The production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is being put on hold for the time being as Marvel and Disney regroup on the project.
Crewmembers, which is, at this stage, a small group that was prepping for preproduction, are being dismissed and are free to look for new work.
The project was originally to have been directed by James Gunn and was to have begun principal photography in the winter. The project was crewing up and was to have gone into full preproduction mode in the fall.
But Gunn was fired as the director in July when his old tweets involving inappropriate jokes were resurfaced. Yet, his original script is still expected to used for the next film. The controversial firing has rankled the cast, which, in an open letter, asked the studio to reinstate Gunn. But Disney didn't change their mind regarding the firing.
It is said that the production hold is temporary and more of a "regrouping" as Marvel and Disney look for a filmmaker to take on the third installment of the franchise.
"The timeline has been pushed out."
The project has never been dated for a release and it looks like the pre-production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 won’t be happening any time soon.