James Gunnhas revealed his personal rankings for theIron ManandThortrilogies. TheGuardians of the GalaxyandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2director has been taking to Twitter to kill some time during quarantine and that has led to him sharing some opinions on sequels, amongst other things. In this case, we get to hear his feelings on some of the most beloved movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This all started whenSonic the Hedgehogstar Ben Schwartz shared his rankings of theBack to the Futuretrilogy, which he feels goes 1, 3, 2. James Gunn then decided to jump in and reveal that he feels theIron Man moviesshake out the same way. As forThor, he thinks it’s a little different. Here’s what Gunn had to say.
“That said,Iron ManandAmerican Piedo this (1,3,2). TheBournemovies andThorgo 3,1,2.
Starting with Robert Downey Jr.’s solo trilogy, James Gunn feels director Jon Favreau’s 2008Iron Man, which kicked off the MCU, is the best of the bunch. Gunn probably won’t find a lot of arguments there. Next up, he feels, is Shane Black’sIron Man 3, which is something of a divisive movie. Lastly, we haveIron Man 2, which is viewed fairly often as a middling entry in the overall MCU. Not for nothing, but he feels theAmerican Pie moviesgoAmerican Pie,American WeddingthenAmerican Pie 2.
As forThor, it’s a bit different. James Gunn feels Taika Waititi’s 2017 hitThor: Ragnarokis the best of the bunch. Again, probably not going to meet a lot of resistance amongst the fanbase on that one. Then comes Kenneth Branagh’s originalThor, which was one of the entries in Phase 1 of the MCU that introduced us to Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder, followed, unsurprisingly, byThor: The Dark World, which is widely regarded as one of the worst, if not the worst MCU movie to date.
Again, just for posterity’s sake, Gunn believes it goesThe Bourne Ultimatum,The Bourne Identityand thenThe Bourne Supremecywhen it comes to Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne franchise. Coincidentally, Damon appeared briefly inThor: Ragnarokin a memorable cameo early on in the movie as Loki in a play depicting the events ofThe Dark Worldon Asgard.
James Gunn, meanwhile, is busy in post-production on his DC Comics adaptationThe Suicide Squad, which has finished filming and is on track to arrive in theaters next summer. After that, he’ll be heading back to the MCU to direct the long-gestatingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which doesn’t yet have a release date set but is expected to be part of Marvel Studios' Phase 5 plans. Feel free to check out the post fromJames Gunn’s Twitterfor yourself.
