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James Gunn has revealed that\u00a0Kumail Nanjiani was set to have a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy 3<\/a> \u2013 but had to be written out of the script after he was cast as Kingo in Eternals<\/a>.<\/p>\n The director made the comments on Twitter in reply to claims from Eternals writer Kaz Firpo that it was only a schedule change that made it possible for Nanjiani to land his role in the recently released film.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom my POV I had written a cameo for my friend <\/span>@kumailn <\/span>in <\/span>#GotGVol3<\/span>. When Kevin Feige called me & said they had a primary role for Kumail in <\/span>#Eternals<\/span> I said of course I\u2019d rather see him do that then my bit,\u201d he explained.\u00a0 \u201c<\/span>I don\u2019t remember it having anything to do with the schedule change.\u201d<\/span><\/p> In a follow-up tweet responding to a question about who Nanjiani was set to play, he added: \u201cIt was a functional character with a few lines, not based on any established Marvel comics character. It was mostly a way for me to hang out with my friend for a couple days on set! It would never in a million years be a role to keep him from doing something sizable.\u201d<\/p>\n For his part, Nanjiani joked: \u201cI\u2019m on my way. I\u2019ll wear a big fake mustache. Nobody will know.\u201d<\/p>\n I’m on my way. I’ll wear a big fake mustache. Nobody will know.<\/p>\u2014 Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) November 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>