Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Screen Test Was Filmed By DC
Warning: this article contains spoilers for the Peacemaker season 1 finale.
James Gunn reveals that DC filmed the screen test for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. It's no secret that the last few years have been a roller coaster ride for the filmmaker. After his unexpected firing from the MCU, he was recruited by DC Films to helm The Suicide Squad, which led to the hit spin-off show, Peacemaker, on HBO Max. But amidst his work with Warner Bros., he was also rehired by Disney to finish the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy.
As he's involved with two of the biggest superhero franchises right now, Gunn has never been busier. After filming Peacemaker and while it was airing weekly on HBO Max, he was on the cusp of beginning principal photography for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 which is currently in full swing. But for a time, shooting The Suicide Squad spin-off and doing pre-production overlapped. Luckily, both DC and Marvel were willing to work with each other to help Gunn.
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Speaking with Variety on the heels of the buzzworthy Peacemaker finale, the director revealed that DC actually shot Chukwudi Iwuji's screen test for the threequel. The actor is confirmed to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 but in an unknown role. Apparently, this was DC's way of reciprocating Marvel filming Ezra Miller's surprise cameo in Peacemaker.
Actually, Marvel shot [Ezra] for us, while we’re shooting “Guardians Vol. 3"[...]Marvel owed DC, because the “Peacemaker” crew shot my screen test for Chukwudi for “Guardians Vol. 3.” And then we got Ezra with the “Guardians Vol. 3” crew.
There are rumors that Iwuji will play Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's main villain and while
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