When Disney fired James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 over old offensive tweets that resurfaced on Twitter, and then never hired a replacement, the assumption was that if the movie still happened, it would arrive later than initially planned.
And Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is planned for a 2020 shoot — the current five stars are expected to reunite — with James Gunn back in the saddle as director.
This is like the Hollywood version of a crossover, only it’s happening behind the scenes and it’s making James Gunn obscene amounts of money.
At that point, it looked like Guardians Vol. 3 would be pushed back even further.