Chris Pratt says that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 might take place before Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel is delaying have to deal with the consequences of Thanos' snap that effectively wiped out half of life in the universe in Avengers 3. Both Ant-Man & The Wasp and Captain Marvel take place prior to the events of the culminating movie, same as all the TV shows in the MCU. That means that people will have to wait until Avengers 4 to get some answers on how the universe can move on from the galactic genocide.

Earlier this month, Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo came out to say that just because some fallen MCU heroes have confirmed sequels on the docket doesn't necessarily mean that they'll be resurrected in Avengers 4, as it's possible said follow-up films could take place before Avengers 3. While it's been established that it won't be the case for Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Pratt is backing up the Russos claims, implying that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 might also be a prequel.

In an interview with MTV on the red carpet of MTV Awards where he received this year's Generation Award, Pratt was asked about Star-Lord and the rest of the Guardians' future in the franchise. While the actor had been doing a great job dodging spoiler questions, when the subject of Gamora's death possibly factoring in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, he raised an interesting idea saying that the threequel "might take place in the past."


Unfortunately for Pratt (and maybe even the Russos), James Gunn, who is both writing and directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, has repeatedly confirmed that the threequel will be set after the events of Infinity War. In fact, it would even set up the franchise's next decade of storytelling. That said, it's also possible that the actor just doesn't have any idea what the future holds for Star-Lord and his team, especially considering that Gunn is still in the process of penning the movie.

Safe to say that the actors, and frankly anyone involved in the MCU, will be continued to ask about the future of the franchise given where Infinity War left the universe, and more contradicting statements like this will emerge if Marvel Studios continues to be coy about the return of the dusted heroes. The longer they insist that there won't be any resurrections come Avengers 4, the deeper they're digging themselves into a hole that could ultimately result in a huge backlash on next year's still untitled Avengers if people feel like they've been lied to. At this point, the best thing that Kevin Feige and his team can do is set people's expectation by admitting that yes, the snuffed out heroes will be revived and instead focus on the mystery of how this can go down.