Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Suicide Squad follow-up still set to be released on time despite coronavirus pandemic says director James Gunn
The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered almost all Hollywood projects, which in turn has had a huge impact on previously scheduled release dates.
But despite the mass closures of sets all over the world, director James Gunn took to social media and revealed his upcoming films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the follow-up to Suicide Squad will not be affected by the delays.
'Right now there's no reason for The Suicide Squad release date to move. We are on or ahead of schedule,' Gunn tweeted on Sunday when asked if he thought it would get pushed back.
On track: Director James Gunn maintains Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Suicide Squad follow-up are still on track for original release date despite coronavirus shutdowns
'We were extremely fortunate to wrap shooting and set up editing from our homes (due to a post production team and studio with foresight) before quarantine,' he added.
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When asked if he was close to releasing the first official image of The Suicide Squad, Gunn pointed out how the coronavirus outbreak closures had directly affected production.
'I wish we were but, as you might imagine, although editing #TheSuicideSquad has been pretty smooth in the time of quarantine (I'm working on the cut right now), there are a lot of other factors slowed - some of those related to releasing images, trailers, etc,' he tweeted back.
Mystery: There's no word on the plot for the follow-up to 2016's Suicide Squad that starred Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Scott Eastwood, Karen Fukuhara, Ike Barinholtz, and Cara Delevingne
Optimistic: Gunn took to Twitter on Sunday and revealed that, as of now, The Suicide Squad is on or ahead of schedule
Directly affected: Gunn did reveal some of things, like images and trailers, have been slowed by the closures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
About an hour later a fan asked whether his optimistic outlook also pertained to the release date for GOTG Vol 3.
'Right now the plans with Vol. 3 are also exactly the same as they were before coronavirus,' he answered back.
By prefacing his comments on both films with 'right now,' there's always a chance premiere dates things could change.
Back for more: GOTG Vol. 3 stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, Elizabeth Debicki, Pom Klementieff, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista and Sean Gunn
On track: Gunn was also optimistic about the release date of GOTG Vol. 3
But as of now The Suicide Squad is still planned for August 6, 2021, and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3. is also expected sometime next year.
Much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe schedule has been shifted in the wake of the pandemic.
Black Widow was pushed back from May to November, which in turn delayed The Eternals, Shang-Chi, Doctor Strange 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder, according to Variety.
