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How Gamora's Death Impacts Star-Lord In Guardians Of The Galaxy 3
Chris Pratt explains how Gamora's death impacts Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gamora is played by actress Zoe Saldaņa, who first appeared alongside Pratt's Peter Quill/Star-Lord in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1. The two characters shared a romantic bond in the film, which evolved well into 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and upped the stakes when they next appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War, which had Thanos sacrificing her to get the Soul Stone. Gamora reappeared in Avengers: Endgame as an earlier version of her character, having no knowledge of the Guardians or any of the events past 2014, before she met or got to know Star-Lord.
At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Gamora and Star-Lord come face-to-face, but she has no memory (let alone romantic feelings) of him. When Thanos is defeated, Star-Lord is seen plotting his next course with Thor joining them for the journey, but Gamora is nowhere to be seen. In Thor: Love and Thunder, the Guardians are seen still traveling with Thor, but without Gamora and with no explanation as to her whereabouts. Director James Gunn has said that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was written prior to Thor: Love and Thunder, so the film holds no bearing on the upcoming events in the sequel, but Gamora's absence is noted.
While talking to Screen Rant at Comic-Con, Pratt was asked about how Star-Lord is dealing with the loss of Gamora, saying that he's "dealing" with it and that it has had "a profound impact on [Star-Lord] personally, and his ability to be a leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy." Pratt goes on to clarify that Gamora "is the love of Star-Lord's life" and that the current version of the character "doesn't know who he is." The actor goes on to explain that this conflict makes the entire time "vulnerable", which is where the story will pick up in the sequel. Read Pratt's full comments below:
The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trailer shown at Comic-Con revealed a few nuggets of information about the "new" Gamora in the film, who is shown as the leader of The Ravagers, a role previously held by Michael Rooker's Yondu, who died in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. A scene in the trailer also details Star-Lord opening up to Gamora, which shows that he is still attempting to reconnect with her, even if she's not the same Gamora he originally fell in love with. Gunn has said that this will be the end of this particular team of Guardians, but it's unclear what direction the relationship between Star-Lord and Gamora will take in the sequel.
Having Gamora and Star-Lord dealing with their new roles after the defeat of Thanos will make for some interesting (and likely funny) drama for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which is a nice change of pace for a sequel, as it allows the relationship to face a new challenge rather than grow stale over time. Given the strong reaction to the trailer shown at Comic-Con, it appears that Star-Lord and Gamora's story won't be the only relationship to cause fans to get emotional. Regardless of how it shakes out in the end, Star-Lord and Gamora's complicated journey makes for good drama and it will be amusing to see how they reforge (or don't) what they once had.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Release Date: May 05, 2023
