Guardians of the Galaxy 3: This Deleted Twist Ending Is Still Canon, Confirms Director (Photos)

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3 actually ends a little differently than what fans might remember coming out of the theater.

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3director and writerJames Gunnconfirmed that the deleted twist ending of the film is still canon.

Fans might remember howChukwudi Iwuji’sHigh Evolutionarydied when his ship blew up at the end of the film.

The reveal is expounded onthanks to a deleted scenethat made its way online after the movie was released digitally.

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But, canonically, did all of that happen?

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3director James Gunn confirmed on hisThreadsaccount that a deleted scene pertaining to Chukwudi Iwuji’s High Evolutionary is canon.

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It’s definitely canon that we see Drax saving him when they save the animals."

The deleted twist ending can be seen below.

Traditionally, deleted scenes aren’t considered canon.

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Sometimes events still line up all the same, however.A deleted sceneinVol.

2revealed howPeter QuillandMantisare secretly siblings, a fact that did come into play for theHoliday Special.

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3is now available to purchase digitally.

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