Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has a title, a script, a cast (mostly), and now it has behind-the-scenes images courtesy of writer/director James Gunn.
Gunn’s been on a social media tear lately with tidbits about his upcoming Marvel sequel, but there’s a lot we still don’t know about the movie. We do know that this group of people sounds like a lot of fun to work with:
When someone’s screwing up a scene during rehearsals I show them Dave Bautista (Batista) as an example of good acting. With Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, and Sean Gunn. #GotGVol2
Posted by James Gunn on Monday, February 1, 2016
Michael Rooker doesn’t like being shot during rehearsals (with Sean Gunn). #GotGVol2
Posted by James Gunn on Thursday, January 28, 2016
Table read for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was this morning. Oh my gosh, it was the most fun I’ve ever had watching a…
Posted by James Gunn on Tuesday, January 26, 2016
As far as what else we’ve learned outside of seeing the cast on set, James Gunn probably has the most creative freedom out of anyone working on a Marvel movie:
As I’ve said a million times before Marvel hasn’t given me a single non-budgetary restriction on Vol. 2. I love them https://t.co/4F2n2ySHOO
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
Star Lord’s father has indeed been cast (and another bit of relevant info on the character):
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
And of course, the most important question: “How does Sean Gunn’s involvement affect the Gilmore Girls revival?”
I didn’t say NO Kirk. I just know we’re supposed to be shooting at the same time. https://t.co/Iezg4JM9Xi
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 30, 2016
A huge portion of Rocket’s physical acting is what @seangunn does on set https://t.co/RgOiYvg81P
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 30, 2016
I just heard @seangunn will be returning as Kirk. https://t.co/mVzwv6MwEd
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 30, 2016
Oh, and he knows what goes down in Infinity War by the way, in case you needed more reason to be jealous of those on the inside at Marvel. With shooting beginning this month, we’re probably in for a lot more GotG2 goodness in the near future as the sequel’s May 5, 2017 release approaches.
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