Director James Gunn has teased fans for years with a legendary undiscovered Easter egg in the original Guardians of the Galaxy film. Now that he’s set to wrap up his Guardians trilogy with the upcoming film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, he’s revealed that this aforementioned Easter egg could actually spoil the sequel. Although fans have had yet to uncover the mysterious clue, James Gunn is taking precautions by no longer answering guesses referring to the Easter egg.
He revealed as much on Twitter, explaining that he’s “putting an official moratorium on responding to guesses about the Easter egg in GotG Vol 1 until after Vol 3 is released.”
James Gunn further explained that this is because he doesn’t want to ruin the upcoming sequel with spoilers in case anyone “gets the whole thing.” It seems like this Easter egg comes with plenty of layers.
As he fully stated:
“I’m putting an official moratorium on responding to guesses about the Easter egg in GotG Vol 1 until after Vol 3 is released, because I don’t want to affect anyone’s enjoyment of Vol 3 if by some chance someone gets the whole thing. Sorry!”
I’m putting an official moratorium on responding to guesses about the Easter egg in GotG Vol 1 until after Vol 3 is released, because I don’t want to affect anyone’s enjoyment of Vol 3 if by some chance someone gets the whole thing. Sorry! 🪺
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 2, 2022
Of course, while this will likely make fans even more eager to uncover the Easter egg, it’s interesting to see just how massive of a reference this “whole thing” is. Especially if, way back in 2014, the Easter egg was so huge that it would be connected even to this upcoming 2023 sequel. That’s nearly a decade of fans that have been unable to uncover its secrets. Hopefully when the third film is finally released, it will be easier for fans to understand just what exactly this Easter egg is. Until then, however, it looks like we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
Original Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 director James Gunn returned to direct this third installment. The cast for the upcoming film features Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and the voice talents of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. Will Poulter is joining the cast as Adam Warlock.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 will be released on May 5, 2023.