The Milano is back in town for yet another adventure. Marvel starChris Prattrevealed in a new video viaTeam Cocothat production has begun onGuardians on the Galaxy Vol. 3, the third installment in the interstellar MCU franchise. Despite the studio recentlydelaying many of their upcoming filmsfor 2022, theJames Gunn-directed film remains on track for a 2023 release as it enters filming.
In a Twitter video promoting his appearance on theParks and Recollectionpodcast hosted byRob LoweandAlan Yang, Pratt let slip that his “sick-ass mutton chops” present in the video are a sign that Peter Quill is returning for another adventure in the MCU, having shot the clip on day one of production. (When that exact date was, no one can be certain, but Team Coco, the network behind the podcast, posted the video on October 19.) While the shoot was only briefly mentioned in the video, the star expressed his excitement to return to the world of theGuardians— a sentiment that fans around the world undoubtedly share.
However, since Pratt put out the video, directorJames Gunnposted aresponseto Pratt’s post stating, “Despite stories to the contrary, we haven’t started shooting #GotGVol3 yet (but we are pretty close).” So even though Pratt might have jumped the gun a bit, it seems like the film will likely start shooting any day now.
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The news of the franchise’s return comes just after the threequel announced a major addition to the cast:The Maze Runner’sWillPoulteras Adam Warlock, a genetically engineered superhuman created to destroy the Guardians. Warlock was teased at the end ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, having been created byElizabethDebicki’s Ayesha as revenge for a deal gone wrong, but no news of the character’s return had been confirmed until recently.
Gunn makes a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe withVol. 3, having taken a brief sabbatical to write and directThe Suicide Squadfor rival comics giant DC, starringMargot Robbie,Idris Elba, andViola Davis. Details about the plot of the new film are being kept heavily under wraps — as per usual with Marvel projects — though Gunn has teased a few key elements of the upcoming film, including a handful of storyboards and details about theGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, arriving on Disney+ in December of next year.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3also starsKaren Gillan,Dave Bautista, and the voices ofVin DieselandBradley Cooper. The film is expected to arrive in theaters on August 09, 2025. Check out Pratt’s announcement below:
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