Chris Pratt says he has no hard feelings over James Gunn’s exit from DC Studios and would welcome another collaboration, including a possible return to Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Pratt spoke to ComicBook while promoting his Apple TV drama “Way of the Warrior Kid,” which streams November 25. He said he had talked with Gunn the day before. He described Gunn as a writer and director at heart and suggested the executive duties may have appealed less than making films. Pratt said he is eager to see Gunn’s next move.
Skydance Motion Picture Group announced last week that Gunn and producing partner Peter Safran will step down as co-chiefs on December 1, after four years running DC Studios. Jeremy Latcham, a Marvel Studios veteran, takes over as president and chief creative officer. Skydance’s leadership praised the pair for resetting the studio’s foundation. Gunn and Safran will stay on creatively, with projects including “Man of Tomorrow” and “The Batman: Part II” still on their plates. Reports differ on whether they chose to leave or were pushed out after Skydance absorbed Warner Bros.
For Pratt, the shake-up closes a door that had barely opened. He said he combed DC material for a role while Gunn ran the studio, and the two discussed options. Nothing concrete emerged, he said, so he feels no loss. He added that any future stories with Gunn will hinge on their working relationship, and that material can come from anywhere.
That openness feeds speculation about a fourth “Guardians” film. Gunn directed all three entries, and Pratt starred as Peter Quill in each. The trilogy grossed nearly $2.5 billion worldwide. Entertainment outlets reported that Pratt told an interviewer he would love a reunion on a new “Guardians” movie. Whether Marvel wants one is unknown, and Gunn has not signaled interest in a return.
Pratt has stood by Gunn before. He backed the director when Disney fired him after the second “Guardians” film, and Marvel later reversed course and brought Gunn back for the third. Gunn left Marvel for DC in 2022. Pratt’s own slate stays full. This year he starred in “Mercy” and voiced Mario in “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” and he returned for season two of “The Terminal List.”
