MCU boss Kevin Feige has confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy 3 IS still happening, despite the delay.

The film's progress was Thanos-style upended when GOTG scribe and director James Gunn was fired by Disney following the re-emergence of old inappropriate tweets posted to his Twitter account.

However, speaking at the Golden Globes on Sunday (January 6), Marvel boss Feige assured fans the third movie is still coming.

"Guardians will happen," he told MTV News. "When, where, how? For a later time."

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Feige's comments come after Karen Gillan — who plays Nebula in the GOTG films and wider MCU — previously told the Shoot This Now podcast that she's "sure" the series will continue.

It also comes after Feige previously shared back in October that the film was "on hold".

A new director and/or script is yet to be attached to the project, but it's well known that the Guardians of the Galaxy cast are unhappy with Gunn's removal from the project.

Dave Bautista, who plays Drax in the series, has even threatened to follow Gunn out of the door if his Guardians of the Galaxy 3 script wasn't used (though it's now thought that Gunn's script will be used, after all).

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Gunn has since moved over to the DC Universe, where he'll be writing Suicide Squad 2.

As for what's next in the MCU release schedule, we'll first get Captain Marvel on March 8, with Avengers: Endgame following on April 26.

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