Kevin Feige shed some light on James Gunn’s influence over the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe during theCaptain Marvelpress conference. Additionally, Feige confirmed thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will still use Gunn’s original script that was finished shortly before he was fired from the project by Disney. MCU fans have been left waiting to hear any news about the third Guardians movie, which is on indefinite hold for the time being.
As for James Gunn’s influence onPhase 4 of the MCU, many believed that the director was heavily involved in the planning and development of the cosmic aspect of the upcoming phase, which starts withSpider-Man: Far From Homethis summer. However, it seems that wasn’t exactly the case. Kevin Feige discussed Gunn’s role in the future of the MCU and had this to say.
“His influence was Guardians. It was Guardians. It was his input on Guardians and the Avengers films, as you’ve seen inInfinity War, and on theGuardians 3script, which we’re still using. So you’ll see that influence. I think online, sort of the notion of ‘architect across multiple cosmic things’ was slightly blown out of proportion.”
With theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise and the big screen introduction of Adam Warlock, many were under the assumption thatJames GunnandGuardians of the Galaxy 3were going to lead the way for Phase 4 of the MCU. Ever since Gunn was fired, fans have been wondering what Marvel Studios was doing behind-the-scenes to get ready for the next phase without Gunn, but as it turns out, the director was pretty much in his own sandbox, so to speak, and thenInfinity WarandAvengers: Endgame.
James Gunn said himself thatGuardians of the Galaxy 3was going to be the movie that helped to launch the cosmic element of Phase 4. Gunn also said that he was going to be working closely withKevin Feigeand the studio to verify that the cosmic era “is as special and authentic and magical as what we have created so far.” It seems that Gunn may have been overstepping a bit or that possibly Feige is trying to distance himself from the director. It could also be a combination of the two.
Regardless of who is responsible for what in the future of the MCU, fans should be happy to know thatGuardians of the Galaxy 3is still happening and with James Gunn’s original script. Fans, and the actors in the franchise, were not happy to hear that Disney fired the director, so it should at least be good to know that the man responsible for the previous two installments wrote the last. Hopefully, we’ll get a Guardians update this summer during San Diego Comic-Con. The James Gunn news was first reported byCinemablend.
