James Gunn is no stranger to pulling inspiration from the deepest corners of source material. The filmmaker has helped make the Guardians of the Galaxy one of the most popular teams in the entire Marvel stable, and concocted a critically-acclaimed The Suicide Squad film using characters the vast majority of movie-goers hadn’t even heard of. That’s why it’s particularly newsworthy when Gunn saysย Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will include cameos by characters that will make long-time fans happy.
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“Today we are shooting some wonderful cameos for true Guardians fans,” Gunn tweeted Tuesday morning alongside an image in his series of Rick & Morty toy pictures.
During the last Guardians film, Gunn included the vast majority of the original Guardians of the Galaxy team, including Stakar Ogord/Starhawk (Sylvester Stallone), Martinex (Michael Rosenbaum), Charlie-27 (Ving Rhames), and Aleta Ogord (Michelle Yeoh). Right when production started on the threequel and its holiday special last year,ย Stallone accidentally spoiled his MCU return.
Rosenbaum has also said he expects to return at one point or another, telling ComicBook.com in 2020 that it’s something that certainly can be turned into a lengthier role.
“[Martinex] was one of the original Guardians of the Galaxy,” Rosenbaum said. “When James told me about it, he says, ‘Hey, you know this is something that could be… It’s not a huge part in the first one, but you’re in the end credits and there’s a good chance you’re gonna come back.’ So I was like, ‘Of course, yeah, let’s do it.’”
The first twoย Guardians of the Galaxyย movies are now streaming on Disney+ whileย Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3ย is due to hit theaters May 5, 2023.ย I Amย Grootย and theย Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialย have yet to receive release dates.
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