Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will launch Wednesday, August 2 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. The most recent chapter within the Marvel Cinematic Universe — quickly to be succeeded by The Marvels, premiering November 10 globally — will arrive 89 days after its theatrical launch on Might 5 in India, the US, and elsewhere. That is at some point lower than the 90-day window Disney decided for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the studio’s final cinematic outing. In India, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will probably be obtainable to stream in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam on Disney+ Hotstar.
Marvel additionally dropped a trailer for the Disney+ launch, reminding that the trilogy is now full, alongside the unique spin-off The Guardians of the Galaxy Vacation Particular. Disney initially applied a minimal 45-day window earlier than theatrical motion pictures had been made obtainable for streaming. In latest instances, that quantity appears to have been inflated and spaced out, with Marvel motion pictures receiving an nearly 90-day hole between releases. Avatar: The Approach of Water was additionally subjected to a whopping 173-day window — nearly half a yr — earlier than arriving on streamers, however that additionally needed to do with its unstoppable and profitable theatrical run, which earned it $2.320 billion (about Rs. 19,033 crore) on the field workplace.
For animated motion pictures, the window has at all times been smaller, with the movies getting dropped on Disney+ inside 30 days of the theatrical launch, although now that appears to have modified as effectively. Elemental — launched June 16 worldwide, June 23 in India — nonetheless doesn’t have a streaming launch date, and continues to be performing moderately effectively in its theatrical run.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 earned $843.3 million (about Rs. 6,918 crore) on the international field workplace, charting the ultimate chapter within the saga, as our ragtag group head out on an interstellar journey to save lots of Rocket Raccoon’s (Bradley Cooper) life. By means of all of it, we’ll typically leap into flashback segments of the loudmouthed furball’s life as he reminisces concerning the time he spent in an experimental facility with mates Wal Rus and Lylla, getting used as nugatory check topics by the Excessive Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), who intends to create superb beings. There are some parts of romance in there as effectively, as Peter Quill/ Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) tries to woo the alternate model of Gamora (Zoe Saldaña) — first launched in Avengers: Endgame.
Not solely is that this the tip of the trilogy, however director James Gunn’s remaining MCU film for the foreseeable future, as he prepares to chart a brand new course for DC Universe because the newly appointed head of DC Studios. The filmmaker beforehand launched a slate of initiatives underneath the brand new regime, which incorporates Superman: Legacy — out July 11, 2025 — starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nathan Fillion. For now, it is unclear how the movie’s manufacturing will probably be affected, now that the actors’ strike has gone into impact.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is out August 2 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. In India, the Marvel film will probably be obtainable in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam.
