WhenGuardians of the Galaxyrolled around, plenty of Marvel fans were curious to see if the film would include the character of Adam Warlock. The character is part of the “cosmic universe” of the Marvel comics (as opposed to the Earth-centric stories), and at one point was even a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. GivenNathan Fillion’s vocal cameo inGuardians, plenty wondered if Adam Warlock was who he’d be playing. As it turns out, Warlock only had atinycameo in the firstGuardians of the Galaxyas the film showed his cocoon at The Collector’s palace, and he’s not a part of the sequelGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2either. But he used to be.
Speaking with/Film, writer/directorJames Gunnrevealed that Adam Warlock was a major part ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2in the film’s original treatment:
“I love Adam Warlock. He’s one of my favorite characters. In all truth, I wrote an early treatment where I had Adam Warlock as a part…this is your big scoop, because I don’t think I’ve told anybody this… It was Adam Warlock. He was a big part of the screenplay and I realized it was one character too many. And I adored the character. I adored what we had done with him. I think we did something really creative and unique with Adam Warlock. But it was one character too many and I didn’t want to lose Mantis and Mantis was more organically part of the movie anyway. So I decided to save him for later.”
Gunnpreviously revealedthat the only change he made from the treatment to the finishedGuardians 2script was the removal of a major character, and it sounds like Warlock was it. As for Gunn saving the character “for later”, Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feigetold /Film that Gunn is developing Adam Warlock to be included “in a future Marvel cosmic universe film,” and Gunn clarified that it’s notAvengers: Infinity War:
“He’s not. He’s not inInfinity War. But he will be a part of the future Marvel cosmic universe and a pretty important part of that.”
It’s pretty safe to assume, then, that Adam Warlock will be a major part ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which Gunnhas already committedto writing and directing. Especially since Feige basically told /Film as much.
So there you have it, folks. Don’t go intoGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2expecting to see Adam Warlock, but also don’t fret—he’ll probably be inGuardians of the Galaxy 3.
