Thor: Ragnarok hits UK cinemas 27 October 2017, while Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 hits cinemas 31 July, 2017.
Guardians of the Galaxy has always been deemed as Marvel’s outlier of sorts: its space bound adventures really only linked to its greater cinematic universe in the machinations of villain Thanos and presence of an Infinity Stone.
Director James Gunn has promised even more narrative independence in its sequel, telling fans the story will be focused on the Guardians themselves, and that there won’t be any more Infinity Stones cropping up in Vol. 2.
Meanwhile, Thor: Ragnarok appears to be establishing something very similar for itself; with director Taika Waititi taking Thor and Hulk far away from Earth’s tensions within The Avengers, and launching them into an “intergalactic buddy road movie”.