Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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***Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2***, also known as ***Guardians of the Galaxy 2*** and ***Guardians 3000***, is an upcoming American superhero film. Directed by James Gunn with a script by the director, the film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel.

## Development and Production

In May 2014, Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, noted the potential of making Guardians of the Galaxy into a franchise, saying, "We’re looking forward to introducing the world to more fantastic Marvel storytelling, with a great cast of new characters in Guardians of the Galaxy, which we screened last week and we believe it has strong franchise potential." He added, "I'm not going to predict that we've got another Avengers on our hands, but that's certainly the goal." Later in the month, Gunn revealed that, should a sequel film be made, he would like to return, in addition to being contractually obligated if asked. In June 2014, Feige added, "should this film work, should the audience come out for this one, there are definitely places we can take [the franchise] and we have ideas of where we'd like to go with it," due to the wide array of characters, worlds and story lines from Guardians comics.

In July 2014, co-screenwriter Nicole Perlman confirmed a sequel, saying it was "going to happen" due to the positive response, and confirmed that Gunn would write and direct. At San Diego Comic-Con 2014, a sequel was confirmed to be in development, with a release date of July 28, 2017. Also in July, Gunn said he knew "a lot of where I want to go [in the sequel]. I have a lot of ideas for stories and characters that are going to appear, and there are documents written up." Gunn added he hoped to explore more about Quill's father, Yondu, Drax and Nebula, as well as expand on Xandarian, Kree, Krylorian and the Ravager culture. Gunn also said he was exploring a potential crossover with the Avengers, saying, "We talked about all sorts of possibilities [for a crossover] and I kind of know what the basic plan is. It could always change at any minute. That could or could not include a couple of Avengers and a couple of Guardians meeting up, or all of the Avengers and all of the Guardians. But, we do inhabit the same universe and they’re pretty big personalities that are likely to, at some point or another, run into each other." In August, Gunn stated that "at least one more Guardian from the comics" should appear in the sequel, and revealed that he had started working on the film. Gunn stated later in the month that Quill's father would not be J'son of Spartax as in the comics. On October 28, 2014, Marvel announced that the sequel's release date had been moved up to May 5, 2017 with filming being set in Atlanta, Georgia. In June 2015, Gunn revealed he had completed a draft of the script, as well as confirming the return of Pratt, Saldana, Bautista, Diesel, Cooper, Rooker, Gillan and Sean Gunn in their roles from the first film, and the title of the sequel as *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2*. Filming is expected to begin in February or March 2016.

## Cast

* Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
* Zoe Saldana as Gamora
* Dave Bautista as Drax
* Bradley Cooper as Rocket (voice)
* Vin Diesel as Groot (voice)
* Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta
* Karen Gillan as Nebula
* Sean Gunn as Kraglin
* Josh Brolin as Thanos (voice)
* Pom Klementieff as Mantis
* Elizabeth Debicki
* Kurt Russell
* Chris Sullivan

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 http://screenrant.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-details/
2. ↑ http://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-2-release-date-title-2017/
3. ↑ http://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-2-release-date-2017/
4. ↑ http://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-2-title/
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 http://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-2-cast-images-filming/
6. ↑ http://screenrant.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-blu-ray-michael-rooker-interview/
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 http://screenrant.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-returning-characters/
8. ↑ http://screenrant.com/josh-brolin-thanos-guardians-galaxy-2-thor-3/