Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Will Be Pivotal For The MCU

Last night there were a few early screening of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 and while no details of the movie were given, the reactions from those that watched the film were very positive.  We did learn from them that there are going to be five post-credit scenes, which is a first.  Reaction was so good, that it seems to have convinced director James Gunn to finish his trilogy behind the camera after all.  There was some doubt as to whether or not he would helm the third film, but now we know that he will.  He took to his Facebook page to talk about his decision, and here's some of what he had to say:


"Much of what's happened in the MCU for the past ten or so years has been leading, in a big way, to the Avengers' Infinity War. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will happen after all that. It will conclude the story of this iteration of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and help catapult both old and new Marvel characters into the next ten years and beyond. I will be working side-by-side with Kevin Feige and the gang to help design where these stories go, and make sure the future of the Marvel Cosmic Universe is as special and authentic and magical as what we have created so far."


This is pretty interesting in itself.  Gunn has always made his Guardians movies somewhat of a stand alone story from the rest of the MCU.  Now, it sounds like it will play a pivotal role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Marvel Cosmic Universe going forward.  Since Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 will take place after Avengers: Infinity War we have no idea what direction Gunn is going to take this film, but since he's going to be in constant contact with Feige, it should allow Gunn to write one heck of a story.


Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 will kick off the summer movie season on May 5, 2017.