Pratt told MovieZine he would love Gunn back on the franchise after Gunn and Peter Safran left DC Studios.
Chris Pratt has said he would love James Gunn to direct a fourth Guardians of the Galaxy film, after Gunn's exit from DC Studios earlier this week. Pratt, who played Star-Lord in all three Guardians films, made the remarks in an interview with MovieZine.
Gunn and co-head Peter Safran were ousted from their posts on Nov. 9, after four years leading DC Studios. Marvel Studios alum Jeremy Latcham takes over as president and chief creative officer on Dec. 1. The Hollywood Reporter had said the pair were presumed safe, but Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz opted to bring Latcham in.
Variety ties the shake-up to David Ellison's Skydance merger in October and calls it another setback for DC Studios. Variety also notes that this departure creates a path for Gunn to go back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the franchise where he helmed three Guardians movies. Deadline reports that Gunn and Safran will keep producing various DC projects, while TheWrap says it is still unclear how much involvement they will keep with DC.
Asked about a fourth film, Pratt told MovieZine what he thought of working with Gunn:
"That would be awesome. I love working with James. He's the man."
Pratt said he had not had a chance to speak with Gunn since the news came out. Gunn directed the original Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, Vol. 2 in 2017 and Vol. 3 in 2023. The trilogy grossed nearly $2.5 billion worldwide. Pratt pointed to how unusual it is for one director to stay on through a whole trilogy:
"He directed all three movies, and that's pretty rare… so if he wanted to come back and bring it back, I would love that."
Pratt has raised the idea before. In October, on The Playlist's "Bingeworthy" podcast, he said he has a great relationship with Kevin Feige and Lou D'Esposito, and that there has been "hard action taken to make sure that we make good on that promise." On the same podcast he added, "So yeah, you'll see Star-Lord again," and "I'm not at liberty to say when that's going to be, but he's not going anywhere."
The end-credits text of Vol. 3 promised that Star-Lord would return.
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