James Gunn says that the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy will see all members dealing with childhood trauma. After getting fired from his post at Marvel Studios following the emergence of some of his unsavory social media posts from a decade ago, Gunn is back at his old job, set to helm the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. So while he's still currently busy with DC's The Suicide Squad, he will return to the MCU to finish his own trilogy. With the script for the film finished before his firing and rehiring took place, the director already knows what will happen in the threequel, with his latest statement giving fans an idea with what to expect.

Marvel Studios has yet to confirm the release date for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which means the project is significantly delayed, considering it was supposed to roll out the year after Avengers: Endgame. Given this, plot specifics are also scant at the moment. Gunn for his part has been dropping hints to keep the public interested. Some of the juicy bits he's teased so far is a Rocket-focused subplot, as well as potential deaths from the ragtag cosmic team of Guardians. Now, he talks about a holistic theme throughout the trilogy involving the members having to deal with childhood trauma.

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During a watch party for the first Guardians of the Galaxy, Gunn provided live commentary, revealing new details about the movie. Given how the films are connected to each other, following arcs for the heroes, he also gave out some clues with regard to what's to come for them. The filmmaker called the trilogy "about a group of outsiders who have all experienced childhood trauma - except for Drax." Check out his tweet below:

This bit of information may not explicitly reveal new story details for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but it backs up the notion that Rocket's back story will be integral to the threequel. The first Guardians of the Galaxy dealt with Gamora's (and Nebula's) father issues with Thanos (Josh Brolin). They continued to process that in the sequel. It's the same with Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) who first had to reconcile with the death of his mom in the first film, and  then be faced with the harsh reality that his biological father, Ego (Kurt Russel) pretty much murdered her. Except for Drax (Dave Bautista), that leaves fans with Rocket and Groot. Since Rocket and the rest of the heroes essentially raised this new version of Groot, it's really only the Raccoon whose childhood backstory hasn't been explored yet. Though, Gunn's comment does make one wonder about anything else Groot may have experienced.

Aside from the expected Rocket-centric narrative in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, fans are also looking forward how the new Gamora (Zoe Saldana) will fit in the narrative. However, before they can all go on their new adventure and finish the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, the team will first return on the big screen via Taika Waititi's Thor: Love and Thunder.

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