More than any other director currently working at Marvel Studios, Guardians
of the Galaxy director James Gunn is often the focus of attention due to his
comments regarding the future of the franchise and its connection to the rest
of Marvel's cinematic universe. Now in response to a misinterpretation of a
previous interview where he talked about a potential or not crossover with The
Avengers, the director has taken to Facebook to clarify what he meant.
Woke up the other day to two articles - one that announced I said the
Avengers and the Guardians were never teaming up, another that said I said they
were. These two articles were based ON THE SAME INTERVIEW (the podcast with
Jeff Goldsmith). The truth is, I never said either of those things. I'm not
going to tell anyone what happens to the Guardians, especially two or three movies
down when who even knows if I'll be around anymore. Whatever the case, there's
been a lot of anger around me - at me, from people defending me at others, and
so on. And it's all people who love Marvel, like me, and just want to see
awesome and amazing and moving stories.
There are many more important things going on in the world right now, but
this is clogging up my feed, so let me do my best to set the record straight.
Perhaps sometimes I say things imperfectly, unclearly, or inelegantly. All I've
ever tried to say was the Guardians are an important part of the MCU, and they
definitely share an existence with the Avengers and other characters in the
MCU. But the week after the movie opened I walked into the Marvel offices, and
I sat down with Kevin Feige and some of the other folks at Marvel. We had a
long discussion about where the Guardians were headed and what was happening to
them. I told them exactly what I wanted to do with the sequel to Guardians, and
everyone was on board and excited. And, regarding the bigger picture, we all
agreed on one thing, and that was to keep huge chunks of the Guardians separate
from the Marvel heroes of earth, because they have a whole galaxy to explore.
We wanted to use them as a way to make the MCU bigger, not smaller. We wanted
to make sure they have their own mythos, as opposed to only one that is
intertwined with the earthbound characters. They ARE connected, of course, but
that connection would not be the purpose of their stories and fictional lives.
When I'm asked about the Guardians and their future, and whether they'll
meet up with the Avengers I really don't have all that much to say, because
some of it isn't decided yet, and I don't want to give away what is decided. So
I speak in these general terms. They aren't things that I'm just saying on the
spot, and they aren't things that have been decided on by me alone. But they
are sometimes incredibly general, and that can lead to those words being taken
in a lot of different ways.
So, I'm sorry for all the different ways my words have been taken. Overall,
we'll just have to wait and see where the Guardians go, who they meet, and what
they do in the MCU. But know that I love them and will take the best care of
them I possibly can for as long as I'm around.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'm getting a lot of questions about the AA batteries in
Quill's Walkman, and how Quill's Walkman can survive for so long.
GUYS, THEY HAVE THE ALIEN TECHNOLOGY TO TRAVEL FASTER THAN LIGHT BETWEEN
PLANETS, I think they can figure out an alternative power source for the
Walkman, and they likely also have technology to slow the degradation to the
tape and player. This seems obvious to me.
Please be respectful in the comments below or I'll have to block you. Sorry
ahead of time.
Happy holidays, James
Source - Facebook
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