One of the most iconic Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 characters is Cosmo the space dog. When the character first appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy, the dog was still a male. Also in the comics the character is male. Some people can’t believe that Cosmo is now female in part 3 of the Marvel series. Director James Gunn explained his decision to change genders perfectly online.
James Gunn based Cosmo on real life for Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Taking to Twitter, the director responded to criticism that changing Cosmo’s gender doesn’t make sense compared to the comics. Gunn explains that he based the character on the real-life Laika. This is one Russian dog who was the first creature to be transported into space. He also argues that many other characters have also been completely changed:
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I’d rather honor the real dog that died in space. Without Laika, there would be no Cosmo. By the way, I turned Mantis, Drax, High Evo and others from humans into aliens, which seems like a bigger change. Why does it upset you so much?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is currently still in cinemas. The MCU movie might Late July or early August to Disney+ get a streaming subscription.
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