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Will Poulter cast as Adam Warlock in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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With rumours circulating in recent days – and frequent rumour debunker James Gunn conspicuous by his silence on social media – Deadline has now confirmed that British actor Will Poulter has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in the role of Adam Warlock. Gunn had originally planned to include […]

James Gunn hints at killing off team members in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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With The Suicide Squad now out in the wild and HBO Max spinoff series Peacemaker in post-production, director James Gunn will soon be heading back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to round out his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy with Vol. 3. Given the family friendly nature of the MCU, we’re certainly not going to […]

State of the MCU Address: Where Does Marvel Studios Go Now?

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EJ Moreno and Allen Christian talk all things MCU in the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat… After a delayed start due to the coronavirus pandemic, Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now well and truly underway, with Black Widow bringing the MCU back to the big screen Disney+ having dropped Marvel Studios’ first […]

James Gunn says The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special contains “stuff that you need to learn before Vol. 3”

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Back in December during a Disney Investor Day, it was announced that two Guardians of the Galaxy projects were in the works, including the Holiday Special and Vol.3, which are set to be filmed back-to-back – with production starting later this year. Now, in an interview with Collider, writer and director James Gunn has confirmed that The Guardians of the […]

Karen Gillan would love to continue playing Nebula after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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Although writer and director James Gunn has stated that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 will be his final instalment in the Marvel franchise and Drax actor Dave Bautista has suggested that he will be leaving the role after the next film, it seems Nebula actor Karen Gillan isn’t ready to move on any time soon. “I love […]

Karen Gillan says “there was full tears” after reading Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 script

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While production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 isn’t scheduled to begin production until later this year, one of the stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has confirmed that she has read the script and offered her thoughts on the third film. In an interview with Collider to promote her upcoming Netflix film Gunpowder Milkshake, Karen Gillan, who […]

Dave Bautista says Marvel “dropped the ball” on Drax’s backstory

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Earlier this week, Dave Bautista suggested that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will potentially be his final outing as Drax the Destroyer, and now the actor has revealed that he believes the potential of the character has never been fully realised. In an interview with Collider, Bautista admitted that he believes Marvel “dropped the ball” […]

Dave Bautista thinks Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be his final outing as Drax

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Although he ultimately passed on a role in The Suicide Squad in favour of working with Zack Snyder on Army of the Dead, Dave Bautista is set to reunite with director James Gunn this year as he reprises the role of Drax for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and based on the latest comments […]

Marvel’s Phase Four sizzle reel features first Eternals footage, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Marvels title cards

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In a new video titled “Marvel Studios Celebrates The Movies,” the Disney-owned company gave fans a look at the brand’s past, present, and future. The video opens with some of the studio’s more memorable moments before switching to full-on teaser trailer mode with previews for their upcoming films. Marvel has finally offered up the first […]

James Gunn says he might only make TV shows after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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After wrapping up production on the highly-anticipated DC movie The Suicide Squad, writer/director James Gunn began filming the upcoming spinoff series focusing on John Cena’s Peacemaker character. Now, in an interview with Den of Geek, Gunn revealed that he had so much fun working on the Peacemaker series that he is considering sticking with the television format after […]