James Gunn Says There Won't Be A 'Guardians Of The Galaxy 4', Calls Harley Quinn His Favorite Character He's Written

James Gunn Says There Won’t Be A ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 4’, Calls Harley Quinn His Favorite Character He’s Written

James Gunnrecently confirmed that bothThe Suicide SquadandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3were still on trackto meet their intended release dates. Of course, there’s always the chance that might change since there’s a lot of time between now and when those movies will get released. Thankfully,The Suicide Squadis being worked on remotely in post-production, andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3isn’t slated to start shooting for a long time. Even so, Gunn took the time to tease both movies by responding to some fan questions about the sequels over the weekend.

James Gunn Won’t Be Making a Guardians of the Galaxy 4

First up, James Gunn was asked about the long game when it comes to theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise. Even though cameras won’t even start rolling onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3for a few years, the director already knows that this will be the end of the road for his work on this franchise.

Gunn has previously addressed the fact thatGuardians of the Galaxy 3will markthe end of a trilogy arcfor the cosmic Marvel characters, effectivelywrapping up stories for this iterationof the superhero team. We’re not sure if the franchise will continue after that with some of the characters James Gunn brought into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the director won’t return forGuardians of the Galaxy 4if that’s the case. In a response to a fan question on social media (viaComic Book Movie), Gunn said:

“I absolutely never said I wouldn’t do a Vol. 2, as I planned to do a trilogy from the beginning if the first one worked. I have no plans to do a [fourth].”

Furthermore, it sounds like there’s a chance that one of theGuardians of the Galaxymight not make it out of the franchise alive. A Reddit user captured his answer to a question in an Instagram story. Here it is:

Keep in mind that merely confirming that “someone” will die in the sequel doesn’t mean it will be a main character. In fact, Gunn probably answered this question simply because it was so vaguely worded. Of coursesomeonewill die in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but the real question is whether it will be a significant death or just some random henchman or space criminals. Perhaps it will be someone tied to Rocket Raccoon’s past, whichwill be a big partof the sequel.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will start shooting sometime in the next two years.

James Gunn Loved Writing for Harley Quinn on The Suicide Squad

Even though James Gunn clearly has passion for the franchise he started withGuardians of the Galaxy, he’s equally excited about his venture over at Warner Bros. Pictures with the DC Comics propertyThe Suicide Squad.

During an Instagram live Q&A session, Gunn was asked to choose between The Joker or Harley Quinn. Though Gunn has love for The Joker, he absolutely gushed about writing for Harley Quinn inThe Suicide Squad. Gunn said (viaComingSoon.net):

“Oh, I love the Joker, but Harley is one of my favourite characters I’ve ever written,” Gunn said.“In fact, she’s probably my favourite comic character whose personality was well-defined before I wrote her for the screen. She’s an incredible companion to have while writing her insane actions and dialogue. Did I say I LOVED her?”

This should come as no surprise since James Gunn also said that Margot Robbiemight be the best actorhe’s ever worked with during production last fall. She’s a fun character with an edge that certainly allows James Gunn to tap into some more twisted humor, not to mention being a complete badass.

But Gunn has quite the roster of characters that he’s playing with sinceThe Suicide Squadhas an ensemble cast that includes returningSuicide Squadcast membersMargot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel KinnamanandViola Davis, not to mention new cast members likeDavid Dastmalchian, John Cena, Joaquín Cosío, Nathan Fillion, Maylin Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Deigo Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Brage, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Idris Elba, andMichael Rooker.

The Suicide Squadis currently still slated to arrive in theaters onAugust 6, 2021.