Chris Pratt has been busy as ever in 2026 despite being years removed from his big-budget franchise roles, but that hasn’t stopped him from finding success at the box office. Pratt stumbled with the release of Mercy (co-starring Rebecca Ferguson) earlier this year, but despite an underwhelming performance in theaters, the movie went on to find success on Prime Video. Pratt swiftly returned to box office greatness thanks to his titular role in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel that grossed over $1 billion at the global box office. In the latter half of the year, Pratt has focused more on streaming projects like the second season of The Terminal List, which is now streaming on Prime Video. He’s soon to debut a new movie on Apple TV with Way of the Warrior Kid, which co-stars Linda Cardellini.
Most fans would agree that, despite all the new roles he’s taken on in the last few years, Pratt is still best known for his role as Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. All three films were written and directed by James Gunn, who was the co-head of DC Studios along with Peter Safran for several years before stepping down from his duties earlier in the week. Fans around the world are already asking about what James Gunn is going to do next, with some speculating that he could return to Marvel for another Guardians movie. During a recent interview to promote the second season of The Terminal List, Pratt was asked about potentially returning to the Marvel universe for a new Star-Lord project, possibly one even under James Gunn. His answer might shock you:
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Collider · Marvel
Which MCU Hero
Are You?
Ten questions · six heroes · one destiny
Six heroes. One destiny. Ten questions to work out which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, your values and your fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly or thunder your way to glory?
Spider-Man
Queens, New York
Responsibility is not something you chose. It found you, and you never put it down.
Why this is you
- You show up for the small stuff nobody is watching.
- You joke through fear rather than letting it stop you.
- You take the loss personally, every time.
From the Collider file
- Tom Holland was introduced mid-fight in Civil War in 2016, with no origin story needed.
- No Way Home passed 1.9 billion dollars and became the biggest release of the pandemic era.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrived in 2026, his fourth solo outing in the MCU.
Daredevil
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
You looked into the dark and decided not to become it. That decision gets made again every night.
Why this is you
- You work the problem legally first and physically second.
- You hold a line you have genuinely wanted to cross.
- You take the cases nobody else will touch.
From the Collider file
- Charlie Cox’s 2015 series opened with a one-take hallway fight that reset the bar for
TV action. - Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin crossed into Hawkeye and Echo before the two reunited
on screen. - Daredevil: Born Again brought the pair back, and a second season followed in 2026.
Iron Man
Stark Industries, Malibu
You started out protecting yourself. Somewhere along the way the world became your problem.
Why this is you
- You solve it with the thing you built last night.
- You would rather be useful than liked.
- You have a contingency for the contingency.
From the Collider file
- The 2008 film launched the entire MCU on a casting choice the studio considered a real risk.
- Much of Robert Downey Jr.’s dialogue was improvised, the closing line included.
- Announcing himself at that press conference threw out the secret-identity rulebook for a
decade of films.
The Punisher
New York City
What is left after the fire is not broken. It is narrowed down to one thing.
Why this is you
- You finish what you start, with no appetite for ceremony.
- You keep your circle small and your mission smaller.
- You accept being the villain in somebody else’s telling.
From the Collider file
- Jon Bernthal arrived in Daredevil’s second season in 2016 and earned a two-season show
of his own. - The character was created in 1974 by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru, as a
Spider-Man antagonist. - Bernthal returned in Born Again, with a Disney+ special following on from it.
Thor
Asgard, the Nine Realms
Worthiness is not a thing you are given. It is a thing you keep earning.
Why this is you
- You go first, and loudly.
- You take the lesson, eventually.
- You are the morale of the room as much as its muscle.
From the Collider file
- Chris Hemsworth nearly missed the part. His brother Liam got further in the process at
first. - Taika Waititi’s Ragnarok reinvented the character through heavy on-set improvisation.
- Hemsworth has headlined four Thor films, from 2011 through to 2022.
Captain America
Brooklyn, New York
Strength was never the point. Refusing to move was the point.
Why this is you
- You say the unpopular thing in the room where it costs you.
- You hold the plan together when it starts coming apart.
- You get back up. That is the whole trick.
From the Collider file
- Chris Evans turned the role down more than once before finally taking it.
- The Winter Soldier recast the series as a political thriller and is still held up as its
best. - Anthony Mackie took over the shield and led Brave New World in 2025.
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“That would be awesome. I love working with James [Gunn]. He’s the man. I haven’t had the chance to speak with him since that news came out… it’s always tough because anytime something like this comes up it could always become a headline. All I’ll say is I love James. He directed all three [Guardians of the Galaxy movies], and that’s pretty rare… so if he wanted to come back and bring it back, I would love that.”
Star-Lord Will Return To the MCU
At the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the card that played across the screen promised fans that “the legendary Star-Lord will return.” There’s been no official confirmation yet on which project will deliver on this promise, but most fans assume that Pratt will reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday later this year. Still, Pratt told Collider last year that Marvel would follow through on the promise, so he certainly knows something that we don’t.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Chris Pratt’s future projects and check out the second season of The Terminal List on Prime Video.
- Release Date
- May 3, 2023
- Runtime
- 150 minutes
- Director
- James Gunn
- Writers
- James Gunn
- Producers
- Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Nik Korda, Victoria Alonso, Simon Hatt
Cast
Chris PrattPeter Quill / Star-Lord
Zoe SaldanaGamora
- Prequel(s)
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Franchise(s)
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Cinematic Universe
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