Chris Pratt fans think ‘body blocking’ publicist just...

‘Doesn’t this just give it away?’ one person asked. A stern intervention from Chris Pratt’s publicist during a recent red carpet appearance has prompted speculation over his future in the Marvel franchise. The actor, who has played Peter Quill, AKA Starlord, in six films across the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Image Credit: The Independent [Chris Pratt at the premiere of 'The Electric State']

With the Guardians trilogy having wrapped up with 2023’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Pratt’s future with Marvel remains uncertain, though some fans have theorised that he will return for the forthcoming team-up movies Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

Set to be released in 2027, Doomsday is an ensemble movie directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the filmmakers behind the record-breaking Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as several other Marvel films. It has been confirmed that the four leads of the forthcoming Fantastic Four movie, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, will feature in Doomsday, as well as Iron Man’s Robert Downey Jr, returning to the MCU as a different character, Doctor Doom.

However, the rest of the cast list remains unknown, with Pratt’s involvement currently unconfirmed. On the red carpet for the new Netflix movie The Electric State, starring Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown and directed by the Russo brothers, Pratt was asked about the prospect of working with the Russos again.

“Fans would love to see you re-team with the Russos,” said a Deadline reporter, at which point a publicist quickly stepped in and ushered the actor away. He was able to respond only with the phrase: “Oh, I know, I know.”. However, many have interpreted the speedy intervention from the publicist as accidental confirmation that Pratt will in fact be involved in the forthcoming Avengers films.

“Doesn’t this just give it away that he’s in the movie?” one person wrote. “This lady just basically confirmed that he will return in Doomsday and Secret Wars. Good going publicist,” wrote another. “LOL Marvel got the aggressive muzzle on these people fr,” someone else joked.