Peter Quill and team are heading out on one final adventure together, so here’s the latest on the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 rent online release date. The film hit the big screen in May, where it will look its best, but if you’re all about the rental then the details below should point you in the right direction.
Volume 3 is James Gunn’s Marvel swan song, with his new role heading up DC Studios with Peter Safran. This makes it one to watch for a number of reasons, not least of all to get an idea about the prospect of his future projects like Superman Legacy and the rest of the new DC Universe slate.
AdvertisementThe story sees the Guardians of the Galaxy heading out for another epic universe-saving mission with a whole lot of their collective history wrapped up in its confines. Peter is still reeling from the loss of Gamora and the addition of the alternate timeline Gamora into the mix from Avengers Endgame.
Add to that the machinations of the High Priestess Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki), who has unleashed Adam Warlock to destroy them, and the genetic meddling of the High Evolutionary, and you’ve got a lot of mayhem. It’s going to be the longest Guardians movie to date, which makes a lot of sense when you look at everything that’s packed into it.
We’ll start by covering the latest on the rent online release date for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and then we’ll look at other options to see the film. This will include everything we have on likely streaming options for the film later in the year.
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Early access rental
AdvertisementDisney productions have switched things up when it comes to early access, so the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 early access rental isn’t a guarantee. If it does go on to be available to rent online as well as purchase then it should arrive around 45-60 days after the cinema launch.
The best recent comparison is Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, which came out on the big screen in mid-February and went on the arrive on early access digital a couple of months later. However, it was only available to buy, so there was no rental option at all.
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It’s a trend that started with Avatar 2, which has been available to buy digitally on early access since the end of March. It’s only recently become available to rent the film online six months after the initial release date. This is a big change to the process for Disney, which had been focusing on early access rental.
Quantumania is also out to rent now, but it wasn’t an option for early access and that looks like it’s going to be the same for Guardians of the Galaxy 3. It’s already available to buy digitally on early access in North America from Amazon Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes, but there’s not rent online release date with it. The fact that it will also come out on Disney Plus could be one of the reasons it might not happen.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 rent online release date
AdvertisementFollowing early access, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 will then get its full home media release date, which should culminate in standard digital rental. There is no official release date as of yet, but we’re expecting this to come out around the latter half of September 2023.
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This is a fairly cautious projection, but it’s got of a lot of historical data to back it up. That means that it could be available to rent online just as the summer holidays come to a close.
There are a number of things that can impact this, including the success at the box office, reviews, plans for Disney Plus, other film releases and holiday dates. The biggest of these is cinema success as films that do better at the box office tend to get longer runs and take longer to be available to rent.
Some of this is based on its review scores, which will have a big impact on how well Guardians 3 does on the big screen. These have been positive, so the good reviews have resulted in a strong box office showing, making the late September prediction a best case scenario.
AdvertisementIt had a lot of May to itself, which helped it land well with only Fast X in terms of significant competition later on the 19th. Things got busier in June though with Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse and Transformers Rise of the Beasts, so the drop-off for Vol 3 didn’t really kick in until then.
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It should come out on Disney Plus before it gets anywhere near standard digital rental, so this will be a good indicator for the release date. If it takes longer than usual then that could push things further back.
Finally, there’s the boost to home media that comes with timing the release to coincide with a holiday. However, the only one up for grabs this time around is the summer hols, which will be too early for it to be available to rent online. However, this could be a cutoff for the rest of home media, including DVD, Blu-ray and digital purchase.
Where can you watch the film online
In addition to the early access and standard rental options discussed online, the main place to watch the film online will be Disney Plus. The streaming platform has got exclusive rights to all Marvel Studios films and this includes Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.
AdvertisementOur projections for Disney+ are around August for it to stream online, which is based on when Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania and Avatar The Way of Water arrived on the platform. The delay for Avatar 2 is the biggest we’ve seen from Disney and probably due to the huge success of the film at the box office and with its digital purchase release.
You can find out more about when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 will come out on Disney Plus with the link below. This covers off all of the considerations for the release date with a lot of different factors in play this year.
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Is it possible to watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 on Hulu?
As Hulu is part owned by the Walt Disney Company, it’s easy to assume that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 will be available to stream on the platform at some point. However, that isn’t the way it works, but all if not lost.
It won’t be available for standard Hulu subscription, or at least not under the current model, but there is the a Disney bundle that you can purchase. This will add Disney Plus to your subscription and give you the same setup as above for the third film in the Guardians series. Obviously, your other alternative is to just rent the film online when it comes out.
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