Director James Gunn To Begin Work On Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Soon

It hasn’t been long since James Gunn broke news about his involvement with Guardians of the Galaxy 3, but the director isn’t slowing his role. In less than a month, the franchise’s second film will debut, and Gunn has been busy promoting the feature alongside cast members such as Chris Pratt. However, once the movie hits theaters, there is still lots of work for Gunn to do. Not only is the director involved with Avengers: Infinity War, but his work on the third Guardians film will also take up much of the man’s time.

Still, the commitment doesn’t seem to be phasing Gunn much at the moment. In a recent interview with ScreenRant, the director said he would begin work on the next Guardians film pretty soon.

“I have a little work to do on Infinity War, but I’ll be going straight into it,” he said. “For a while, it becomes more like a regular job, which is really good. You know, for the past year or so, or more, it’s been seven days a week, all the time working on this movie, and so for a little while I’ll be able to have some downtime, and do a couple trips and see, you know, see the world a little bit, but also work.”

Of course, it’s little surprise to hear that Gunn is set to begin work soon; After all, the man is writing and directing the third film. When Gunn made the huge announcement, he took to Facebook to share the news with fans.

“After many months of ruminations and discussions, I know the answer. I could save this answer for the first, random interviewer to ask me during the press junket but instead I thought I’d share it with the most important people in the Guardiansverse – you, the fans, who have been so incredibly supportive and enthusiastic over the past five years, it has moved me to tears on a regular basis. So, yes, I’m returning to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”

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Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by James Gunn (Slither). The film marks the return of the original Guardians, including Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Gamora; Dave Bautista (Spectre) as Drax; Vin Diesel (Furious 7) as the voice of Groot; Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) as the voice of Rocket; Michael Rooker (Jumper) as Yondu; Karen Gillan (The Big Short) as Nebula; and Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls) as Kraglin. New cast members include Pom Klementieff (Oldboy), Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby, Everest), Chris Sullivan (The Knick, The Drop) and Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, The Thing).

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits on May 5, 2017.