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Laika
Norwegian singer Emmy released a song titled 'Laika Party' and won the Irish Eurosong selection to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song telling a story about Laika's imagined survival in space.
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| March 2025 | Vin Diesel posts on Instagram about Disney potentially wanting a Groot movie set on Planet X, though the project's status remains uncertain. |
| December 2024 | James Gunn gives his blessing to Chris Pratt to continue in the Star-Lord role and expresses excitement for future Marvel Guardians projects. |
| July 12 2024 | Theatrical release of the film in South Korea. |
| August 2 2023 | Released on Disney+ with an IMAX Enhanced version available. |
| August 1 2023 | Released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD. |
| July 7 2023 | Released on digital download by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. |
| May 2023 | Chris Pratt indicates willingness to continue playing Peter Quill if the right script emerges. |
| May 21 2023 | The film 'Project Silence' was screened at the Midnight Screening section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. |
| May 5 2023 | Film released in the United States. |
| May 3 2023 | Film released in the United Kingdom. |
| April 2023 | Zoe Saldaña confirms Vol. 3 will be her last time portraying Gamora, but hopes the character will be recast with a younger actor. |
| April 27 2023 | North American premiere held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. |
| April 22 2023 | The film premiered at Disneyland Paris. |
| April 19 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had an early screening at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in South Korea. |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is released, featuring returning cast members and introducing characters like Cosmo the space dog. |
| May 6 2022 | Filming for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 officially wrapped. |
| April 2022 | Filming of the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and Vol. 3 continued through late April. |
| February 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special began filming simultaneously with Vol. 3, using the same main cast and sets. |
| 2021 | Austin Freeman provides on-set motion capture for Groot in the Loki season one episode 'The Variant'. |
| November 2021 | Gunn confirmed the script for Vol. 3 was finished, stating that very little had changed from his initial ideas despite production setbacks. |
| November 8 2021 | Principal photography for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 began at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, under the working title 'Hot Christmas' with Henry Braham as cinematographer. |
| October 2021 | Will Poulter was officially cast as Adam Warlock. Gunn stated that 'dozens of roles' had already been cast for the film. |
| August 2021 | Gunn and Marvel Studios began meeting with actors for the Adam Warlock role, including Will Poulter, who auditioned via Zoom and in-person screen test with Gunn. |
| August 2021 | Gunn turned in a new draft of the film's script and began writing the Peacemaker television series. |
| July 2021 | Karen Gillan expresses her desire to continue playing Nebula after Vol. 3. |
| June 2021 | James Gunn began storyboarding the film and confirmed filming would start in November in Atlanta, Georgia, with an expected completion around April 2022. |
| May 2021 | Gunn reaffirms Vol. 3 will be his final Guardians film. Dave Bautista states he has not heard updates about a potential Drax and Mantis film. |
| May 2021 | Marvel Studios announced the film would be released on May 5, 2023. James Gunn explained the film would take place after Thor: Love and Thunder, noting script complications with Thor's involvement. |
| April 2021 | Pre-production work began on creating designs and visuals for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. |
| February 2021 | Production for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was officially put on hold until this month to allow Gunn to complete The Suicide Squad. |
| February 2020 | Gunn confirmed that Yondu would not be resurrected in the film, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the character's sacrificial death from Vol. 2. |
| 2019 | An alternate version of Gamora travels to the present during Avengers: Endgame. |
| September 2019 | James Gunn confirms Vol. 3 will be his last Guardians film. |
| May 2019 | Gunn discussed his firing and re-hiring, revealing his deep personal connection to the character Rocket and his intent to tell Rocket's origin story in the film. |
| March 2019 | James Gunn was publicly rehired as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, with Deadline Hollywood confirming Marvel had never considered another director. |
| 2018 | Original Gamora is killed by Thanos during the events of Avengers: Infinity War. |
| October 2018 | James Gunn completed his exit settlement with Disney and was subsequently hired to write and potentially direct The Suicide Squad for Warner Bros. and DC Films. |
| October 2018 | James Gunn was privately notified by Horn that he could return as director for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, following his previous firing, after impressive discussions between studios. |
| August 2018 | Pre-production for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was postponed, with the small crew preparing for the film being dismissed while Marvel and Disney sought a new director to replace Gunn. |
| July 30 2018 | The entire Guardians of the Galaxy cast, including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Sean Gunn, Pom Klementieff, Michael Rooker, and Karen Gillan, issued a public statement fully supporting James Gunn and calling for his reinstatement. |
| July 20 2018 | Disney and Marvel fired James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after conservative commentators circulated old controversial tweets about rape and pedophilia. Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn stated the tweets were 'indefensible and inconsistent with the studio's values'. |
| September 2017 | Gunn indicates he is unlikely to return for another Guardians film, but would continue working with Marvel Studios on projects involving Guardians and cosmic characters. |
| April 2017 | James Gunn suggests a potential fourth Guardians film could happen, but might center on a new group of characters as he planned to conclude the current team's story in Vol. 3. |
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