Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Marvelette film)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is a Marvelette Cinematic Universe film. It was released on July 21st, 2023, following Ant-Man and the Wasp and the Ant-Man and preceding The Thunderbolts. The film is directed by James Gunn.

Cast

 * Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord
 * Zoe Saldana as Gamora
 * Dave Bautista as Drax
 * Bradley Cooper as Subject 89P13 / Rocket
 * Vin Diesel as Groot
 * Pom Klementieff as Mantis
 * Karen Gillan as Nebula
 * Ryan Gosling as Richard Rider / Nova
 * Ewan McGregor as Adam Warlock (First Appearance)
 * Mark Hamill as the High Evolutionary (First Appearance)
 * Cara Delevingne as Kamaria / Moondragon (First Appearance)
 * Lady Gaga as Lylla (First Appearance)
 * Sean Gunn as Kraglin (Death)
 * Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha

Crew

 * James Gunn: Writer, Director
 * Kid Marvelette: Executive Producer
 * Kevin Feige: Executive Producer
 * Louis D'Esposito: Producer
 * Victoria Alonso: Producer
 * Tyler Bates: Composer

Plot
While the Guardians search across the Galaxy for the missing Gamora, they are unknowingly being hunted by the Sovereign assassin Adam Warlock. But things get worse when the team gets even more splintered when both Drax and Rocket are faced with the ghosts of their pasts.

Trivia

 * James Gunn was initially fired from this film, but was eventually rehired, resulting in it being pushed back from its original release date.
 * This film reunites Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga as lovers. They previously starred alongside each other in A Star is Born, and now voice Rocket and Lylla together.
 * Mark Hamill is the second actor from the original Star Wars series to join the MCU. The first was James Earl Jones, who voiced the Supreme Intelligence in Captain Marvel: Galactic Storm.
 * Moondragon is confirmed to be LGBT in this film, as she flirts with both Nebula and Mantis on separate occasions.
 * The High Evolutionary mentions that the Soul Stone is not completely gone from existence, nor is the original Gamora's soul.