DisneyExaminer

  • Home
  • About
  • Movies
  • Disney+
  • Theme Parks
  • Products
  • Editorials
  • Disneyland Tickets

The cast and director of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 say their final goodbyes

  • by Jordan Poblete
  • in Marvel
  • — 4 May, 2023

With the end of writer/director James Gunn’s narrative trilogy with his latest Guardians of the Galaxy film, emotions ran high when his cast came together after the LA/world premiere to reflect on what the past few years meant to them getting to play their characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“I felt really good about this from the very beginning,” said Gunn with his gathered cast during the press conference. “I wanted to make this space fantasy that had all the trappings of a great one like ‘Star Wars,’ but do something different when it came to tone and story. I think we got it down.”

Gunn, who had his first meeting with Marvel Studio 11 years ago, continued by saying that he already saw the trilogy and its character and narrative arcs from that first meeting, and was glad it kept its integrity through all three films.

In “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3,” Gunn also said that this one is super personal because of Rocket’s story. “You’ve seen it in the trailers already, but this one hits close to home because when I think about it, it was Rocket’s story all along,” Gunn said getting emotional.

The other cast members felt the emotion as well, with both Chris Pratt (Star-Lord/Peter Quill) and Pom Klementieff (Mantis) sharing how much the new movie and their experiences were so impactful.

“A lot of Star-Lord has been about running away from his problems and his insecurities; this movie is about him confronting all that. It’ll get you like it did me,” Pratt said, with Klementieff adding, “Mantis has become part of this Guardians family, so saying its the ‘saying goodbye’ part for both the character and this cast family that will be so hard to do.”

Gunn added a level of depth to both Pratt and Klementieff’s responses, saying that the journey of his cast has “mirrored the journey of these characters because in order for them to become this strong family in the end, they needed to go through the hard stuff and find their places in the Guardians family, too.”

And that idea of family that has been more than a decade in the making is what the cast, Gunn, and Marvel Studios is deciding to keep the memory of as the Guardians ride off into whatever sunset in whatever galaxy they are saving.

“I think I was really good at hiring non-jerks over the years with these films, and because of that, it really is a family and made making these films the most pleasant experience ever,” Gunn said. “There’s no end to them and that.”

Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3” exclusively hits theaters on May 5.

print
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

Related

Share

— Jordan Poblete

DisneyExaminer Founder + Publisher. Walt inspired Disneyland, Disneyland inspired DisneyExaminer. Catch me at Disneyland. Reach me at jordan@disneyexaminer.com or on Twitter @jordiepoblete

You may also like...

  • 16 Signs That Show You’re A Disney Know-It-All 15 Sep, 2014
  • Disney Parks’ Social Media Secrets 17 Sep, 2014
  • Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda will star in Disney’s Mary Poppins sequel 25 Apr, 2016
  • Disney took home the most Annie Awards again this year 6 Feb, 2017
  • Previous story Disney film distribution chief Tony Chambers recommits to movie theater owners at CinemaCon ‘23
  • Next story Inside Pixar’s new short, “Carl’s Date” with director Bob Peterson
  • Today is

  • What’s Trending

    animation behind the scenes buena vista street business california adventure cars land christmas D23 expo DCA disney disney animation disney california adventure disney channel disney consumer products disneyexaminer disney interactive disneyland disneyland resort disney movie disney parks disney parks and resorts downtown disney exclusive food frozen FYI lucasfilm main street USA marvel marvel studios movie review new pixar review spoiler free star wars technology the force awakens walt disney walt disney animation studios walt disney company walt disney imagineering walt disney parks and resorts walt disney studios walt disney world
  • News Archive

  • Home
  • Walt Disney Studios
  • Marvel
  • The cast and director of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 say their final goodbyes
  • Hiya, Pal

    DisneyExaminer is a premier independent online magazine that takes a closer look at all things Disney.

    Founded and lovingly made in Orange County, California.

  • Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel

  • Search

  • Home
  • About
  • Movies
  • Disney+
  • Theme Parks
  • Products
  • Editorials
  • Disneyland Tickets

© 2008 - 2022 DisneyExaminer. All rights reserved.