“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Streaming Date Revealed

The Guardians are coming home.

The third and final film in James Gunn’s trilogy will arrive on Disney+ on August 2. Gunn’s emotional capper gave the cosmic misfits that made him and the actors who played household names a proper sendoff. That included the character that first unlocked the door for Gunn to become a Marvel Studios director in the first place, Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), who Gunn said was the initial reason he wanted to tell the Guardians story in the first place.

By The Credits  |  July 18, 2023

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Production Designer

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Production Designer Beth Mickle on Building Rocket’s Epic Spaceship

Production designer Beth Mickle got on the Hollywood radar for her work on Nicolas Winding Refn’s ultra-cool indie Drive and worked her way into the blockbuster realm when her first collaboration with James Gunn, The Suicide Squad, was embraced by both critics and DC fans. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is her third project with Gunn—who has now moved on to co-run DC Studios—and her second in the Guardians universe,

By Leslie Combemale  |  May 18, 2023

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Composer

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Composer John Murphy Channels Rocket’s Emotional Journey

“It felt, to me, that this might be the most important of the Guardians for James [Gunn],” says Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 composer John Murphy after reading the script. “What struck me was how much darker the story was compared to the first two films. When I say darker, I mean emotionally within the characters. It became obvious the story descended upon Rocket [voiced by Bradley Cooper] and it was fascinating to have all this backstory revealed and to find out how Rocket came to be and what shaped the character.”

Exploring Rocket’s emotional roots became the North Star for Murphy in composing the score for Gunn’s third and reported final installment to the space saga.

By Daron James  |  May 15, 2023
New Batch of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Images & Videos Tease Rocket’s Heartbreaking Past

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 has arrived, and with it, the tragic backstory for the character that writer/director James Gunn first connected with when he was pitching Marvel his vision for the franchise.

As Gunn told The Hollywood Reporter in a big profile piece on him, it was Rocket who rescued him after a lackluster first meeting with Marvel. “As he was driving his Dodge Challenger back to his Studio City home,

By The Credits  |  May 5, 2023
First “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Reactions Say Trilogy Closes With a Thrilling, All-Time MCU Classic

We’re a week away from the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, the third and final film in James Gunn’s trilogy. It’s a bittersweet ending for Gunn, who, as you know by now, is the new co-chief at Marvel’s rival, DC Studios. Yet his final film is a momentous one for the filmmaker and for the MCU, and now the first reactions from critics are finally here. 

The film sees all the original Guardians returning for one final adventure—Peter Quill (Chris Pratt),

By The Credits  |  April 28, 2023
New “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Teaser Has All The Feels

We are a mere two weeks away from the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the third and final film in writer/director James Gunn’s trilogy. A new teaser promises that all the feels, laughs, and love that our cosmic jokers have been providing will come together for one final, epic adventure.

Vol 3. will find our heroes all grown up. Well, not really, but they’re getting there!

By The Credits  |  April 21, 2023
Peter Quill Embarrasses Himself in New “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Clip

A fresh clip from James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 captures, in a single minute, what has made the trilogy so special. We’ve got heartfelt emotion, heartbreak, and drama, all delivered with real feeling. And then the jokes begin. The clip, titled “I Miss You,” is centered on Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) admitting to Gamora (Zoe Saldana) that he’s missed her so much and that maybe, just maybe, if she opened herself up to the idea that the two of them should be together,

By The Credits  |  April 19, 2023
New “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Teaser Sees the Gang Attempt a Getaway

A new teaser for James Gunn’s third and final Guardians film is upon us, giving us a fresh glimpse at the final mission for our galactic goofballs. The trailer reveals a moment down on Earth that has Guardians leader Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) leading the crew on yet another getaway, only this time, he’s a bit overmatched by the complexities of the vehicle they’ve apprehended…a car. “I left Earth when I was 8!” Star-Lord says,

By The Credits  |  April 3, 2023
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Images Tease Rocket’s Heartbreaking Story

The next film in Marvel’s Phase 5 is right around the corner, with James Gunn’s third and final Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 nearing its May 5 release date. A big batch of images reveals our heroes all grown up (well, sort of), with Groot finally filling out after his heroic regression to babyhood to save the gang in the very first Guardians. The images also reveal an extended role to play for Kraglin (Sean Gunn),

By The Credits  |  March 30, 2023
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Trailer Unleashes Adam Warlock on the Galactic Gang

Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) is in a reflective mood at the top of the new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He recounts how he started the Guardians, met a girl (Zoe Saldana’s Gamora), fell in love, and then that girl died. So it’s a sad story. But wait, she came back! But the problem is, according to Star-Lord, she came back….”a total d*ck.” Rude. Unsurprisingly, Gamora’s not having it. You know who agrees?

By The Credits  |  February 13, 2023
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Trailer Reveals Big Changes for Our Galactic Misfits

Everyone’s favorite band of galactic misfits is back.

The trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been revealed—Marvel Studios presented it at the Comic-Con Experience 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil, where Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige presented the trailer alongside Zoe Saldana (Gamora, of course). The trailer opens in perfect Guardians fashion, with our cosmos-hopping pals arriving on an Earth-like planet (folks, it’s not Earth) and Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) letting the awed planetary inhabitants know that the Guardians come in peace.

By The Credits  |  December 2, 2022
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Sets World-Record While Still Filming

Writer/director James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 isn’t even done filming, yet that hasn’t stopped it from breaking a world record. Gunn himself reported that the makeup effects studio Legacy Effects, which is hard at work helping Gunn populate his intergalactic menagerie, have confirmed that Vol. 3 has broken the world record for the most makeup appliances ever created for a single production. Legacy Effects knows their stuff—they’ve won Emmys and Oscars and worked on epic blockbusters,

By The Credits  |  April 5, 2022
James Gunn Confirms “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Ends The Cosmic Saga

When James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 lands in theaters, it’ll mark the end of this current era of Guardians. Gunn confirmed as much to Deadline, revealing that the lovable intergalactic misfits we’ve come to know will have their last adventure together in Vol. 3. 

“This is the end for us. This is the last time people will see this team of Guardians,”

By The Credits  |  January 28, 2022
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Has Begun Filming & Adam Warlock Has Arrived

Remember last month when Chris Pratt revealed he was on set for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but it turned out that filming hadn’t yet begun? Well, filming has officially begun. Writer/director James Gunn shared an image from set on Twitter, so now we know that the galactic gang really is back at it.

The photo includes the usual suspects from the Guardians franchise—Sean Gunn (Kraglin),

By The Credits  |  November 8, 2021
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Has Not Quite Begun Filming (But Will Soon!)

Star-Lord has reported for duty. Or at least that was what we thought. Chris Pratt revealed via Team Coco that filming has begun on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The third film in James Gunn’s intergalactic MCU trilogy is set to land in theaters in 2023. It was exciting news—while it lasted.

Here was Pratt’s original message, where he teased both the start of Vol. 3 filming and a new Parks and Recreation podcast.

By The Credits  |  October 20, 2021
Will Poulter Joins “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” As Adam Warlock

It’s official—a new Marvel superhero is joining the MCU, and he’s one of the most powerful in the entire Marvel canon. Deadline reports that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 writer/director James Gunn has added Will Poulter (Midsommar) to the cast as Adam Warlock.

Gunn shared the news via Twitter on Monday. “Welcome to the Guardians family, Will Poulter,” Gunn wrote. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

By The Credits  |  October 12, 2021
Get Ready For More Nebula in Upcoming Marvel Movies

Karen Gillan’s portrayal of Nebula, the blue-tinted cyborg has always been interesting, but now it seems her time has really come. Nebula is arguably one of the most tortured (literally) of all MCU characters, and her character arc has been expansive considering she’s been really bad and, as of late, really good. As Gamora (Zoe Saldana)’s sister and the less-favored daughter of Thanos, Nebula was literally tortured into being. She wasn’t always a cyborg—she was made one by Thanos,

By The Credits  |  September 22, 2021
James Gunn Confirms Guardians 3 Set After Thor: Love and Thunder

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding right before our eyes. Thanks to San Diego Comic-Con, the news out of Marvel HQ is coming at us fast. Marvel took over Hall H and shared one reveal after another, including the news that Takai Waititi’s Thor 4 was not only titled Thor: Love and Thunder, but would also see Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster raise the hammer as a female Thor.

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 23, 2019
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Has a Script, Rough Schedule

The motliest crew that listens to Mötley Crüe is coming back for a probable 2020 release, but pre-production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 looks like it’s right around the corner.

We’ve already covered (spoiler alert for Infinity War) the issue of scheduling another Guardians flick while all of them but Rocket were snapped into oblivion by Thanos. Whether they’ll be resurrected by the Time Stone,

By Joseph Gates  |  June 25, 2018
James Gunn Confirms Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set After Infinity War

If you’ve somehow still not seen Avengers: Infinity War, stop reading.

One of the very first things we thought when we saw Avengers: Infinity War was this—what in the world is James Gunn going to do in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Granted, this question could be posed to every filmmaker connected to the Russo Brothers’ game changing epic—the title characters from Black Panther,

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 20, 2018