Writer-director James Gunn dropped some clues about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 during a Twitter watch party of the first film on Tuesday.
When a fan asked Gunn during ComicBook.com’s Quarantine Watch Party whether Rocket Raccoon’s origin would be part of Guardians Vol. 3, Gunn responded, “I’ll just say Rocket is a big part of what’s happening in the future – and a lot of this stuff (like the scars we’re about to see on his back) sets up what I’ve been planning for Rocket all along.”
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Gunn — who has said in the past that Rocket is his favorite Guardian — tweeted later during the watch party about the scene where the viewer first sees the cybernetic augmentations made to Rocket’s body, calling the scene “One of my favorite moments in the movie. Rocket’s loneliness and disaffection is at the center of the franchise for me.”
Gunn further alluded to Rocket’s past when he described the trilogy as being “about a group of outsiders who have all experienced childhood trauma – with the exception of Drax, who is the only one with a completely positive relationship to those who raised him.”
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Whether we will actually see Rocket’s past — and the painful experimentation he once underwent — or simply have new information or revelations made over the course of the story remains to be seen.
It will be a while before we get those answers as James Gunn remains at work on The Suicide Squad, due out in 2021, before he segues to Guardians Vol. 3.
Source: IGN.com James Gunn Hints Rocket's Past a "Big Part" of Guardians 3