by James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, announced that the length of the third MCU film in the Guardians series will break previous records.
The intergalactic misfits’ most moving MCU adventure to date appears to be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, which has been widely hyped in its first two trailers.
The Guardians will have to go above and beyond to keep their family together and save the galaxy from destruction in this episode, which closely ties up with their final solo special from Disney+ and introduces Chukwudi Iwuji as the High Evolutionary.
Yet in order to effectively tell all of these complex and important plot details, the threequel will require a lengthy running time.
Guardians 3 will set a new record for runtime.
James Gunn stated that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be the longest film of his MCU trilogy in response to a fan question on Instagram.
Gunn responded, “It’s longer than 1 & 2,” when asked to either confirm the film’s running duration or reveal if it is longer than the original two films. He did not, however, specify how long the threequel is.
For comparison, Guardians of the Galaxy from 2014 had a 2 hour, 2 minute runtime, while Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had a 2 hour, 17 minute length.
With a running time of just 44 minutes, The Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special from 2017 on Disney+ set a new record for the franchise.
Will Guardians 3’s lengthy runtime help?
According to James Gunn’s particular comments, audiences should anticipate Guardians of the Galaxy 3 to last between two hours and twenty minutes and two hours and thirty minutes, with a remote possibility that movie may last much longer. If it goes above that, it will undoubtedly rank among the top five longest MCU films ever, exceeding recent Phase 4 releases like Eternals (2 hours, 36 minutes) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2 hours, 41 minutes).
Even though it’s not surprising that the movie will be this long, MCU fans hope that it will serve a compelling narrative, especially with all of the excitement and anticipation for its release.
Throughout its lengthy running time, this film must address a number of unresolved storyline issues, including as Gamora‘s rejoining the team following Avengers: Endgame, the High Evolutionary’s descent into villainy, and the tragic backstory of Rocket Raccoon.
Even while Gunn will be teasing new details about Guardians 3 in the weeks leading up to its release, its exact running length won’t be known until probably late March or early April. Fans can anticipate seeing the Guardians in one of the MCU’s longest films of the Multiverse Saga, based only on one quote.
On May 5, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will hit theatres.
