To be fair, a 5 year gap or more is fairly common in sequels, he wrote.

7 years between Alien and Aliens.

14 years between Incredibles.

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7 years between the first two Terminators.

13 years between Avatars.

36 years between Top Guns.

Superman'; NYC Federal Court Building

And, of course, 6 years between Guardians Vol 2 and Vol 3.

Though production wont commence until late summer in 2025, the VFX-heavy sequel can make the Fall 2026 cutoff.

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After the announcement, however, Gunnconfirmed the movewas writing-related: Sure.

Yes, it is true.

Interestingly, the conglomerate had the first weekend of October 2027 already staked out for a DC title.

Taking overThe Batmansequels spot is Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritus untitled project with Tom Cruise.