“Guardians of the Galaxy” has officially passed “Iron Man” to become Marvel’s third highest-grossing domestically released film.
The latest Marvel franchise has grossed more than $319 million since its release on Aug. 1, according to Box Office Mojo. “Iron Man” peaked at a little less than $318.5 million at the domestic box office.
“The Avengers” and “Iron Man 3” hold the number one and two spots respectively with $623 million and $409 million. The new film’s massive success has earned it a sequel coming on July 28, 2017.
Earlier in September, “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn spoke to a Dragon Con panel (via Collider) about the second franchise installment. Gunn claimed fans can expect more female characters to be introduced in the second installment.
“Gunn stated that he wanted to steer clear of 'earthlings' in his side of the Marvel universe, allowing Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) to be the main focus from Earth,” according to Collider.
“While he agreed that more than likely, Carol Danvers would appear sooner rather than later in the Marvel movies, there were plenty of other women in the comic book roster of the Guardians of the Galaxy and he was more than excited to begin introducing them into future films. The plan, according to Gunn, is to introduce new female characters into the world of Guardians as soon as he could.”
“Guardians of the Galaxy 2” will star Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista and more.
