At this year’s Comic-Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, Brazil, the expo kicked the weekend’s events off with panels for Disney’s Marvel Studios, with big news ahead of the franchise’s Phase 5. President and producerKevin Feigeattended the panels, joined by the cast of directorJames Gunn’s third and final entry to his MCU trilogy,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, where they finally shared the first official trailer with the world.
On Thursday, CCXP hit the ground running at the panels for Phase 5’sAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaand the final installment in theGotGtrilogy,Vol. 3. At SDCC in July, due to issues with VFX shots, Gunn was wary about releasing the trailer to the public, but only months later, the director has, at last, unleashed the first-look trailer for his finalGuardiansmovie.
In the trailer, we see that Gamora (ZoeSaldaña) is now working with the Ravagers and is attempting to explain to Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) that the Gamora he’s in love with is no longer here. Like the two before, music holds a special place in Star-Lord’s heart, and the soundtrack will no doubt reflect that. For the trailer, Gunn uses Spacehog’s “In the Meantime” as the Guardians set off on their next and final adventure.
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Even prior to the trailer’s premiere, we knewVol. 3would likely bethe most emotional of the trilogy. Following the events ofAvengers: Infinity War, the Gamora that joins Quill’s band of heroic thieves isn’t the same one that fell in love with him in the previous films. On top of the pre-existing melancholy elements, the upcoming entry will introduce new threats withWill Poulter’s Adam Warlock andChukwudi Iwuji’sHigh Evolutionary, and even some heartbreaking background onBradley Cooper’s Rocket Raccoon.
Earlier this month, Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialpremiered exclusively on Disney+ as a fun Christmas treat for fans. The lighthearted special introduced actorKevin Baconto the MCU, and gifted us with scene after scene of Drax (Bautista) and Mantis (Klementieff) riffing off one another, but it packed its own punches, too.GotG Holiday Specialdropped some big news, revealing that Mantis is actually Quill’s sister, andKurt Russell’sEgo is also her father. We also learned that the Guardians have purchased Knowhere from the Collector (Benicia del Toro), essentially adopted Cosmo the Spacedog (Maria Bakalova), are now traveling on a new ship, Bowie, and Groot(Vin Diesel) has had a growth spurt since we last saw them!
So strap in, becauseGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is set to be the second feature in the MCU’s Phase 5, premiering in theaters August 04, 2025. You can watch the new trailer down below:
