Guardians of the Galaxy 3 gets a possible streaming release date, but not on Disney Plus
Prepare for one final ride, potentially next month
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Editor’s note: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 eventuallyarrived on Disney Plus on August 2, 2023.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3will reportedly make its streaming debut next month – but it won’t be coming toDisney Plusjust yet.
TheMarvel Phase 5movie, which was released in US theaters on May 5 and in the UK on May 3, is reportedly coming to digital storefronts on Friday, July 7. That’s according to industry insiders, such asThe Hollywood Handle, who have accurately predicted when pastMarvelfilms would be available to rent or buy.
Unfortunately for Disney Plus subscribers, there’s still no word onwhenGuardians 3will arrive on Disney’s primary streaming service. We’ve reached out to Disney to find out if there’s a firm launch date for the film on Disney Plus, and we’ll update this article if we hear back.
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (2023)Streaming: July 7, 2023*PVOD (Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.)*Date confirmed#GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 pic.twitter.com/8fnu0lRv96June 22, 2023
It’s unclear ifGuardians of the Galaxy 3will be viewable via theAmazonstore,AppleTV store,Google Playand other digital platforms globally. However,Avatar: The Way of Water– which was madeavailable to rent or buy weeks before it debuted on Disney Plus and Max– was released worldwide on these digital stores, so it should follow suit.
The third (and potentially final) instalment in theGuardians of the Galaxymovie series,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3was a welcome return to form for theMarvelCinematic Universe (MCU). The last James Gunn-directed Marvel movie grossed $823.2 million at the box office andhas largely been hailed as the best MCU filmsince 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s positive critical reception, plus its sizeable ticket sales, will have come as a relief to Marvel Studios. The Disney subsidiary has endured mixed fortunes since 2019’sAvengers: Endgamebrought the curtain down on its Infinity Saga. Marvel’s divisivePhase 4line-up of films and TV shows, plus the underwhelming performance ofAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniain February 2023, led to comments that the MCU’s time at the top was slowly coming to a close.
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The studio’sconstant reshuffling of its release schedule line-up, hasn’t helped, either. Nor have the domestic and sexual abuse allegations leveled at two of its big stars – Jonathan Majors (Ant-Man 3,Loki) and Tenoch Huerta (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) – which the duo and their lawyers have vehemently denied.
More recently, Marvel has come under fire for reportedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create the title sequence forSecret Invasion, its latest Disney Plus TV series. PerPolygon, VFX studio Method used AI-based technology to design the sequence and bring it to life – something that hasn’t sat right with MCU fans or critics.
Method has attempted to defuse the situation, tellingThe Hollywood Reporterthat its AI use “complemented and assisted our creative teams” and that none of its staff lost their jobs as a result of using such technology.
The arrival of the hugely popularGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3on digital storefronts, then, should give Marvel a temporary reprieve from the various problems it’s faced lately. It’ll need more than Star-Lord and company’s streaming debut, though, to prove its movies and TV shows are packed with the quality we expect from the studio’s projects. Find out ifSecret Invasionmarks another return to form for Marvel in ourSecret Invasionreview.
For more MCU-based coverage, find outhow to watch the Marvel movies in order. Alternatively, see which Marvel TV series made it onto ourbest Disney Plus shows, before getting the lowdown onLokiseason 2, which arrives in October.
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