With Disney firing James Gunn as the helmer of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - a move that's caused over 275k fans (at the time of this writing) to sign a petition at change.org calling for his rehiring - the hotly-anticipated threequel, which is expected to introduce comic book character Adam Warlock to the MCU, is now in desperate need of a director.
It's a tricky ordeal, to say the least. The Guardians films, and Gunn's overall influence on the tone and look of the space-story elements of the MCU (Thor even brightened up and leaned into full comedy with Ragnarok), can't be overstated. Keeping everything in mind - from the biting banter between the ragtag Guardians team, the surrogate family elements, the carefully-curated '70s mixtape soundtrack, and Gunn's specific vision for the next chapter in the tale - Marvel basically needs to find someone who can seamlessly slip into a cursed-blessing of a role.
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It's a tricky ordeal, to say the least. The Guardians films, and Gunn's overall influence on the tone and look of the space-story elements of the MCU (Thor even brightened up and leaned into full comedy with Ragnarok), can't be overstated. Keeping everything in mind - from the biting banter between the ragtag Guardians team, the surrogate family elements, the carefully-curated '70s mixtape soundtrack, and Gunn's specific vision for the next chapter in the tale - Marvel basically needs to find someone who can seamlessly slip into a cursed-blessing of a role.
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