes of Drax, Nebula, and Mantis before now. It makes even less sense when you realize Gunn’s change is based on historical fact.
More of the latest from the Guardians world — like the confirmation that Guardians 4 won’t be called Guardians 4 if Guardians 4 ever happens — and the wider Marvel universe is never far away.