James Gunn has left the world of the MCU behind, but he’s still fondly looking back at his time with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
During a recent interview with Happy Sad Confused, Gunn discussed what he would’ve done if he had stayed with Marvel Studios. It seems like there were plenty more Guardians stories to explore.
He reveals, “There are so many [Guardians projects I would have liked to explore]. The Ravagers show; I thought that could be a fun thing. The Legendary Star-Lord, honestly, frankly, we had a whole idea for that.”
Gunn adds, “And then Rocket And Groot – to be honest, Rocket and Groot is what Guardians 3 was. I wanted to do Rocket and Groot first, but then I was talked into doing Guardians 3 instead of Rocket and Groot, and that’s kind of – because I knew I needed to tell Rocket’s story.”
While he’s stepped away from Marvel, the DC Studios co-chair adds he’s “excited for them to go do whatever they want” with the Guardians. At the time of writing, there were no plans for the characters.
Gunn has the release of Creature Commandos he’s promoting, and he’s currently working on Superman post-production. The filmmaker is also developing the Supergirl film, Lanterns series, and a few more announced projects.
Superman tells the story of Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice, and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.
Superman stars David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern/Guy Gardner, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, María Gabriela De Faría as The Engineer, Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Milly Alcock as Supergirl, Wendell Pierce as Perry White, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, Christopher McDonald as Ron Troupe, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Neva Howell as Jonathan and Martha Kent and Alan Tudyk in a mystery role.
Superman will be released on July 11th, 2025.
