The Guardians of the Galaxy say goodbye: these were the cast’s confessions in an exclusive virtual press conference

With the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy part 3. lower the curtain on one of the most successful and idiosyncratic casts of marvel studios, WHO –after more than a decade on the big screen– They have managed to become the favorites of many fans.

In a virtual press conference that this newspaper had access toJames Gunn, director of the trilogy, He confessed the great homesickness he will henceforth feel for his beloved characters.

“I could not have foreseen what kind of cultural phenomenon that would becomebut I had my hopes from the beginning of the story, I was sure we were doing something different because the world needed a space fantasy that was different from what we had already seen. earlier, so I was very happy when my dreams came true,” he told the media. “I was successful in taking on these nine jerks”he released to the laughter of his companions.

“My main memories of this trip will always be –not on the red carpet– but on set you experience those little moments (…) I’m going to miss these characters and that’s the saddest thing for me because I really love them I know I’m going to see the actors again they’re all my friends but not the characters, I’m not going to write any more scenes for them, at least not in the near future.”

The farewell is not only difficult for the original group of heroes –Star Lord (Chris Pratt), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Drax (Dave Bautista) O Groot (Vin Diesel)– but also for those other characters who joined soon after that went from villains to that space family, like Nebula (Karen Gillian). “After Thanos was eliminated from his life (Avengers: endgame2019), she’s had a chance to blossom a little more and she’s a little more willing to show her vulnerabilitysaid Gillian, playing her from the FULL. 1 (2014).

Pom Klementieff, who gives Mantis life (character added from the VOL 2. in 2017), he also joked with the media about it how his character changed from just a strange creature to someone whose superpower is focused on feelings.

“I am very grateful to James for giving me this opportunity. He once told me that Mantis was that kind of rubber that brought all the guards together and I love that“, said. “Mantis has gained a lot of confidence on this journey, before that it behaved only like an insect or a flower, but Thanks to the guards, he left his strangeness behind and began to fight and walk. I was pleased to offer this new version of Mantis, giving it more comedy, more quirks (…) I like strong female characters, but Mantis is different, It’s the diversity we need.”

Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios and who also attended the virtual meeting, He agreed with Gunn that these films will always feature prominently in Marvel cinematography: “We’ve had trilogies before, but we wonder why this one feels so different and it’s because Guardians was really the first film completely separate from the Avengers, without Captain America or Iron Man. (…) We decided we didn’t just want to make superhero movies, but as James said at the beginning, a great space movie and it worked,” he recalls.

“This trilogy represents something unique in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that I’m very proud of.”