Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Will "Set Up Next 10-20 Years of Marvel Movies"

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harmonise to James Gunn , Guardians of the Galaxy : Vol . 3will set up the next few decades of pic in the MCU . WhenAvengers : Infinity Warcomes to theaters next May , the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be 10 year quondam . Strange as it may seem , that ’s how long it has been sinceIron Manwas first released , put up the vast comic book of account universe on our film screens . Now there are sixteen movies which are a part of that cosmos – with eight more already contrive – as well as legion goggle box shows . And the magnanimous figure of characters and report which already exist in the comic indicate that there will be plenty more to search onward to in the future .

Thus far , the heroes inGuardians of the GalaxyandGuardians of the Galaxy : Vol . 2have been separate from the residue of the MCU . The first motion-picture show connected to the eternal sleep of the universe through Thanos and the Collector , and Nebula manoeuvre off to kill Thanos at the end ofVol . 2as though to cue audience that the movie is a part of the MCU – but the Guardians have been having their own adventures while the Avengers and their friends have been protecting the Earth . It will not be untilInfinity Warthat the Italian sandwich all truly begin to come together . Then it will not be long beforeThe Avengers 4brings an end to Phase 3 of the MCU .

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Even though a Phase 4 has not yet been announced , one has been all but guaranteed by sequel toSpider - Man : HomecomingandGuardians of the Galaxy : Vol . 2being announced but not scheduled for Phase 3 . And during a alive Q&A byJames Gunn on his Facebook pageboy , he uncover thatGuardians of the Galaxy : Vol . 3will set up the time to come of the MCU for the next decade or two :

" One of the things I ’m doing with make Guardians of the Galaxy : Vol . 3 – it will take station after the next two Avengers movies – and it will help to coif up the next 10 , 20 year of Marvel picture show . It ’s going to really expand the cosmic universe . "

Expanding the cosmic world for Marvel is certainly no small feat . There are massive amounts of characters , species , and planets which have yet to be introduced in the MCU . While there have been several movies that deal with living beyond Earth – including the GOTG andThorfilms – most of the motion picture have adhere fairly close to place . But once the characters all meet Thanos and realize just how much is go on in space , thing will not always be able to stay on Earth .

Gunn forebode that this set up will include new characters , and also that it will be the last avatar of the current roster of Guardians . While it is certainly always sad to say goodbye to beloved characters , no superhero team stays the same perpetually . Whether it ’s the Avengers , the Defenders , or any other squad , Modern members join and old extremity either leave or die . And Gunn has show up in both late Guardians films that he is uncoerced to kill off popular characters .

There is still a long waiting untilGuardians of the Galaxy : Vol . 3with several more films to come first . Still , for fans of the MCU , it is honorable to be intimate that the future is being set up , and that the circle up is in James Gunn ’s very able hired hand .