It’s also worth noting that this makes the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy the first trilogy in the MCU to have the same director across all three movies.
It’s safe to say that thanks to James Gunn’s script work and directing, the Guardians of the Galaxy have gone from being obscure Marvel characters to prominent pop culture figures.
Obviously it will be a long time before we learn anything concrete about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but no doubt Gunn’s announcement will come as a relief to fans of these movies.
With just one movie, names like Groot and Rocket Raccoon are familiar to people who have never picked up a comic book, and these characters are only going to become more prominent when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 comes out.