Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 ’s Adam Warlock post - credits setting risked being trim . James Gunn ’s sequel to his breakout dispatch position a muckle of groundwork for the MCU ’s cosmic future . As well as get on the heart and soul team of a - holes forward of encounter the Avengers inInfinity War , we got to assemble the original comic book team in springy - action , see the Celestials gain a beachhead in the world and , of course , finally hadconfirmation of that long - standing Stan Lee theory .
Although by far the most exciting wasAdam Warlock . The Marvel icon show up in the third of the flick ’s five post - credits scenes , the innovation of Ayesha and Sovereign in a chip to pass over out the Guardians . It was a short reveal of just the fiber ’s cocoon and his first name , but after antecedently being teased in the original film back in 2014 it was a long - awaited confirmation of his universe in the MCU . However , it almost never came to be .
Speaking withCinema Blend , James Gunn talked about the post - credit scene and how he had to fight with Marvel Studios higher ups over its cellular inclusion , specifically in regards to how it would tempt fan expectation for his full origination :
" I had to fight for Adam in the post - credits chronological sequence . Because I really thought that ’s where that should go . And I think one of the principal ground to have the Sovereign in the moving picture was to give audiences the hint that Adam Warlock is come . That was one of the cause for them to live . And I pen that post - credits sequence in the first draught of the playscript . And then there were a lot of questions about whether or not we should put that in there , because people were blend in to expect Adam Warlock in Infinity War . So one of the thing I promised - which I do all of the metre on Twitter - is letting everyone know that Adam Warlock is not going to be in Avengers 3 or Avengers 4 . It ’s just not going to bump . Because I did n’t want hoi polloi to have false expectations of what they think was going to fall out with Adam . "
He may have been first introduced in the tardy sixties as aFantastic Fourvillain , but Adam is substantially hump for his standalone cosmic adventures and specifically of the essence role inInfinity Gauntlet , the crossover effect that is in part influence next year’sAvengers : Infinity War . Due to that connection , many had already expected Warlock to appear in the Russo ’s mammoth team - up , something that evidently was never the plan and Marvel were worried about unintentionally teasing . As he touch to , this explain why even beforeVol . 2 ’s loss Gunn made very cleared the characterwasn’t going to deform up again untilGuardians Vol . 3 .
Between this and the factGunn once conceive deliver Warlock inVol . 2 , it would seem that Marvel Studios mandate on the character is rather slight . Conversely , it play up how essential a role the theater director has in the MCU ’s cosmic arm ; withVol . 3cited as setting up a raft of future moviesit was always assumed he had a fundamental phonation , but this shows he has such a grade of ownership he ’s able to pretty much prescribe an essential fictional character ’s foundation .
Adam Warlock will no doubt be very much on Gunn ’s mind at the moment given that the author - director is now well into ontogeny of his introduction film , with the in style watchword being thatthe picture will snap next yr . Casting rumors are certain to fire up soon .