While I think we are all eager for more Guardians, this is probably the smartest move Marvel and Disney could make. After the final word came down that James Gunn would not be rehired, the studio would have needed to hire someone else and soon in advance of pre-production in the fall. The wound is still fresh and Dave Batista is still raging against it. A delay is probably the best thing for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. This gives Marvel time to find the absolute right person for the job; someone who can work with the cast and the material. Whether James Gunn's script will be used or not is still an open question. A potential delay allows for everyone to get some distance from the disappointment of James Gunn being fired, and it's not like Marvel doesn't have a lot of characters and films that it can slot in wherever Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was intended to land.