Chris Pratt Calls Out Press Claiming Guardians of the Galaxy Would Be Marvel’s First Flop

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will end James Gunn’s reign on the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he made his way to lead the next era of DC films and TV. While the film might have been the director’s departure project, Guardians of the Galaxy lead star Chris Pratt didn’t touch the subject and chose to address the earlier judgments on the franchise through his final speech on the set of the film.

Pratt decided to speak up and call out those who expressed disappointment in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. The actor admits that he has saved tons of press clippings claiming that Guardians of the Galaxy would be Marvel’s first flop. He told Fandango as reported by Variety,

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“I’m not a vindictive person…but I happened to have in my notes file several press clippings saved from the first movie when everyone predicted that ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ was going to be Marvel’s first flop. That was the consensus critically. Everyone was saying all of these negative things. At the time, we were insecure and nervous about the prospects….they’re saying it’s a title no one has never heard of, we don’t have any A-list stars, [it will be] Marvel’s first failure. I remember all of that.”

Vindicated, the actor was really glad none of the claims and supposed predictions came true. The film had achieved massive success in the box office, he continued,

“Of course none of that came true. We had this great run. At the end, I wanted to read some of those clippings to the cast and crew and to James and to…I guess kind of rub it in a little bit. Just to say we overcame a lot to get to where we are and we weren’t supposed to be where we are but we did something special. Just to bask in the moment of what these last 10 years have been.”

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Guardians of the Galaxy’s Impressive Run

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The first film in the Guardians of the Galaxy grossed $94 million on its opening weekend alone. It defied all the doubts that surrounded the franchise as it went on to earn over $700 million worldwide. It’s a great accomplishment considering the film stars comic book characters who aren’t as popular as Spider-Man or Captain America.

The sequel of Guardians of the Galaxy even performed better earning $146 million opening on weekend, and finishing with over $860 million worldwide box office results.

The franchise is set to return to the big screen as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 hits movie theaters on May 5, 2023.

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