James Gunn Addresses Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers Movie Team Up

Because one massive superhero team on screen is not enough these days, fans have been wondering if the Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers could one day join forces in the same movie. James Gunn, who directed the Guardians of the Galaxy movie that hits theaters on Aug. 1, spoke to Digital Spy and offered his thoughts on the subject when asked.

"I think that there's certainly a decent chance that in the near future some of the Guardians or some of the Avengers or the Guardians AND the Avengers or some sort of permutation of that," he said. "They'll meet at some point in time."

He then talked about the budget of and humor in Guardians of the Galaxy before he addressed the possibility of a sequel. "I've been thinking about a sequel from the beginning. When I was setting up Guardians, I wanted it to be a movie that worked by itself, but also helped set up a whole galaxy of characters that we could play with in different ways," Gunn said. "I have tons of ideas of things we can do, but we'll just have to see how things go."

It would definitely be cool to see multiple superhero teams come together to fight a common enemy, like Thanos, on the big screen because it would feel like the pages o a comic book have come to life. But at some point, these movies run the risk of becoming too bloated. Joss Whedon managed the delicate balancing act of giving all the Avengers, except maybe Hawkeye, their due time in the first movie. The sequel has expanded the roster, so we'll have to see how that goes next year.

What do you think, Marvel fans? Will we see a crossover of this scale? Let us know in the comments below.