• Light/Dark
  • Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.

Rumour: Travis Knight in talks to direct Gurdains of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Star-Lord

Star-Lord

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,754
travis-knight.gif

He directed Kubo and the two strings and the upcoming Bumblebee movie. Marvel must have confidence in him with only two movies under his belt one not released and another an animated movie. It's a decent choice to me but still going to miss James Gunn directing.

There has been a lot of mystery as to what will come of the Guardians Of The Galaxy post James Gunn. Production, release date and news have all been delayed due to the debacle of Gunn's firing. However, we here at The DisInsider have learned, from a very close source, that Travis Knight (Kubo And The Two Strings/The Bumblebee Movie) is a name being looked at to helm the third installment.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...


Source:
https://thedisinsider.com/2018/11/1...-travis-knight-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3/


https://www.google.ca/amp/s/screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-3-director-travis-knight/amp/
 
Last edited:
Penguin

Penguin

The Mushroom Kingdom Knight
Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,214
New York
We couldn't put ANY effort into the OP

I mean even pasting the link from the actual site and not via Google?

https://thedisinsider.com/2018/11/1...-travis-knight-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3/

There has been a lot of mystery as to what will come of the Guardians Of The Galaxy post James Gunn. Production, release date and news have all been delayed due to the debacle of Gunn's firing. However, we here at The DisInsider have learned, from a very close source, that Travis Knight (Kubo And The Two Strings/The Bumblebee Movie) is a name being looked at to helm the third installment.

Knight was on the studios shortlist to direct The Eternals, before the gig went to Chloe Zhao.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...
 

Deleted member 16657

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 27, 2017
10,198
I immediately feel bad for this guy. Makes great movies and gonna get harassed like crazy on Twitter for taking over directorial duties from Gunn.
 
Einchy

Einchy

Member
Oct 25, 2017
42,659
Shit, that's pretty good.

I just hope they still plan on using Gunn's script.
 
Finaj

Finaj

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,353
The question is if he will use Gunn's script and if so, how much will be tossed/changed?
 
PlanetSmasher

PlanetSmasher

The Abominable Showman
Member
Oct 25, 2017
115,331
Ehh. It's a choice, I guess.

Still won't see it though, regardless of who they pick.
 
Rogue Blue

Rogue Blue

Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
2,269
This...is actually something I can get behind.

Kubo was fantastic, Bumblebee looks surprisingly good, so yeah, I'm all for this.
 
CloseTalker

CloseTalker

Member
Oct 25, 2017
30,504
Someone with a good track record, but new enough that Marvel can remain completely in control. Sounds like a standard move.
 
Xe4

Xe4

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,295
I think Knight is using all these blockbusters he's doing to fund Laika LMAO.

I'm all for it, except that means he can't direct anything at the studio for a while.

Wonder how Bumblebee will review. At the very least it's gotta be better than the rest of the Transformers films. High bar, I know.
 
Sgt. Demblant

Sgt. Demblant

Self-requested ban
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
7,030
France
Good director but I'd say he deserves better than having to mop up this mess.
Just give him any random cosmic Marvel property. Nova, Silver Surfer, Moondragon, or whatever else.
 
broncobuster

broncobuster

Member
Oct 26, 2017
8,139
Whether or not it's legit, Travis Knight is great going off of Kubo and what's seen of Bumblebee.

Although on some level, already lining up to do this instead of, say, Bumblebee 2 or another Transformers is a shame.
 
Disco

Disco

Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,439
as much as I liked Kubo this feels like a massive step down until we see how Bumblebee ends up

still much better replacement than milquetoast Peyton Reed was for Ant Man
 
Deception

Deception

Member
Nov 15, 2017
8,419
With everyone knighting (ha) over Gunn, I wonder if this will have an effect on GOTG 3's box office.
Personally, while Gunn did a great job with 1 and 2, I could care less if he's the one directing since I love the Guardian's themselves.
 
DMVfan123

DMVfan123

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
7,361
Virginia
Gives me more faith in Bumblebee
Still, really, really big shoes to fill. Good luck to him, will be there Day 1 anyway because MCU
 
aerie

aerie

wonky
Administrator
Oct 25, 2017
8,023
Kubo was really fantastic, I could see him being well suited for this project.
 
Natiko

Natiko

Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,263
Curious to see how he does when I watch the movie in a manner that ensures they see as little profit from me as possible. Not sure that his work on Kubo will translate to a good live action movie, but Bumblebee was doomed to suck no matter who directed it so that may not be a good comparison point.
 
Dalek

Dalek

Member
Oct 25, 2017
38,878
Any opportunity for a thread to promote how incredible Kubo is. A masterpiece.
 
KNTomg

KNTomg

Member
May 18, 2018
266
I hope he does better than Gunn. Vol1 was ok and Vol2 was incredibly unfunny, only saved by its dramatic focus on family issues. I know this is a writer issue but I sure hope his involvement helps to improve it somehow.
 

Deleted member 47559

User requested account closure
Banned
Sep 7, 2018
111
Still pissed about Gunn. Who am I kidding, I'll watch it, but it won't be the same. I really want them to use Gunn's script, but at the same time, doing so just reveals the extent to which ditching him was just a hasty PR move, instead of the result of any real moral outrage. It's a joke.
 
Cuburger

Cuburger

Member
Oct 28, 2017
10,975
Kubo was good, but Bumblebee looks like a lateral step for the franchise from what Bay has done rather than anything of a fresh, new take.
 
Skinny Pete

Skinny Pete

Member
Nov 2, 2017
2,444
Interesting. I will say Bumblee looks world better than the previous Transformers films. Guy seems to be an up and coming talent.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.