With Superman: Legacy within the can, James Gunn is bound to have loads of surprises in retailer for DC and Marvel followers alike.
The DC Studios boss teased that some Guardians of the Galaxy alums is likely to be set to affix his and Peter Safran‘s newly-formed DCU following earlier hypothesis of Chris Pratt and Pom Klementieff appearances in upcoming motion pictures.
“In case you had the prospect to solid any of the GOTG stars within the DC Universe, who would you solid them as?” a fan requested on Threads, to which Gunn responded, “Nicely that will be a spoiler wouldn’t it?”
After directing him as Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord) in all three installments of Guardians of the Galaxy, Gunn had followers speaking when he posted a photograph of Pratt visiting him on the set of Superman: Legacy in June. When requested if he’d contemplate becoming a member of the DCU, Pratt informed TMZ, “Sure, after all.”
“If it may match into my schedule and it made sense, I might find it irresistible,” he added. “In fact I really like taking part in Star-Lord, and hopefully there;s an opportunity that may come again. I simply really feel so blessed to have the ability to do any of it, to be thought of for any of it. If it’s proper and the followers would find it irresistible, I’d be very happy to do it.”
Chris Pratt and James Gunn attend the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 world premiere on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 27, 2023.
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Pratt famous “there’s at all times an opportunity” he may make the leap to the competing franchise, however he refused to invest which character he’d play. “I simply have to depart that to the followers and folks like James to determine,” he stated. “I’m not precisely positive. I’m really unsure.”
Klementieff, who performed Mantis in GOTG Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, additionally revealed talks with Gunn at San Antonio’s Superhero Comedian Con in June. “I simply wish to maintain working with James, so we’re going to maintain looking for methods to try this,” she stated. “Sure, we’ve been speaking about one particular character, however I can’t discuss that proper now.”
In the meantime, James’ actor brother Sean Gunn is joining the DCU as villain Maxwell Lord after taking part in Kraglin Obfonteri within the GOTG motion pictures. The director has since defined that he’s not opposed to casting more MCU actors in his upcoming DCU work.
Final month, director Gunn celebrated on Instagram as filming wrapped on Superman: Legacy, which premieres on July 11, 2025.
