Guardians of the Galaxy 3 director James Gunn shared his thoughts on the movie’s extended runtime.

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3directorJames Gunnshared his thoughts on theMCUthreequel’s extended runtime.

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3is longer than both of its predecessorsfrom Phase 2 and Phase 3.

Guardians 3’s Long Runtime Explained by James Gunn

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And, I promise, not a second is wasted.

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Its just the length of end credits that are being estimated in this running time."

3, as the third movies in MCU trilogies have typically been the longest ones in their respective franchises.

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3will arrive in theaters on May 5.

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