‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Launches With $110 Million-Plus Box Office Opening

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor It took a village of 10 visual effects houses, including Weta FX and Framestore, and 3066 visual effects shots to help bring James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” to life over 15 months of post-production. From studying baby raccoons for the backstory of Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper) to golden retrievers for talking dog Cosmo, the VFX supervisors spent months putting together the sequences — some with explosions and complex action, including the film’s already iconic two-minute one-shot scene timed perfectly to the beats of the Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.” The teams break down the process behind some of their VFX magic and how they navigated some of the most challenging scenes.

Rachel Brosnahan “would jump at the chance” to join the “Superman” empire.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Disney’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3″ was victorious again at the domestic box office, adding $60.5 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales dropped by 49% from its debut, marking an impressive hold… at least for a superhero movie. Across more than 30 Marvel entries, only “Black Panther” (45%) and “Thor” (47%) have had stronger second weekend holds. By comparison, recent Marvel movies such as “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “Thor: Love and Thunder” declined by nearly 70% in their sophomore outings. Those are brutal falls, even for movies that debuted to more than $100 million. Those entries were reminders that Marvel may remain critic-proof in terms of opening weekends, but they’re no longer immune to quickly falling back down to Earth.

Miley Cyrus had to step back from her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A list of actors rumored to be in the running to star in James Gunn and Peter Safran‘s Superman: Legacy is beginning to emerge.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” now out in theaters and James Gunn’s commitment to Marvel Studios complete, his full attention is now being turned to filling out the cast for his upcoming DC reboot “Superman: Legacy.”Gunn is now watching audition tapes and those in the mix for the role of Superman include Nicholas Hoult, David Corenswet (“Pearl”), Jacob Elordi (“Euphoria”) and Andrew Richardson (“A Call to Spy”), sources tell TheWrap.Additionally, sources say Emmy-winning “The Marvelous Mrs.

With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 set to take the top spot for the second straight weekend at the box-office, director James Gunn is now starting to turn his attentions to his next big project Superman: Legacy and the auditioning process that’s currently under way. For the last several weeks, talent has been submitting audition tapes for the main roles in the upcoming pic which include Clark Kent aka Superman, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor. While Gunn has only just begun watching the tapes now that press for Guardians 3 is behind him, some of the names in the mix for Kent include Nicholas Hoult, David Corenswet, Jacob Elordi and Andrew Richardson are among the actors in mix for the Superman role.

Touted as the final adventure for the titular heroes, Vol. 3 also marks trilogy writer-director James Gunn’s farewell to the MCU as he heads off to reboot DC’s cinematic output.

Filmmaker James Gunn (“Guardians of The Galaxy Vol.3“) is kicking-off his reimagined DC Comics cinematic universe with a reboot of the “Superman” franchise as the first big theatrical output from the newly formed DC Studios. While “Superman: Legacy” hopes to give audiences Gunn’s take on the Man of Steel, we’ve been anticipating the new casting for the reboot after it was announced that Henry Cavill would be stepping down as the main incarnation of the DC hero.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” now playing in theaters. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” was a huge undertaking for makeup head Alexei Dmitriew and hair department head Cassie Russek, who used over 22,500 prosthetics, 500 wigs and 130 facial hairpieces to create the movie’s galactic creatures. That number broke the world record for most prosthetics used in a film, previously held by “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” From Will Poulter’s Adam Warlock to villain The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) to the new hybrid humanimals, the duo were tasked with creating original looks as the Guardians set out on their newest mission.

Florence Welch had an emotional reaction to seeing one of her songs feature at the end of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3.Just as it did in the first two movies, music plays an important role in Vol. 3;  and the film’s emotional conclusion hit fans even harder thanks to the inclusion of the Florence + The Machine classic ‘Dog Days Are Over’.

Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has rocketed past the $300M mark globally through Monday. At the same time, it will propel The Walt Disney Company across $2B worldwide for 2023 to date with today’s numbers included.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn has received the People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals’ (PETA) Not A Number award for his portrayal of animal testing cruelty in his latest Marvel film.Announced yesterday (May 8) via the official PETA website, the organisation wrote that Gunn was being honoured with the award for “showing audiences that Rocket Raccoon’s origin story isn’t out of Knowhere — cruel, callous, and cold-blooded experiments on animals are real, and they’re happening right now.”Portions of the film, which follows Rocket’s (voiced by Bradley Cooper) past as a test subject where he was tortured through multiple experiments.PETA’s Senior Vice President Lisa Lange wrote in a statement: “Through Rocket, James Gunn has put a face, a name, and a personality on the millions of vulnerable animals being cycled through laboratories as we speak.

Pete Davidson jumped into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a secret cameo on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Director James Gunn shared on social media what role the Saturday Night Live alum played in the MCU film.

James Gunn is unveiling Pete Davidson's secret role. On Sunday, the director replied to a fan's question on Twitter, revealing that he voiced Lambshank in the movie and that Davidson voiced the character of Phlektik.The chatter surrounding Davidson's involvement in the film started when fans noticed the former  star's name in the credits.Alongside a selfie of Gunn with Davidson and star Chris Pratt, the director shared, «My friend Pete not only voiced but actually came to visit us in Atlanta for a day and played Phlektik on set.»I voiced the beautiful Lambshank. I don't want to show her here because she's too gorgeous & I don't want folks to feel bad about themselves in comparison.

Blink and you might miss him! James Gunn confirmed that Pete Davidson had a surprise cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” has earned both rave reviews from Marvel fans and shocked reactions to the horrifying flashbacks depicting Rocket Raccoon’s dark past.

Pete Davidson had a very secret role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Whether he likes it or not, one of the biggest discussions surrounding the release of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is how James Gunn is balancing being the filmmaker for this new Marvel feature while also the co-CEO of DC Studios, the presumed “rival” company.

Refresh for more details…James Gunn’s MCU threequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, came in even higher than Disney was anticipating, distribution sources are telling us this AM. We had a sense it was $116M on Saturday night. The pic is now at $118M+ we hear after a $31M+ Sunday. Disney will report their official number soon.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” kicked off summer movie season with $114 million at the domestic box office, falling short of expectations while still landing the second-biggest debut of the year. There are plenty of ways to parse that initial number, but for the third and final installment in the James Gunn-directed Marvel trilogy, it’s going to be less about the opening weekend — and all about the hold. That’s industry parlance for how sharply (or not) a movie’s ticket sales fall in their subsequent weekends of theatrical release. It’s hard to knock a film that opened above $100 million. Yet analysts were expecting a stronger start for “Vol. 3” because it’s the last of Marvel’s legacy tentpoles (at least, that have been announced) and because its predecessor, 2017’s sequel “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” enjoyed a much bigger $146 million debut. It’s not a problem as long as audiences keep showing up.

James Gunn has said he considered killing off Zoe Saldaña’s Gamora in 2017’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.The director discussed his original plan for the character in an interview with ComicBook.com, where he explained that Marvel executives Kevin Feige and Louis D’Esposito talked him out of the decision.“Gamora almost died in Vol. 2,” Gunn said.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” ignited to $282 million globally, including a better-than-expected $168 million at the international box office. Heading into the weekend, Disney’s superhero tentpole was projected to collect $130 million to $140 million overseas. Thanks to positive word-of-mouth, estimates were revised up by Sunday. That’s good news because summer movie season is only going to get more competitive as “Fast X” and “The Little Mermaid” open later this month. In North America, the conclusion to Marvel’s trilogy about a band of intergalactic misfits opened to $114 million, ranking as the second-biggest domestic opening weekend of the year, behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($146 million).

Movie star Chris Pratt will not apologize for being a man of faith, acknowledging that the scrutiny he has received in the past for being outspoken in his beliefs is not of concern. While at a screening for his upcoming film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

last month’s momentum going with strong audience reception that should allow James Gunn’s final MCU film to leg out in theaters. With $38.9 million grossed from 4,405 locations on Saturday, “Guardians Vol. 3” beat industry projections and may do so again on Sunday, possibly allowing it to get to a final weekend total closer to $120 million when actual totals are reported on Monday.

WARNING: Spoilers for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” follow.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments and the post-credits scenes in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” currently playing in theaters. By this point, it’s no secret that Marvel Studios has lost some of its luster in its post-“Avengers: Endgame” era. Between the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s rapid expansion on Disney+ and the exits of stars like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and the late Chadwick Boseman, the Marvel saga has often felt at once too much and not enough: Sprawl without a center. It’s a problem that “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is particularly ill-equipped to address. For one, the film is wholly disconnected from everything else that’s happened in the Marvel Cinematic Universe post-“Endgame” — there’s not a whisper of Kang or the multiverse or incursions or Talokan or, hilariously, Thor, even though the Guardians made a special appearance in “Thor: Love and Thunder” last summer. For another, the Guardians themselves — at least, as audiences have grown to know and love them — are also leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe, between stars Zoe Saldaña and Dave Bautista making clear they’re finished with their respective roles, and writer-director James Gunn departing Marvel to co-run DC Studios with Peter Safran. 

Guardians Of The Galaxy body double doll as a sex toy.The actor, who has played superhero Peter Quill/Star-Lord in the three Guardians films since 2014, got confused while being interviewed alongside director Gunn in promotion of the latest installment, Guardians Of The Galaxy: Volume 3.Gunn revealed to IGN that a clip showing Quill (Pratt) in the arms of Nebula (Karen Gillan) is actually a body double. “That body is not really Chris Pratt.

Chris Pratt has said he is open to keep playing Star-Lord following James Gunn‘s departure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Following the release of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3, Pratt’s co-stars Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista confirmed that they would not return for future Marvel projects.Pratt, however, has said that he will continue to play Star-Lord as long as Marvel honour what Gunn started.“It would be strange to continue [Star-Lord’s] story without James,” Pratt told Total Film.

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending and the post-credits scenes, for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” currently playing in theaters. James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Warning: This post contains spoilers from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”The emotional conclusion to James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has arrived, and it fills in the gaps of Rocket Raccon’s (Bradley Cooper) backstory.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is undoubtedly the end of an era. The James Gunn-directed trilogy signed off with an emotional adventure that united the team of intergalactic misfits to save one of their own, before the Guardians made the decision to go their separate ways — with a new team suiting up to help protect the galaxy.But, is it really the end?Following the end credits, which see Chris Pratt's Peter Quill returning to Earth to reconnect with his grandfather, the typical Marvel title card appears, promising, «The Amazing Star-Lord will return.»So, what does this mean? When asked about the moment at the premiere in New York City, Pratt seemed to choose his words carefully. «Well, this is the last time these Guardians of the Galaxy will be on screen together,» he explained.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is kicking off the box office summer season with a bang.

It’s the end of the road for James Gunn‘s “Guardians of the Galaxy”. The final film of the Marvel trilogy opens in theatres on Friday, and stars Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff are spilling the tea before they go out with a bang.

After two massively successful installments in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” film franchise, James Gunn was ready to work on the third. Then he got fired, went to DC to make “The Suicide Squad,” was rehired to work on ‘Guardians,’ and released a Christmas special, and now, years later, we’re here to finally see how the filmmaker wanted his franchise to end.