50 Fun Facts About Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Vol. 3 is which numbered film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

It followed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as the second film of Phase Five.

Who plays the High Evolutionary?

He had worked with Gunn on Peacemaker, and his screen test was shot on that show's set.

Who plays Adam Warlock?

He auditioned over Zoom before an in-person screen test with Gunn in Atlanta.

Which future DC Superman auditioned for Adam Warlock?

Aaron Pierre was almost cast too; Gunn later made him John Stewart in the DCU.

What organisation embedded the kill switch that stops Rocket being healed?

The High Evolutionary is its CEO, so the Guardians break into its headquarters for the override code.

Rocket belonged to which numbered batch of test subjects?

His batchmates were Lylla, Teefs and Floor.

What kind of animal is Lylla?

Linda Cardellini gave her voice and motion capture.

Teefs, one of Rocket's friends, is what animal?

Asim Chaudhry voices him; Floor the rabbit is voiced by Mikaela Hoover.

Who voices Lylla?

She had already been in the MCU as Laura Barton and starred in Gunn's Scooby-Doo films.

What is the name of the High Evolutionary's planned ideal society?

Its inhabitants, the Humanimals, include an octopus drug dealer credited as 'Unsavory Octopus'.

What is the High Evolutionary's laboratory complex called?

It turns out to be a spaceship and lifts off with Quill and Groot aboard.

Who has removed the override code from Rocket's file?

Nico Santos plays Recorder Theel; Quill and Groot retrieve the code from him after leaping off Arête.

Whom does Quill reunite with on Earth after leaving the Guardians?

He hands the captaincy to Rocket before he goes.

Which Guardian stays on Knowhere with Drax to raise the rescued children?

Mantis heads off with the Abilisks and Gamora rejoins the Ravagers.

Which rescued child joins the new line-up of Guardians?

Kai Zen plays her; Blurp is Adam Warlock's pet F'saki.

Who plays Cosmo the Spacedog?

The Borat Subsequent Moviefilm star debuted the role in the Holiday Special.

Gunn made Cosmo female as a tribute to which real space dog?

In the comics the character is male.

Which comedian cameos as Phlektik, a guard at Arête?

A cameo written for Gunn's friend Kumail Nanjiani was cut when he was cast in Eternals.

Gunn voices Lambshank, a role he had originally written for whom?

The character's face was designed to resemble Lee's before his death.

Who voices War Pig?

She played Maggie Lang in the first two Ant-Man films.

Nathan Fillion plays Master Karja, who works where?

His Vol. 2 cameo as Simon Williams had been cut, so this was his first on-screen Guardians role.

Who replaced Miley Cyrus as the voice of Mainframe?

Cyrus was unavailable; Strong had voiced Miss Minutes in Loki.

In what month and year was Gunn fired from the film?

Disney reversed the decision privately that October and announced his return in March 2019.

Roughly how many signatures did the fan petition to reinstate Gunn gather?

The cast issued a joint statement of support on July 30.

Which Disney executive told Gunn he could return, the day after he joined The Suicide Squad?

Horn had changed his mind after being impressed by Gunn's response to the situation.

Which director said he discussed taking over Vol. 3 with Feige?

Deadline later reported Marvel never met with or considered any other director.

Gunn said Rocket's flashbacks follow the structure of which film?

He had first considered a Rocket-and-Groot team-up film for the origin story.

Which Fantastic Four villain did Gunn first consider as Rocket's creator?

He opted for the High Evolutionary, whom he compared to a space Doctor Moreau.

Gunn likened the High Evolutionary to the villain of which 1932 film?

He called Charles Laughton's Doctor Moreau a detestable character.

Under what working title was the film shot?

Filming ran from November 2021 to May 2022 at Trilith Studios in Atlanta.

Where was the film shot?

Trilith is the renamed Pinewood Atlanta, where Vol. 2 was made.

What is the name of the Guardians' new ship?

Its interior was a four-story practical set.

Why did Gunn abandon plans to use ILM's StageCraft volume?

He believed the sets were even larger than those on The Suicide Squad.

Which DC character's cameo was filmed on the Vol. 3 set as a favour to Gunn?

Ezra Miller's scene for the Peacemaker finale repaid Iwuji's screen test being shot on Peacemaker's set.

Which Korean film inspired the action scenes?

Gunn cited the 2017 thriller for the film's one-take-style fights.

Which project was filmed at the same time as Vol. 3, with the same cast and sets?

Gunn found the special's lighter tone a relief for the actors between heavy Vol. 3 scenes.

Which song opens the film, in an acoustic version?

The Radiohead track set a very different tone from the first two films.

Which Florence and the Machine song ends the film?

Gunn had wanted to close the trilogy with it since he started writing Vol. 2.

Who composed the score, replacing Tyler Bates?

Murphy had also taken over from Bates on The Suicide Squad.

The songs in the film come from which device Quill received at the end of Vol. 2?

Microsoft made a single non-functional 3D-printed Zune and launched it to the International Space Station.

Which Spacehog song featured in the first trailer?

The Super Bowl trailer that followed used Rainbow's 'Since You Been Gone'.

Where did the film hold its world premiere on April 22, 2023?

The North American premiere followed at the Dolby Theatre on April 27.

Roughly how many unique versions of the film did Disney send to theaters?

One version switched between 1.85:1 and 2.39:1 aspect ratios.

What was the film's worldwide gross?

It was the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2023.

How much did the film earn in its opening weekend in the US and Canada?

Its 48% second-weekend drop was the best hold of any MCU sequel.

Which film knocked Vol. 3 off the top of the box office in its third weekend?

Vol. 3 still took $32 million that weekend.

Which animal-rights group gave Gunn a 'Not a Number Award'?

It called the film the best animal rights film of the year, while NPR and the New York Times criticised its cruelty.

For which Oscar was the film nominated at the 96th Academy Awards?

Vol. 2 had earned the same nomination six years earlier.

Which actor was Gunn reluctant to make the film without, because his character had died?

Gunn refused to resurrect Yondu, saying it would nullify his sacrifice.

What was the film's Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?

The consensus called it a galactic group hug that squeezes the heartstrings a little too tight.