Currently shooting his Peacemaker series for DC and HBO Max in Vancouver, James Gunn took to Twitter in order to answer some fan questions, largely about his stewardship of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and how much control he had over the characters outside of his two blockbusting volumes.
Perhaps the most interesting revelation came when he was asked about whether he’d always planned to kill off Zoe Saldana’s Gamora, or if that decision was taken out of his hands for Avengers: Endgame. Gunn was an Executive Producer on both Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, and revealed that he was “consulted before it was set in stone, so it wasn’t completely out of my control” but that he “definitely didn’t always plan on it”.
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The impact of character deaths has been something the Guardians films have handled brilliantly – Peter Quill’s mother and Yondu’s funeral are standout MCU moments – so the fate of Gamora prompted a couple of Twitter users to ask Gunn about that comic book trope of resurrecting fallen superheroes.
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His responses will give little hope to those longing for the return of Saldana’s original incarnation of Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, although there promises to be plenty of equally moving moments, with Gunn revealing that he “cried many times” while writing the script for his trilogy capper.
Which of Gunn’s upcoming projects are you looking forward to most? Guardians 3, The Suicide Squad, or Peacemaker? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter @flickeringmyth…
Next up for Gunn is The Suicide Squad, which will see him directing a cast that includes Suicide Squad returnees Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) as well as new DCEU additions Idris Elba, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Nathan Fillion, Taika Waititi, Jennifer Holland, David Dastmalchian, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, John Cena, Pete Davidson, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Julio Ruiz, Steve Agee, Michael Rooker, and Sean Gunn.
