Guardians of the Galaxy 3 trailer arrives at SDCC – and marks the beginning of the end for the team

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James Gunn says this is the "end" of the story for these characters

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The first look at Guardians of the Galaxy 3 has debuted at San Diego Comic-Con. As it was unveiled, director James Gunn also confirmed this is the "end" of the story for these characters.

Total Film was on the ground at Hall H to see the new trailer, which saw Gamora back as the head of the Ravengers – but she doesn't remember anything. Quill's understandably devastated about the news. We also see a young Rocket as we learn his origins and a lot of Groot. It's the "most emotional" we've seen from the Guardians.

Franchise regulars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff are back as the titular Guardians, along with Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Gunn, and Sylvester Stallone. Newcomers to the cast include Will Poulter as Adam Warlock and Peacemaker's Chukwudi Iwuji, The Suicide Squad's Daniela Melchior, Borat 2's Maria Bakalova, and Superstore's Nico Santos in undisclosed roles.

We saw the Guardians briefly in Thor: Love and Thunder before they and Thor went their separate ways. Before that, it was in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, while their last solo movie was 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 arrives on the big screen on May 5, 2023. For more on Marvel, you can get up to speed on the MCU with our guide to Marvel Phase 4, and if you want to catch up on the films and shows so far, see how to watch the Marvel movies in order through the link.

You can also keep up to date on Comic-Con with our complete SDCC 2022 schedule and our guide to Marvel at SDCC this year. 

Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism. 

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