{"id":99706,"date":"2026-11-15T16:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T08:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99706"},"modified":"2026-11-15T16:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T08:56:25","slug":"chris-pratt-would-love-james-gunn-to-return-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-4-after-leaving-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=99706","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pratt Would Love James Gunn to Return for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 4 After Leaving DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Chris Pratt said he would love to reunite with James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 4 after the director <u>abruptly announced he would be leaving DC Studios<\/u> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Gunn is no longer running DC movies with Peter Safran \u2013 so what comes next? That&#8217;s the question many comic book fans are asking as the dust begins to settle at Skydance, and although it will be quite a while before we actually see what happens, some are getting their hopes up for a Marvel reunion.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Gunn directed three Guardians of the Galaxy movies for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and <u>dealt with his fair share of drama<\/u>) while working with the Marvel Studios team before leaving to <u>help head up DC Studios in 2022<\/u>. Work on <u>Man of Tomorrow<\/u> and <u>one other mystery DC project aside<\/u>, the comic book movie maker&#8217;s future is wide open. Chris Pratt, who has starred as the MCU&#8217;s Star-Lord for more than a decade, told <u>Moviezine<\/u> it would be &#8220;awesome&#8221; to re-team with Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 4 now that DC is about nearly in the rearview mirror.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Hot Toys&#8217; Avengers: Doomsday Figures &#8211; Image Gallery<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Image Credit: Hot Toys\/Marvel\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;That would be awesome. I love working with James. He&#8217;s the man,&#8221; Pratt said. &#8220;I haven&#8217;t had a chance to speak with him since that news came out yesterday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The last time we saw Star-Lord and the rest of the Guardians was in 2023&#8217;s <u>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3<\/u>. Although that story fit well as a bookend for its characters and Gunn&#8217;s work on the franchise, fans have had a hard time letting go of some of the MCU&#8217;s most popular faces \u2013 Pratt included.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In January of this year, the actor said he <u>has a &#8220;really strong vision&#8221; to bring Star-Lord back<\/u> in future MCU installments. Just last month, he promised that <u>plans for his return were in the works at Marvel Studios<\/u>. Gamora actor Zoe Salda\u00f1a also said in 2024 that <u>&#8220;it would be a huge loss&#8221; if the space-traveling heroes were left behind<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Ranking Phase Five of the MCU<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"With Phase Five of the MCU now in the rear view, let's rank all of it!\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Gunn coming back to Marvel <em>again<\/em> feels like a long shot, and it&#8217;s always possible that we could see the Guardians return in another MCU ensemble film like next year&#8217;s <u>Avengers: Secret Wars<\/u>. At least for now, Pratt is willing to hold out hope.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;All I&#8217;ll say is, I love James,&#8221; he added. &#8220;He directed all three [Guardians of the Galaxy movies], and that&#8217;s pretty rare in those types of trilogies, to have the same director through all three. If he wanted to come back and bring it back, man. I would love that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Whether it&#8217;s with the MCU or DC, much of the future is a mystery. In Gunn&#8217;s case, we at least know Skydance has yet to even see his cut of Man of Tomorrow after <u>the director squashed rumors claiming otherwise<\/u> last night. We&#8217;ll know about what&#8217;s coming down the pipe for Marvel when <u>Avengers: Doomsday<\/u> arrives next month.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Michael Cripe Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/5205bf6a08586a205a834928\/Michael_blue_red_2-1700460435246.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/5205bf6a08586a205a834928\/Michael_blue_red_2-1700460435246.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. 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