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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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["Saturn Award Best Science Fiction Film","Critics Choice Award Nomination Best Action Film","MTV Movie Award Best Fight"]

About

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) is James Gunn's final MCU film and his send-off to the franchise he built. The story centers on Rocket Raccoon's devastating origin — how the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) tortured and experimented on him. Grossing $845M worldwide and receiving near-universal critical acclaim, Vol. 3 is widely considered one of the MCU's finest films and the most emotionally devastating.

Trailer / Official Video

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Credits & Contributors (10)

Cast & Performance
Direction
Music
Production
Streaming & Distribution
Other

Cast & Performance

Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana Gamora (alternate)

Zoe Saldana's Gamora — resurrected but with no memory of the Guardians — provides the film's central emotional tension with Quill.

Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper Rocket Raccoon

Bradley Cooper's voice performance is the MCU's most underrated. Vol. 3 finally centres Rocket's story — and it is devastating.

Chukwudi Iwuji
Chukwudi Iwuji High Evolutionary

Chukwudi Iwuji's High Evolutionary is the MCU's most despicable villain — a god who sees living beings as experiments to discard.

Will Poulter
Will Poulter Adam Warlock

Will Poulter's Adam Warlock brings comic naivety and unexpected comedy to a character with enormous cosmic power.

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff's Mantis gets her finest arc — revelations about her father and her growth into a hero in her own right.

Direction

James Gunn
James Gunn Director & Writer

James Gunn wrote and directed GotG Vol. 3 — his MCU swan song. Rocket's origin is considered one of the franchise's most devastating sequences.

Music

John Murphy
John Murphy Original Score

John Murphy's score works in harmony with Gunn's classic rock curation to create one of the MCU's most emotionally affecting soundscapes.

Production

Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios Production Studio

Marvel Studios produced GotG Vol. 3 — James Gunn's MCU farewell.

Streaming & Distribution

Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Studios distributed GotG Vol. 3 globally, achieving $845M worldwide.

Other

IMAX
IMAX IMAX Partner

IMAX screens presented GotG Vol. 3's emotional climax and visual spectacle.