James Gunn Says Marvel Did Some Things With The Guardians "He Wouldn't Have Wanted" in AVENGERS Movies
As a fan of the characters from Guardians of the Galaxy, it was always interesting to see them show up in Marvel movies that weren’t handled by James Gunn. While it was fun to see these characters outside of their solo films and mixing with other characters, I always wondered if Gunn was ok with how the characters were handled in those movies like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, since he wasn’t really involved with those projects.
It turns out it wasn’t always fun for Gunn to see the group in other films and he’s noted that Marvel did things with the characters that he wouldn’t have necessarily done with them. Gunn explained in an interview with THR: “They did some things that I wouldn’t have wanted.”
Gunn went on to explain that Star-Lord would have killed Gamora if she asked him to in Infinity War. He also says that Star-Lord would not have punched Thanos in the face and doomed the universe. As you know, that scene became infamous as fans blamed Star-Lord for Thanos’ snap because of that moment.
Members of the cast also talked about working with new filmmakers, and Pom Klementieff, who plays Mantis in the films, said, “I can’t imagine playing Mantis with someone else writing the words.” She went on to reveal that she and Chris Pratt would call Gunn during their time on the Avengers films to make sure their characters were being handled right. “I was being given directions, and I was like, ‘I think I’m going to call James.”
I love how Gunn and the actors were so connected to these characters that they didn’t want other filmmakers and studio executives to mess things up with them. Well, they made it through their epic journey in the MCU and their story together is coming to an end with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which is an incredible movie that fans are going to love!
In Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens in U.S. theaters on May 5.