James Gunn Debunks Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Adam Warlock Casting Rumors
                     Guardians of the Galaxy 3: James Gunn Denies Adam Warlock Casti
ng
Director James Gunn denied that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is 
looking to cast Adam Warlock for the film. 
Director James Gunn denied that any casting for 
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, including for Adam 
Warlock, is underway in a tweet responding to The 
Illuminerdi's original story. This comes after various 
reports from The Illuminerdi regarding other films 
and TV shows were confirmed. The tweet and the 
original story can be found below. 
Adam Warlock may be headed to the 
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
• Adam Warlock may be headed to the Marvel 
Cinematic Universe (MCU).
• According to The Illuminerdi, Marvel Studios is 
looking to introduce the cosmic hero in James 
Gunn's upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. 
Marvel Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Kevin 
Feige and co. are reportedly looking to cast "a 
thirty-year-old Caucasian man, who is described as 
both a 'superhero type' and a 'Zac Efron type.'"
Adam Warlock's MCU debut was teased during one of 
the many mid-credits scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy 
Vol. 2. Angered over her defeat at the hands of the 
Guardians, the secondary antagonist Ayesha (Elizabeth 
Debicki) builds a cocoon resembling the one from 
the comics and names the unseen creation inside 
Adam. According to James Gunn, the character was 
supposed to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
, but was cut during the early treatment process. From 
there, Adam Warlock's MCU future got a bit more 
murky. Gunn said that he cut him from Guardians of 
the Galaxy Vol. 2 to "save him for later." 
However, he later said that he almost "didn't include the 
Adam Warlock scene because he was definitely not in 
Avengers 3 or 4 and we had no plans for him in general." He 
was asked in 2019 during an Instagram Q&A who would play 
the character in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, to which 
James Gunn replied, "I never said Adam Warlock was in the 
movie.“
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Adam Warlock first 
appeared as a character named Him in Fantastic Four #66-
67 in 1967. He was reintroduced as Adam Warlock by Roy 
Thomas and Gil Kane in Marvel Premiere #1 in 1972. He is 
one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe, 
and has the ability to manipulate cosmic energy, along with 
superhuman strength, durability and speed.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is just one of the many 
projects Marvel Studios has in the works based on the 
superhero team. A holiday special for Disney+ is in 
development and will film in conjunction 
with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. I Am Groot, 
which will star Baby Groot in a series of shorts, will 
also premiere on the streaming service in the next 
few years.
Written and directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the 
Galaxy Vol. 3 is set to begin filming in 2021. Its current 
release date is targeted for 2023.
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