James Gunn is close to solving the Rick and Morty mystery on set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The superhero auteur has been exceptionally busy over the past few years, following up the combination of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with a stint at DC, which so far has produced the film The Suicide Squad and its HBO Max spinoff Peacemaker. After a controversy over old tweets, Gunn was fired and soon rehired to helm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

The MCU sequel began filming in November 2021 and is expected to wrap soon, ahead of its release date one year hence on May 5, 2023. In keeping with Marvel tradition, plot details are being kept firmly under wraps, though the return of the main cast has been confirmed, including Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldaña as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax, Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Karen Gillan as Nebula, and Pom Klementieff as Mantis. Throughout production, Gunn has been repeatedly baffled by an ongoing Rick and Morty prank orchestrated by an unknown entity.

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Now, Gunn says he is close to solving the Rick and Morty mystery. Today's post reveals a figurine of the character Revolio Clockberg, Jr., more commonly referred to as Gearhead. In his tweet, Gunn goes on to say that Porkchop (a video assistant whom the director suspects may be behind the entire prank) will reveal the truth of the matter and the real culprit(s) later this week, on Thursday. Check out Gunn's post below:

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It has been fun to watch the Rick and Morty mystery unfold for several weeks on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, starting with a couple of Squanchy and Mr. Meeseeks keychains that mysteriously appeared on set. Since then, countless Rick and Morty merchandise has been popping up, including keychains of the titular time-travelers and Pickle Rick. Gunn is a vocal Rick and Morty fan, so the prank appears to be some good-natured fun on part of one of the cast or crew members.

In the past, Gunn has admitted to having no idea who is behind the prank, and he doesn't seem to be any closer to solving the mystery now. Perhaps it is one of the new cast members, such as Will Poulter, who will play the powerful being known as Adam Warlock, or Chukwudi Iwuji, who worked with Gunn on Peacemaker. In just a few days time, the real culprit will be unmasked as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 enters its final week of production.

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Source: James Gunn/Twitter