The highly anticipated "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" will hit theaters in 2023

It's been a long, long road to "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3". In 2016, Marvel director Kevin Feige told Gizmodo that the third film was definitely planned, and in 2017 it was announced that director James Gunn would return to helm the final film in the trilogy.

But the story gets a little complicated from there. Gunn was fired from the project on July 20, 2018, and production was suspended shortly thereafter. In 2019, Disney and Marvel rehired Gunn, but production was delayed until he completed "The Suicide Squad" and the HBO Max spinoff "Peacemaker." Filming for "GOTG 3" finally began in 2021 and wrapped in May 2022. Fans also briefly saw the Guardians of the Galaxy in "Thor: Love and Thunder," which gives some helpful hints about where to go. their new movie.

On July 2, star Chris Pratt spoke to Digital Spy about the film, which he called a "masterpiece." He said of the film: "It's fantastic. James Gunn just watched a tough assembly the other day. I called him yesterday. We did facetimer, and he's very, very proud of the work that everything the world did. He said it was the best we've ever done. He feels very, very confident. The script was amazing."

Pratt further explained, "And I can say with confidence that he's done a real masterpiece, and I can't wait for people to see it. That's James Gunn. He's done all three movies, which is really rare and really special in the world of big box office trilogies."

Coming soon, here's everything we know about the movie, including the cast, plot, and release date.