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Earlier this year, fans got the third installment in theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise from filmmaker James Gunn. The movie received praise from fans all over the world but Gunn’s initial plans for the movie might’ve ruined the franchise, thankfully, Taika Waititi shaped the story before him and Gunn was able to take over.
Gunn had no plans of including Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth, inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, ignoring the events ofAvengers: Endgame.Thor joins Guardians of the Galaxy at the end of the movie but that is only for a brief period as we see Thor leaving the group in Taika Waititi’sThor: Love and Thunder, so thanks to Waititi’s movie, Gunn was able to remove Thor from his movie.
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James Gunn never had plans of including Chris Hemsworth inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
In April, filmmakerJames Gunnappeared for an interview withRolling Stoneand explained that he was assigned to do a thirdGuardians of the Galaxymovie right after the events ofAvengers: Endgame. The filmmaker recalled that he planned to give no closure and release the film without Thor,
“They chose to have that ending in editing. And I didn’t think it was gonna be in there. Endgame came out right after I decided to do Guardians again. So I didn’t have much say in what was in Endgame, and then it came out and then I was like, ‘What the f**k am I gonna do?’ That’s when [Marvel Studios president] Kevin [Feige] told me Taika’s gonna do Thor, and we’ll have the Guardians in it. I said ‘Thank God!’… To be completely honest, Thor was never going to be in this movie. Taika took a bullet for me. Because I was not going to have him in. I was just gonna start up and there’s no Thor.”
James Gunn wrote and directed all threeGuardians of the Galaxymovies. Apart from this, the director is currently the co-CEO of DC Studios, setting up his new DC Universe.
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How did Taika Waititi save James Gunn?
At the end ofAvengers: Endgame, Thor passes the crown of New Asgard to Valkyrie and joins the Guardians of the Galaxy leaving James Gunn with that story to continue, however, director Taika Waititi was then assigned to create 2022’sThor: Love and Thunder, in which fans get to see Thor leaving Guardians of the Galaxy to battle Gorr the God Butcher and the Olympian god Zeus. So, Gunn was successfully able to give fans the third movie without Thor.
Gunn has bigger things to worry about now as the future of DC Studios is in his hands. All eyes are on his 2025 movie,Superman: Legacy, which will introduce a new actor as the beloved character and this movie will be a part of Gunn’s new DC Universe.
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Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
