Avengers: Endgame
Avengers : Endgamenot only concluded the Infinity Saga that represent the first 11 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , but it also place the understructure forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 . After the controversial firing of James Gunn in summer 2018,Disney rehired the directorto close out his colorful and irreverent Marvel space trilogy . Meanwhile , Joe and Anthony Russo’sAvengers : Endgameput many of the cheat pieces in place for Gunn ’s threequel .
Released in 2014,Guardians of the Galaxyproved Gunn ’s magic touch sensation by taking a mathematical group of characters even hard-core Marvel devotee did n’t know and crafting a crowd - pleasing megahit that reflected the director ’s idiosyncratic bodily fluid and eclectic taste sensation in popular music . Gunn get hold lightning - in - a - bottle again with 2017’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and then the team later seem together inAvengers : Infinity War . unluckily , most of them were killed , and Rocket was the only Guardian to survive Thanos ' snap . But thanks to Professor Hulk using the Infinity Gauntlet to bring back everyone Thanos snap away towards theend ofAvengers : Endgame , the Guardians help cease the Mad Titan once and for all .
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While theconclusions of Captain AmericaandIron Man ’s storiestugged at fans ' heartstrings , Avengers : Endgamealso provide a hopeful minx forMCU Phase 4by setting up the nextGuardians of the Galaxyfilm , which willreportedly start take in 2020 . Meanwhile , now that they ’re alive again five years subsequently , Peter Quill , Drax , Mantis , and Groot have the Marvel cosmos of 2023 to explore , which could be quite unlike from the one they remember . Here are all the ways the course to James Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3was put byAvengers : end game :
Star-Lord Is Searching For Gamora (One of Them)
Thetime locomotion inAvengers : Endgamethrew many fan for a cringle , but one clear end result is that the 2014 variant of Gamora is now stranded in 2023 . This is the interpretation of Gamora from a fourth dimension like a shot preceding the events ofGuardians of the Galaxy . Like the Gamora buff met in that film , she betrayed her adoptive father Thanos and sided with the 2023 version of Nebula to prevent the Mad Titan from obtainingIron Man ’s Infinity Gauntlet(with the Infinity Stones ) . Gamora fought alongside theAvengers in the final battlewith Thanos - she specifically joined theA - Force assembly of distaff Avengers- but after that moment , Gamora disappear . It ’s not addressed where she went or , if she scat Earth , how she manage to do so .
Since we do n’t knowwhat take place to 2014 ’s Gamora , Avengers : Endgameset up thatGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3will , at least partially , involve Star - Lord searching for her . Star - Lord meet 2014 Gamora during the final battle ( and his groin specifically met her articulatio genus ) . Though Peter Quill knows the Gamora he was in a relationship with buy the farm inInfinity War(and stayeddead inAvengers : Endgame ) , it ’s hard to blame him for want to get to know this early version of his love . perchance lightning can strike twice for Quill and Gamora , but this is the MCU and things never quite wrench out as expect . It will also be interesting to see Gamora potentially at odds with the Guardians since the old version was a key penis of the squad .
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Nebula Joins the Guardians of the Galaxy
Nebula ’s quality growth towards valorousness was finally completed inAvengers : Endgame . In fact , Avengers : Endgametook swell tutelage to foreground how much Nebula has develop by having her meet her 2014 version , who had n’t yet broken aside from Thanos ' influence and was heroic to please the Mad Titan out of fear . 2014 ’s Nebula torment her next ego , turned overPym Particlesto Thanos so he could occupy Earth in 2023 , and then replaced her as part of the Avengers . The 2023 edition of Nebula then killed her preceding version to keep her from change by reversal the Infinity Gauntlet over to Thanos . Many fan expect Nebula to die in eitherInfinity WarorAvengers : Endgame , and it did happen in the latter film ( in a way ) , but the improved interpretation of Nebula also arrive to continue forward in the MCU .
Nebula officially joined the Guardians of the Galaxy at the last ofAvengers : Endgameand it ’s fitting she take her sis Gamora ’s place aboard the Benatar . Nebula had deny Gamora ’s offer of rank inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2because she need to kill Thanos , but she ultimately belongs with these cosmic misfits , who are now the closest thing in the macrocosm that she has to family . After openingAvengers : Endgameby compassionately caring for an ailingTony Stark while they were stranded in spaceand then befriend Rocket andJames Rhodesduring the trend of the motion-picture show , it ’s finally safe and gratifying to consider Nebula a hero .
Thor Forms The Asgardians of the Galaxy
From the moment an unconscious he collided with the Benatar ’s windscreen inAvengers : Infinity War , fans have wantedThor to link the Guardians of the Galaxy . Thor ’s banter with Star - Lord ’s work party and his side commission with Rocket and Groot ( or , as the Asgardian call them , " Rabbit " and " tree diagram " ) to Nidavellir were among the highlight ofInfinity War . Thor and the Guardians was clearly a match made in knocked out space . Avengers : Endgamesurprised fan by reunite Thor and the Guardians as they all left Earth together .
By the end ofAvengers : Endgame , Thor was back aboard the Benatar happy to reunite the " Asgardians of the Galaxy " , and he immediately forced Star - Lord to question his alpha male position ( move the other Guardians to promote them to duel with knives ) . Ironically , when Thor first forgather the Guardians , Drax and the others mocked Peter Quill for obviously putting on weight , especially compare to Thor , the " well-favored pirate saint , " but inAvengers : Endgame , it ’s Thor who is considerably out of shape . However , no Avenger has turn a loss as much asThor , who had to patch up his epic failuresover the past few years . With Thanos dead and the universe reestablish , Thor is hop to move on and recover the spark of being a champion that he ’d recede .
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Despite the promise of " Asgardians of the Galaxy " , it ’s not definite Thor will really be part ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 . It ’s unsung whether the God of Thunder was part of Gunn ’s design for the third film andhis screenplay was say to always be the one that would go into production , even during the months before he was rehired by Disney . It ’s also not clear whatChris Hemsworth ’s contractual status with Marvelis since he was one of the original Avengers consider to have roll up his MCU commitments withAvengers : Endgame ; if the Australian actor has re - upped his persona as Thor , Marvel is n’t saying ( yet ) .
Still , if Thor does become part of the Guardians , it ’s hard to envisage Gunn would reject the prospect to puzzle out with one of Marvel ’s top name calling to makeGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3extra special . After all , noGuardiansorThormovie has crossed the billion - dollar mark , but together , Thor could helpGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3join theAvengers , Black Panther , andCaptain Marvelin the MCU ’s billion - clam club .
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