Kevin Feige Confirms ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Coming In Phase 4
Marvel had Phase Threemapped outback when they were still deep into Phase Two. So it should come as no surprise that even as they’re preparing to launch Phase Three with next month’sCaptain America: Civil War, they’re already making plans for Phase Four. The studio already has three 2020 dates locked in, and while they haven’t said exactly which titles will get them, Kevin Feige’s latest comments suggestGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is a pretty good guess.
In a conversation withio9, Feige acknowledged that a thirdGuardiansmovie was probably in the pipeline. “We’re only working on what’s been announced through the end of 2019,” he said. “And it is still a big chess board for 2020 and beyond, but certainly I would sayGuardians 3is [one film that’s] up there. I don’t know what exactly the order will be.”
As of now, Phase Three is scheduled to wrap up in2019withAvengers: Infinity War – Part 2onMay 3and thenInhumansonJuly 12. However, Feige recently stated thatInhumanswaslikely to get delayed, though he claimed not to know by how much. The next three dates Marvel has staked out areMay 1,July 10, andNovember 6in2020.
IfInhumansmoves to one of those, couldGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3take that July 21, 2025 date? Or is it more likely to claim one of those 2020 slots? It’s hard to say without having a better idea of what the other films might be. Aside fromInhumansandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, other titles we might reasonably expect to see in the next 5 years include sequels toDoctor Strange,Black Panther, andAnt-Man and the Wasp.
But that’s for Marvel to figure out. In the meantime, shooting is still underway onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which arrivesMay 5, 2017.James Gunnreturns to direct, but has admitted he’s"not sure"at this point if he wants to return for a third go-round.
