Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Legendary Pictures Officially Confirmed 'Dune - Part 2' With Release Date
1732 days ago
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Legendary Pictures Officially Confirmed 'Dune - Part 2' With Release Date

Los Angeles, October 27 - Denis Villeneuve's epic sci-fi "Dune" is getting its much talk about a sequel. The success of Part 1 at the global box office and on HBO Max has prompted Legendary Pictures to officially greenlit Part 2, which will again be directed by Villeneuve and will open only in theaters on October 20, 2023. ## Legendary Pictures took to Twitter and thanked fans for showering love on Part 1 and said that it's "excited to continue the journey" with Part 2. "This is only the beginning... Thank you to those who have experienced @dunemovie so far, and those who are going in the days and weeks ahead. We're excited to continue the journey!", the Studio said. ## This is only the beginning...Thank you to those who have experienced @dunemovie so far, and those who are going in the days and weeks ahead. We're excited to continue the journey! pic.twitter.com/mZj68Hnm0A— Legendary (@Legendary) October 26, 2021 ## "Dune - Part 2" was always on the cards the way it ended. However, there were always concerns that a high concept sci-fi film might not attract audiences that would justify multiple movies. But recently, WarnerMedia CEO, Ann Sarnoff had almost confirmed the sequel by saying to Deadline, "Will we have a sequel to Dune? If you watch the movie, you see how it ends. I think you pretty much know the answer to that".## Despite all the hints and possibilities of a sequel, "Dune" was still needed to perform at the box office and on HBO Max to get greenlit and it hasn't disappointed at all. Among all Warner Bros. films in 2021, "Dune" has the best start at the box office with $41 million in the 3-day opening weekend in North America. ## At the back of strong box office performance, "Dune" also done reasonably well on the streamer, HBO Max, on which, 1.9 million US households watched this movie in the 4-day weekend. At the global box office, Dune has grossed over $220 million so far. ## Produced by Legendary Pictures, Dune stars an ensemble cast including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem.## Stay tuned...

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Worldwide Box Office Projected To Reach $22B In 2021: Analysts
1733 days ago
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Worldwide Box Office Projected To Reach $22B In 2021: Analysts

Mumbai, October 26 - The global box office has witnessed a sharp jump in the second half of 2021, especially from October onwards. Gower Street Analytics, which projected the worldwide box office at $20.2 billion in mid-September, has now revised its projection to be up by over $1 billion to $21.6B in 2021. ## The revised global box office projection came after the solid response to October titles including MGM/Eon/Universal's James Bond "No Time To Die" ($525M), Sony/Marvel's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" ($352M), Warner Bros/Legendary's "Dune" ($223M), and China's "The Battle At Lake Changjin" ($830M). Gower Street further anticipates potential growth and that could take the global box office to around $22B in 2021.## Gower Street's $21.6B projection for the year 2021 is up by 80% from the pandemic hit 2020 but still is 49% behind 2019's global box office tally. The latest estimates, however, narrowed the gap from a previous projection of -52%.## The box office projection for the month of October has been increased to $3.2 billion from an original estimate of $2.5 billion. This would put October business just 4% behind the average of the three pre-pandemic years (2017-2019) for the month. No previous month in 2021 has performed better than 40% behind the three-year average.## Gower Street has projected China to contribute most with a 34% projection in 2021 while, overall, Asia Pacific (APAC) is projected to contribute 52% in the global box office. Domestic (North America) is projected to contribute 22% of the worldwide box office. Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) are projected to finish with 22% while the Latin American box office is projected to contribute 5% of the total box office. ## This is the final estimate Gower Street plans to publish for 2021 before actuals are announced in early January.## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros.' 'Dune' Falls Behind 'Space Jam' On HBO Max; Scores Big At The Domestic Box Office
1733 days ago
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Warner Bros.' 'Dune' Falls Behind 'Space Jam' On HBO Max; Scores Big At The Domestic Box Office

Los Angeles, October 25 - Warner Bros. Pictures' latest offering "Dune" is playing in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously. Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic debuted on HBO Max a day before it opened in theaters on October 22. The movie is part of Warner Bros.' decision of releasing its 2021 slate day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max. ## Touted as one of the finest cinematic outings, "Dune" had a fantastic debut at the domestic box office. With $41 million in the 3-day weekend, "Dune" takes the biggest domestic opening weekend for Warner Bros. in 2021 to date. Despite being available on the streamer, a large US audience chooses to watch the film on the big screen. ## On HBO Max, 1.9 million US households watched the film in the opening weekend, including Thursday showing views. While the studio should be pleased with streaming numbers, the domestic steaming viewership of the film, however, fell short of recently released "Space Jam: A New Legacy" (16 July), which gained 2.2 million views. Though "Dune" performed better than "Zack Snyder's Justice League" (18 March), which was watched by 1.8 million households on HBO Max in the opening weekend.## TV analytics firm Samba TV, which exclusively provided data to VIP+ showing, also suggests (via variety) that "Dune" among the movies debuted on Thursday, has the second-best showing on HBO Max, behind James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad" (5 August), which attracted 2.8 million US households during the Thursday-Sunday debut.## Among the films that debuted on HBO Max and in theaters in 2021, "Mortal Kombat" (23 April) has the highest number of viewers with 3.8 million in the opening weekend, beginning on Friday. "Godzilla vs. Kong", which was released on a Wednesday (31 March), gained 3.6 million views during the 5-day weekend.## Samba TV collects viewership data through proprietary content recognition technology on opted-in smart TVs and through partnerships with cable TV providers. Samba uses its dataset to estimate household TV viewership but does not estimate viewership on devices other than TVs. Panel members must watch a title for at least five minutes to be counted as a viewer (as per variety).## Stay tuned...

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Christopher Nolan Speaks High For Denis Villeneuve's Sci-Fi Epic 'Dune'
1733 days ago
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Christopher Nolan Speaks High For Denis Villeneuve's Sci-Fi Epic 'Dune'

Los Angeles, October 26 - Director Denis Villeneuve's latest science-fiction offering "Dune" is receiving rave reviews all-around. This resulted in, the movie is showing a strong impact at the box office despite being available at the HBO Max. It opened at the higher end of projections with $41 million in the opening weekend at the domestic box office, making it the biggest opening for Warner Bros. in 2021. ## Among the fans of "Dune", the "Tenet" and "Dunkirk" Oscar nominee, filmmaker Christopher Nolan might be the most high profile, who spoke high for the film and call it one of the finest sci-fi films ever made. The filmmaker chatted with Villeneuve for a recent episode of "The Director's Cut" podcast and shared his thoughts on the film. ## "It's one of the most seamless marriages of live-action photography and computer-generated visual effects that I've seen. It's very, very compelling at every turn", Nolan said. "Your entire team did an absolutely incredible job. I think this film is going to introduce a whole new generation of fans to 'Dune' who have never read the book or encourage fans to go read the book".## "I think it's an incredible piece of work. I've had the luxury of seeing it a couple of times now, and each time I watch it I discover new things, new details to the world. The way in which it's made is for the big screen. It's a real pleasure and a real gift to film fans everywhere", he added.## The film stars an ensemble cast including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem in key roles.## Stay tuned...

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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Budget Revealed And It Is Lower Than Most Of The DC Films
1735 days ago
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Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Budget Revealed And It Is Lower Than Most Of The DC Films

Los Angeles, October 24 - Robert Pattinson-led "The Batman" movie has gone through production delays due to the covid-19 pandemic. However, the highly-anticipated superhero film is finally gearing up for its release in March 2022, after getting postponed from June 2021. ## The latest Batman film in the DC Universe will see Robert Pattinson portraying the Caped Crusader and taking on The Riddler (Paul Dano) and will cross paths with other famous villains Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz) and The Penguin (Colin Farrell). The second trailer, which was released during the DC FanDome recently, showcased what fans can expect from this film. ## Meanwhile, despite the production delays and a visually stunning trailer, the budget of the film is lower than what the fans might be thinking. The reported budget of the film is also lower than most of the other DC Films and one of the lowest in the Batman film franchise. ## According to Deadline, the budget of "The Batman" is $100 million, even though, Warner Bros. Pictures hasn't revealed it officially. It is, however, unclear if the reported $100 million budget was the film's original budget. While many things are unclear, it is said that Robert Pattinson received a salary of $3 million to star in the film, which suggests how Warner Bros. kept the budget so low compared to other superhero films.## If the $100 million budget is true, then "The Batman" is the lowest budgeted film in the Batman film series since Batman Forever which cost $100 million in 1995. This is $150 million less than the biggest budgeted Batman film - Christoper Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" which cost $250 million to the Studio. ## Have a look at the budget of each Batman film (according to The Direct) - ## - The Dark Knight Rises - $250 million## - The Dark Knight - $185 million## - Batman & Robin - $160 million## - Batman Begins - $150 million## - THE BATMAN - $100 million## - Batman Forever - $100 million## - Batman Returns - $80 million## - Batman - $35 million## In DCEU, The Batman budget is lower than 7 non-Batman films including "Wonder Woman" and "Aquaman" -## - Justice League - $300 million## - Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice - $263 million## - Man of Steel - $225 million## - The Suicide Squad - $185 million## - Suicide Squad - $175 million## - Aquaman - $160 million## - Wonder Woman - $150 million## - THE BATMAN - $100 million## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Enters $500M Club Worldwide
1735 days ago
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Box Office: James Bond 'No Time To Die' Enters $500M Club Worldwide

Mumbai, October 24 - James Bond's "No Time To Die" is well on track to become the highest-grossing Hollywood film of 2021 worldwide. The record currently stands with Universal Pictures' "Fast & Furious 9" (F9), which finished its global run at $716 million. ## Meanwhile, Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond, "No Time To Die" has entered the $500 million clubs worldwide in the past weekend. The MGM/Eon's film is having an exceptional run overseas with nearing $400 million without being released in China yet (due on October 29). It has grossed an estimated $120 million at the domestic box office (North America) in 17-days and is on track to finish near $170 million there. ## The 25th Bond film is already the second-biggest Hollywood release of 2021 (behind F9). After releasing in China (October 29), it is likely to surpass of finish near F9 with strong support from the other international markets. By the end of its Box Office run, it will end up well over Casino Royale ($600 million in 2006) to become the third-biggest 007 movie ever behind Spectre ($881 million) and Skyfall ($1.1 billion). ## On the other hand, Tom Hardy's "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is about to cross "Black Widow's" total domestic cum, most likely by the end of this week. It earned an estimated $9.10M this weekend and currently stands at $181.80 million gross. "Venom 2" looking to go past $200 million at the North American box office. Worldwide, the Sony/Marvel pic has grossed $350 million and it might top $500M if it gets released in China. ## Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' sci-fi epic "Dune" opened with $17.5M on Friday including Thursday previews at the North American box office. It will end up near $40M in the 3-day weekend, which would be a great result for Studio as it is also playing on HBO Max simultaneously. The movie was leaked online a day before American release with full HD print. This might hamper its total box office potential run. ## Stay tuned...

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Sony Announces Two New Untitled Marvel Movies In 2023
1736 days ago
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Sony Announces Two New Untitled Marvel Movies In 2023

Mumbai, October 23 - Sony Pictures is expanding its Marvel Universe and announced two new untitled Marvel films for the 2023 release. While the studio already has "Kraven the Hunter" for January 2023, it has also added release dates for unannounced projects on June 23, 2023, and October 6, 2023. ## While it is unclear when Sony intends to reveal what movies will fill those dates, fans have already started speculating that one of the two could be the third film in the Venom series. If the speculations are on spot, then the sequel to "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" might fill October 2023 release date as both Venom movies thus far have had October release dates. ## The third "Venom" movie is a no-brainer that it is going to be made in a live-action franchise featuring characters from the Spider-Man family, after "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" is going strong at the box worldwide. However, it will come out in October 2023, remains a secret yet. The June 2023 release date again remains the secret, and again the speculations are that it could be filled with the 4th Spidy movie in the MCU (pure rumors). ## Meanwhile, Sony has pushed Columbia Pictures' "A Journal for Jordan" to Dec. 25 of this year. The film was previously slated to premiere in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 10 before getting a wide release on Dec. 22. Additionally, TriStar Pictures' The Nightingale, previously scheduled for release on Dec. 23, 2022, has now been delayed indefinitely.## On the other hand, Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is scheduled to release on December 17, 2021, and "Morbius" is slated for January 28, 2022. After the two new Sony/Marvel movies in 2023, Marvel will now have 7 films slated to release in the year. ## Stay tuned...

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Margot Robbie Is On Board For Three More DC Films As Harley Quinn!
1737 days ago
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Margot Robbie Is On Board For Three More DC Films As Harley Quinn!

Los Angeles, October 22 - Even though the comic book characters are loved by the audiences on the silver screen, DC Comics' Harley Quinn played by Margot Robbie is the most loved by the audiences and critics and it is one of the DC characters that stand apart from rest of the others. ## Margot Robbie has played this iconic character in Suicide Squad in 2016, Birds of Prey in 2020, and most recently in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad in 2021. Having seen the different shades of the character, audiences might be wondering if there will be another film with Harley Quinn in it. ## Robbie said during the promotions of "The Suicide Squad" that she is ready to take on Harley Quinn for future projects, despite there being nothing lined up for her at that time. However, the actress's excitement of playing the character and enjoying it shows that she wants to play Harley more. ## And now, according to reports, Warner Bros. has listened to her and signed her for three more films for the most loved DC character. Giant Freakin Robot reports that Margot Robbie will continue to play Harley in three more films, however, what projects these would be, is yet to be known to the outlet. ## One of the projects Robbie could feature is "The Suicide Squad 2", which was a huge success for Warner Bros. on its streamer, HBO Max. Another film that could be included in this new three-film deal is the rumored "Gotham City Sirens" film. Though there has been no recent official news on the "Gotham City Sirens", it is said that Robbie as Harley would be put alongside other Gotham-based villains, Poison Ivy and Catwoman. ## Stay tuned...

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Warner Bros.' $160M Sci-Fi Epic 'Dune' Leaked Online A Day Before Release
1737 days ago
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Warner Bros.' $160M Sci-Fi Epic 'Dune' Leaked Online A Day Before Release

Los Angeles, October 22 - Warner Bros. Pictures' strategy of releasing its 2021 films day-and-date on HBO Max and in theaters is coming to haunt them big time. The Studio made it's one of the most ambitious films of 2021 "Dune" available on its streaming platform HBO Max a day before theatrical release.## However, Denis Villeneuve-directed couldn't prevent itself from hitting piracy as this epic sci-fi film leaked online in full HD quality a day before its American release. According to Variety, at least three major illegal streaming sites are hosting HD quality streaming copies of "Dune" in English, Danish, Spanish and Arabic subtitles.## Apart from leaking online, thousands of users are also hosting and sharing copies of the film on torrent sites, making it available easily to the users without getting paid. "Dune" isn't the only Hollywood blockbuster leaked online. The recently released "Black Widow" and Venom: Let There Be Carnage" had also succumbed to piracy. However, both "Black Widow" and "Venom 2" rarely leaked in high resolution unlike "Dune". ## "Black Widow" is said to be the most pirated Hollywood film ever. Just like "Dune", "Black Widow" had also been released on Disney+ and in theaters simultaneousouly. It grossed approx $380M worldwide and was also a big hit on Disney+. ## "Dune", however, despite leaking online in full HD prints, is not bothering Warner Bros. Pictures as reports say that the piracy is within normal studio expectations and it is also tracking to be half as much as other blockbusters in 2021. Meanwhile, according to a report from the Global Innovation Policy Center (via CNBC), the U.S. economy loses between $29.9 billion and $71 billion in revenue each year due to piracy.## Meanwhile, "Dune", which stars an ensemble cast including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem, has already been released in the international market and earned approx $130 million so far. At domestic market, where it was released on October 22, is projected to earn between $30 million and 40 million in the 3-day opening weekend. A sequel of this film is also in development at Warner Bros. studio. ## Stay tuned... Stay tuned...

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A New Hulk Movie Called 'World War Hulk' Is In Development At Marvel Studios!
1738 days ago
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A New Hulk Movie Called 'World War Hulk' Is In Development At Marvel Studios!

Los Angeles, October 21 - There is some great news for Hulk's fans. Marvel Studios is reportedly developing the sequel to "The Incredible Hulk" (2008) which is currently being called, World War Hulk. Having starred in several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, Hulk is the only MCU's Phase 1 film to not have a sequel yet. ## According to GWW, the first solo film for Mark Ruffalo as Hulk will begin production in late 2022 with a likely release window in the later half of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. The first Hulk movie since 2008, likely to follow the events of the upcoming She-Hulk series on Disney+.## "The Incredible Hulk" was the only second film in MCU. Earlier, Universal Pictures had the film rights, and a movie titled "Hulk" was made under Universal in 2003, which starred Eric Bana as Bruce Banner/Hulk. However, with the rumor of a new Hulk film in development at Marvel, it possibly means Universal has lost the rights, which means they would revert back to Marvel.## Marvel's "World War Hulk" is a popular comic book storyline, which serves as a sequel to another popular Hulk story, Planet Hulk, partially adapted in the 2017 film "Thor: Ragnarok". The story of World War Hulk focuses on Hulk coming back to Earth looking for revenge against his friends in the hero community who tried to exile him to the cosmos.## While there is still a long way for Mark Ruffalo to get his solo Hulk movie, he will be reprising his role in the upcoming Disney+ series "She-Hulk", which stars Tatiana Maslany in the title role with Tim Roth reprising his "The Incredible Hulk" role as Abomination. The 10-episode series will premiere in 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Jungle Cruise Star Emily Blunt Joins Hands With Christopher Nolan For The First Time For Oppenheimer
1738 days ago
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Jungle Cruise Star Emily Blunt Joins Hands With Christopher Nolan For The First Time For Oppenheimer

Los Angeles, October 21 - Emily Blunt has been in demand throughout this year and has had success at the box office. The only actor to have two $100M+ grossing films at the domestic box office during the covid-19 pandemic, the Jungle Cruise star has now bagged Christopher Nolan's next film, Oppenheimer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ## The biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicists remembered as one of the fathers of the atom bomb, the movie will see Blunt teaming up with Nolan for the first time in her career. She will star alongside Cillian Murphy, who plays the title role in this film, written and directed by Nolan. ## Emily Blunt recently appeared in Paramount Pictures' A Quiet Place Part II and Disney's Jungle Cruise. Both the films grossed over $100 million at the domestic box office, which led Disney to announce the sequel of its adventure movie, which also stars Dwayne Johnson in the lead. ## Universal Pictures will release Nolan's Oppenheimer after recently getting the rights of the film. Nolan's wife, Emma Thomas will produce the film in association with Charles Roven of Atlas Entertainment. ## The movie is based on American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Published in 2005, the book won the Pulitzer Prize. Universal has set July 21, 2023, release date for Oppenheimer. The production will kickstart in early 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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James Gunn's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3' Begins Production, According To Chris Pratt
1739 days ago
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James Gunn's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3' Begins Production, According To Chris Pratt

Los Angeles, October 20 - The recent development in Marvel Studios and Disney saw a handful of the MCU films get delayed again. However, filmmaker James Gunn confirmed that his upcoming directorial "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" is unaffected by delays and the movie is still on track for the May 5, 2023 release. ## Meanwhile, a day after Marvel announced the big development, MCU star Chris Pratt confirmed that the "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" has started production. In a video on Twitter by Team Coco, Pratt said, "I'm on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, this is day one". ## However, director James Gunn stated that they haven't yet started filming but they are pretty close to beginning production. When asked about the video by Pratt, James Gunn admitted that the Marvel actor was on the sets of the film and they were rehearsing and doing camera tests and stuff. He said that the actual shooting will take some more time to take off. ## Chris is on set and we're rehearsing and doing camera tests and stuff - so it's his "first day" like it was my "first day" many months ago - but actual shooting is a while off. Btw, I didn't even know about this video when I first posted this. https://t.co/afqbXCyoFf— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 19, 2021 ## The third installment of the "Guardians Of The Galaxy" recently announced a major addition to the cast in form of The Maze Runner's Will Poulter as Adam Warlock, a genetically engineered superhuman created to destroy the Guardians. It is also said that Chris Hemsworth's Thor will also appear in the movie apart from Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, among others reprising their roles from the previous films. ## James Gunn had recently said in an interview that the upcoming MCU film is going to be one of his best yet as emotional connect is going to be the highlight of it. While there is not much information available about the plot of the film, it is said that Rocket's backstory will be a big part of the film and that a What If...? storyline was rejected because it was too similar to the real plot of Guardians 3.## Stay tuned...

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