After a short post-credits scene at the end Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in which a pop star and an actor Miley Cyrus appeared as a member of the Ravager Mainframe team, fans could expect it to tease the singer’s bigger role in a future series - as is typical of MCU fashion. However, with the release of the sequel to this film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on us, this is bad news for Miley Cyrus fans as the Mainframe character has been recast and is now played by Loki star Tara Strong.

Since Miley Cyrus has made great strides in the musical part of her career this year, it can be easy to forget that the star garnered international attention by starring in the hit Disney Channel series. Hanna Montana. However, Cyrus’ latest adventure into acting was in the fifth season of the Netflix series. Black mirrorin which she played fictional pop star Ashley O.

Despite Cyrus’ departure, Mainframe’s role is in good hands, and Tara Strong, who replaced her, is no stranger to the voice acting world. Strong starred in a popular children’s show Pretty weird parents as Timmy Turner, as well as an appearance in another Marvel movie: 2021’s Loki like Miss Minutes. The remake marks a rare instance where a post-credits teaser doesn’t quite materialize as promised, as the studio has spearheaded the trend of creating future installments of the franchise after the film’s conclusion, and Marvel has a fairly clean track record. following these teasers. The trail began with the creation of the MCU back in late 2008. iron Man.

Space dog Cosmo from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.  3
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Why was Cyrus’ role changed?

It’s unclear at this point what the reason for the remake is, especially given that the film’s director James Gunn was especially complimentary to the star when he spoke to Buzzfeed News. In that interview, Gunn said, “I admired the tone of Miley Cyrus’ voice. I find her funny and cute and sweet… So I thought, I think she would be a funny person if her voice [in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]. So we contacted her and she said yes. She came and recorded and was a pleasure to work with.” Chatting with Gann on Twitter most recently, in 2021, wrote “I miss you guys so much” along with a robot emoji in reference to her MCU character. However, after the recent success of her latest album Endless summer holidays and the hit “Flowers”, it’s safe to assume that the singer’s attention is currently on something else.

Miley Cyrus without Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be released in theaters on May 5th. You can watch the trailer below: