"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is set to hit theaters on May 5, 2023, and director James Gunn confirmed it will be the final stand-alone film for the Guardians. According to Entertainment Weekly, Gunn almost didn't return to direct the final movie, but his desire to tell Rocket's (Bradley Cooper) origin story ultimately changed his mind.
"For a while I wasn't going to do this movie," Gunn said. "Then I came back. And the reason I knew I needed to come back was to tell this story and, in some ways in particular, I have a special closeness to the character of Rocket and I knew I needed to finish to tell his story. I knew that that was what started me on this journey, was seeing who he could be and who he was, where he came from, and the thing that grounded me initially in the Guardians."
The Comic-Con panel also introduced fans to actor Chukwudi Iwuji, who will be playing the villainous High Evolutionary in the film.
