James Gunn tease Rocket Raccoon ’s role in the future of theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise and that his origin could be part ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 . Back when Rocket and his fellow Guardians made their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2014 , they were far from the marquee names they ’ve become since . The success of the first two moving picture and their roles inAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers : Endgamemeans they are still abig part of the MCU ’s future , even ifGuardians 3has taken longer than to begin with planned .

After firing Gunn due to some quondam tweets , Disney and Marvel Studios brought the writer / director back aboardGuardians 3so he can finish out the trilogy he get going . Over the old age he has teased the third entry in the franchise will be the end of the current iteration of the squad and that Rocket will play a bragging persona . It will be at least three age untilthe next adventure with the Guardianshits theatre , but Gunn is now teasinghow   important Rocket is to his plans- and how the racoon has been used to arrange up the long game from the beginning .

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Gunn is currently enter inComicbook’s#QuarantineWatchParty forGuardians of the Galaxy , which is why he was asked questions about what else he is contrive .   He was specifically question about Rocket ’s origin factoring intoGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , and although he wo n’t reveal his program just yet , he did tease how Rocket has and will carry on to be a prominent part of the tale . Gunn get on to offer further insight into how Rocket fits with the themes and direction of the full franchise .

So far , Rocket ’s origins have n’t been exhaustively explore in the MCU , but this is an area thatGuardians 3now appears   prim to tackle . This would seem to indicate that whoever experiment on Rocket could make an appearance in the next movie ,   likely as a villain too .   With Gunn highlight how the franchise is ground around characters with puerility trauma , Rocket could have the opportunity to take down those responsible for his pain in the neck , similar to how Star - Lord was able to fight Ego inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 .

The likelihood of Rocket ’s line of descent being explored inGuardians 3should be an exciting medical prognosis for Marvel sports fan . The MCU could reveal someone like the High Evolutionary is connected to his origins or the one responsible for for the experiment conduct on Rocket . It ’s also possible this could result inRocket ’s making love interest Lylla the otteralso join the motion picture in some capability , or even a reveal of how he and Groot first run into . Now , we ’ll just have to wait and see what precisely Gunn is planning forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 .

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