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Guardians of the Galaxy concept art shows Aquaman’s Jason Momoa as Drax

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Before he was cast as Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe, Jason Momoa was wanted for a different superhero movie role, only to reportedly turn down the part of Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. – a role subsequently filled by Dave Bautista. Now, thanks to Marvel’s head of visual development Charlie Wen, […]

Marvel celebrates new Guardians of the Galaxy team with variant covers

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This January, Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw – the creative team behind Thanos – are set to assemble a brand new team of Guardians of the Galaxy, and to celebrate Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers showcasing past and present Guardians characters across 13 of its titles that month. Here’s a look at […]

Kevin Feige confirms Avengers 4 trailer “before the end of the year” and that Guardians Vol. 3 is “on hold”

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This won’t come as much of a surprise given that the film is scheduled for release at the end of April (or early May for those in the U.S.), but Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has confirmed that the first trailer for Avengers 4 will be with us “before the end of the year”. Feige […]

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Worst to Best

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Chris Cooper shares his ranking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after twenty films… The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is now at twenty films. I’ve not spoken to one person who fully agrees on the order these films should be ranked in, and my wife is still giving me crap about where I’ve put Iron Man […]

Dave Bautista is hoping for a Drax solo movie, whether he stars in it or not

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Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista wants a solo Drax movie to be made, even if he doesn’t end up starring in it. With all the chaos regarding James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 dismissal over his unbecoming tweets, Dave Bautista (Drax) has perhaps been the most vocal actor in the franchise […]

Chris Pratt says it’s “not an easy time” for the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy following James Gunn’s firing

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Chris Pratt, one of the stars of the Guardians of the Galaxy series, has commented that it’s “not an easy time” for him and the cast in the aftermath of James Gunn’s dismissal. The firing of James Gunn, one of the most beloved directors in the MCU, for heinous and unbecoming tweets has certainly rocked […]

Dave Bautista will ask for his Marvel release if James Gunn’s script isn’t used for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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Dave Bautista has been very vocal in support of his Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn since the filmmaker’s firing from Guardians Vol. 3, stating yesterday that he’d return for the threequel due to contractual obligations, but would find it “nauseating” working for Disney. Well, Bautista has now been chatting to Shortlist about the […]

Dave Bautista will return for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but will find it “pretty nauseating” to work for Disney

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While the full cast of Guardians of the Galaxy released a rather measured open letter in support of director James Gunn following his removal from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 due to offensive historic tweets, Dave Bautista certainly hasn’t held back from letting his feelings on the subject be known. Immediately following Gunn’s dismissal, […]

Disney “unlikely” to reinstate James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and in no rush to replace him

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Despite a petition which has garnered over 360,000 signatures – and a letter of support from the cast – it seems that Disney is “unlikely” to rehire James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 following his dismissal last month, and Marvel is already said to be eyeing his replacement. According to a report […]

Guardians of the Galaxy cast share their support for James Gunn with open letter calling for his reinstatement

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Ten days ago, Disney announced that it had parted ways with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, firing him from the planned third instalment of the hugely-successful Marvel series due to past social media activity, where the filmmaker had made tasteless jokes about rape and paedophilia. Since then, almost 350,000 people have signed a […]