James Gunn has dropped some news of galactic proportions.

The filmmaker will return to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, he announced on Facebook.

The news comes just weeks ahead of the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which features Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and Baby Groot (Vin Diesel).

The film also stars Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, Karen Gillan and Kurt Russell as Star-Lord’s father, Ego.

The 2014 first installment was a surprise hit that opened to $94.3 million went on to make a massive $733 million global haul.