Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

This article is about the 2017 film. For the second volume of the comic book series, see Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team).
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Teaser poster
Directed by James Gunn
Produced by Kevin Feige
Written by James Gunn
Based on Guardians of the Galaxy
by Dan Abnett
Andy Lanning
Starring
Music by Tyler Bates
Cinematography Henry Braham
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05) (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is intended to be the sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy and the fifteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is written and directed by James Gunn and stars an ensemble cast featuring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Glenn Close, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, and Kurt Russell. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the Guardians travel throughout the cosmos as they help Peter Quill learn more about his true parentage.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was officially announced at San Diego Comic-Con International 2014 before the theatrical release of the first film, along with Gunn's involvement once again, with the title of the film revealed a year later in June 2015. The film began principal photography in February 2016 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, and concluded in June 2016.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is scheduled to be released on May 5, 2017, in 3D and IMAX 3D.

Premise

Set two months after the first film,[1] the Guardians of the Galaxy travel throughout the cosmos and struggle to keep their newfound family together, while helping Peter Quill learn more about his true parentage.[2]

Cast

(L:R) Rooker, Pratt, Saldana, Gillan, Klementieff, Bautista, Debicki and Russell promoting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International.
The half-human, half-alien leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy who was abducted from Earth as a child and raised by a group of alien thieves and smugglers called the Ravagers.[3][4] Describing where Quill is at the start of the film, Pratt said, "he’s famous now in the galaxy for having saved so many people... He feels like he’s part of this group, a leader of this group. He’s a little more responsible and trying to stay out of trouble, but not necessarily doing the best job."[5] Pratt stated that working on the film forced him to come to terms with the death of his father.[6] Pratt returns as part of a multi-film contract with Marvel.[7]
A member of the Guardians who is an orphan from an alien world who seeks redemption for her past crimes. She was trained by Thanos to be his personal assassin.[4] Regarding Gamora's relationship with Nebula, Saldana described it as "volatile" and added, "we’re starting somewhere very crazy but appropriate given where we had ended things off in the first" film.[8]
A member of the Guardians and warrior in search of vengeance against Thanos for killing his family.[4] Bautista opted to wait for the final version of the script, rather than earlier drafts, in order to be surprised by the story and not take "away from the magic" or "put a damper on it", which he felt happened when he read the script for the first film.[9]
A member of the Guardians who is a tree-like humanoid and the accomplice of Rocket.[10] Diesel also provided Groot's voice for sixteen foreign-language releases of the film, up from six in the first film.[11] As Groot is smaller in the film than in the first, executive producer Jonathan Schwartz said, "He doesn’t have the wisdom and experience of that Groot. He’s a younger Groot and a more rambunctious Groot." Schwartz also stated the film would examine if he was "the same Groot, just smaller? Or is he a different Groot that’s sprung up from the seed of the first Groot?"[12] Diesel added that Groot now "couldn't be more naive" and felt the Groot seen in the first film was "a college level Groot. He's not fully grown yet, but he's a man... now he has to start all over, so to speak. So we're going to see this goofy, adorable, baby Groot thing running around the screen. Just kinda learning as he goes."[13] Regarding Groot's previous memories, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige added, "He remembers. He’s not mentally a baby, he is still Groot... I sort of equate it to Spock circa the end of [Star Trek III: The Search for Spock] and [Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]."[14] As Groot only communicates with the phrase "I am Groot" in different inflections, James Gunn created a "Groot Version" of the script for himself and Diesel, which contains each of Groot's lines in English.[15]
A member of the Guardians who is a genetically engineered raccoon-based bounty hunter and mercenary, and is a master of weapons and battle tactics.[4] Sean Gunn once again serves as the stand-in for the character during filming,[16] stating that, similar to the first film, "Rocket has the same sort of crisis of faith about whether or not he belongs in this family."[17]
A blue-skinned buccaneer who is the leader of the Ravagers, a fatherly figure to Quill,[18] and member of the Guardians.[19] Yondu has a larger head fin in the film, bringing the character's look closer to his comic counterpart.[20]
An adopted daughter of Thanos who was raised with Gamora as siblings,[21] and a member of the Guardians.[8] Despite being a member of the Guardians team, Gunn cautioned, "With Nebula, well, you never know what's up with that one."[19] Gunn stated the production team may have figured out a way for Gillan not to have to shave her head for the role, unlike in the first film,[22] for which Gillan noted her appreciation in not having to do.[20] Gillan stated the film would further explore the sisterly relationship between Nebula and Gamora.[23]
A member of the Guardians with empathic powers who was raised by Ego.[25][26][12][5] Schwartz said the character "has never really experienced social interaction", and "learns about dealing with people" and "social intricacies" from the other Guardians.[12]
The leader of a mutinous group of the Ravagers.[27][29] Gunn originally posted a photo of the comic book character on his social media after landing Guardians of the Galaxy, calling him "the dumbest character of all time" and that he would never feature the character in a film. When it came time to craft this character, Gunn felt the character had named himself and decided on Taserface, and described him as "a real dumbass" as well as "a very powerful guy."[30]

Additionally, Evan Jones, Jimmy Urine, Stephen Blackehart,[29] Steve Agee,[34][29] Mike Escamilla,[35] Joe Fria and Terence Rosemore portray Wretch, Half-Nut, Brahl, Gef the Ravager, Scrote, Oblo, and Narblik, respectively, all members of the Ravagers.[29] Tommy Flanagan and Don "Donny Arcade" Johnson also play members of the Ravagers.[36][37] Sylvester Stallone has been cast as a Nova Corps member,[20][38] while Stan Lee has a cameo appearance.[39]

Production

Development

"There are general ideas for what the sequel is and where it goes and who’s involved and what happens and what we find out about our characters. So it’s very general and that could change. Sometimes you have ideas and you write them down and they’re too convoluted on paper and it’s too many ideas for one thing or it’s not enough ideas or whatever and so that could easily change, but I know a lot about who these characters are and where they came from and where they’re going. I'm excited by the possibility of creating a sequel because we had to do a lot of setup in [the first] movie and with a sequel we don't have to do that setup which will make it so much easier for me."

—James Gunn, director and writer of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, on the state of the sequel in August 2014[40]

In May 2014, The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger talked about the future of Guardians of the Galaxy, 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... We believe it has strong franchise potential."[41] He added, "I'm not going to predict that we've got another Avengers on our hands, but that's certainly the goal."[42] James Gunn, director and co-screenwriter of Guardians of the Galaxy, revealed that, should a sequel film be made, he would like to return, in addition to being contractually obligated to if asked.[43] The next month, producer Kevin Feige added, "should [Guardians of the Galaxy] 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.[44]

In July 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy 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.[45][46] At San Diego Comic-Con International 2014, the sequel was given a release date of July 28, 2017.[47] A month later, Gunn stated that "there should be at least one more Guardian from the comics" appearing in the film,[48] and revealed that he had already started working on the sequel.[49] In October, Gunn confirmed that all five original Guardians would return, along with other characters from the original film, with the possibility of more team members joining,[50] and the release date was moved up to May 5, 2017.[51] In the following months, Michael Rooker revealed he would return for the sequel as Yondu, stating he was looking forward to exploring new areas of the character and was excited to "expand on the role";[18][52] Chris Pratt, who played Peter Quill / Star-Lord in the first film, revealed the sequel would be one of his next projects;[3] and Bradley Cooper expressed interest and excitement when asked if he would return as Rocket for the sequel.[53]

In March 2015, Gunn revealed that filming would take place in Atlanta, Georgia with "major crew changes" from the first film, and that his brother, Sean Gunn, would return as Kraglin alongside Karen Gillan as Nebula.[54][21] He also explained his working relationship with Marvel saying, "We have a really great relationship where they let me go and do my thing, and I truly listen to their notes and ideas. I've never been told to put in any character or plot element at all... When [Marvel] trust[s] you—and I think I've earned their trust over the past few years—they give you a wide berth... we just fit."[54] Vin Diesel confirmed he would return as Groot,[10] and a month later Gunn confirmed the film would be released in 3D.[22] In May, Gunn said that there are fewer characters in the sequel than in the first film, and that he at one point had two major new characters in the script;[4] talks had begun with an actor Gunn had in mind to fulfill one of the roles,[55] while the other he had decided to remove due to the film "getting too busy", explaining, "one of the main things with Guardians of the Galaxy is not to add a bunch of characters, not to make it bigger in that way but to go deeper with the characters... and getting to know them more emotionally... everything is just getting too sprawling and too crazy for me in these superhero comic book movies. And also in superhero comics in general. There’s just too many characters so you can’t concentrate on one and really get to know that character, and I really want to get to know the characters that we know better."[4]

Writing

After the film's announcement, 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."[56] On his approach for the sequel, Gunn said, "I probably won't structure the film in the exact same way [as the first one]. One of the reasons people like Guardians is because it's fresh and different, so the second one will be fresh and different from the first one."[57] Before starting on the script, Gunn said he hoped to further explore Peter Quill's father, Yondu, Drax the Destroyer, Nebula, Kraglin, and the Collector, and expand on Xandarian, Kree, Krylorian, and Ravager culture.[56][58] He also hoped to introduce more female characters in the sequel, though wanted to avoid including "earthlings" such as Carol Danvers in order to keep Quill the main focus from Earth.[59] Likewise, Gunn also chose not to feature Novas Richard Rider or Sam Alexander in the film, saying, "I don’t want Nova right now because I think Quill being the only earthling is important. That serves the entire movie going audience and not just the handful of Nova [and Carol Danvers] fans."[60]

Feige said exloring Quill's father "would certainly be part of a next Guardians adventure" and would not be addressed in another film before Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, saying "I think it's pretty important. I think there's a reason we seeded it at the very end of the [first] film like that."[61] Gunn also stated that he wanted to make sure "Yondu’s place in everything made sense" in regards to his relationship to Quill and his father, and also revealed Quill's father would not be J'son as in the comics. As for Thanos, Gunn said, "He will show up [in the sequel] if he helps our story and he will not show up at all if not. Thanos is not the most important thing in Guardians 2, that's for damn sure. There's the Guardians themselves and other threats the Guardians are going to be facing that are not Thanos."[62] Feige later stated that Thanos would not appear in the sequel, as he was being saved for a "grander" return.[63][64] On a potential crossover with the Avengers, Gunn said, "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 ... [the Guardians and the Avengers] do inhabit the same universe and they're pretty big personalities that are likely to, at some point or another, run into each other."[65] When later asked about how the film would connect with the other Phase Three films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Gunn said, "I don't feel beholden to that stuff at all. I think it's really about the Guardians and what they are doing. We're not subservient to the Avengers. Guardians 2 is not a movie that's made to move toward [Avengers: Infinity War]. It's something that's made to move toward future cosmic movies, so I don't feel that that is something that affects me that much."[66] Gunn later stated that the film would not be "so much about the Infinity Stones" or include any Avengers cameos.[67]

In December 2014, Gunn revealed the story for the film was written, saying, "It's [still] constantly shifting, but I feel like it's pretty strong. I'm excited about it."[68] By early February 2015, Gunn said that when he first presented his idea for the sequel to Marvel they thought it was "risky", and that he would be submitting a full story treatment to the company "in a few short weeks". He described it as "not really based on anything" from the comics, being mainly an original story.[69][22] Gunn later referred to this treatment as a "scriptment", "a 70-page combination of a script and a treatment and it goes through every beat of the movie".[4] By April, he was preparing to write the screenplay,[22] and in May Gunn he was hoping to complete the script before he began work on The Belko Experiment in June 2015.[55]

Pre-production

Gunn promoting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International.

On June 2, 2015, Gunn announced on social media that he completed the first draft of the screenplay, and revealed that the film's title would not simply be Guardians of the Galaxy 2.[70] The same week, he confirmed the returns of Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, and Cooper as Gamora, Drax, and Rocket, respectively.[4] At the end of the month, Gunn announced the film's title as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,[71] on which he said that he "came up with a LOT of titles for Vol. 2. But because 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is already so wordy, it seemed strange to add another bunch of words after it. I liked Vol. 2 the best, so that's what I stuck on the cover of the screenplay—and, fortunately, [Marvel] liked it."[72]

In September 2015, Gunn said in a Facebook post that he wanted to use Sneepers, an alien race that first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1964, as background characters in the film but was advised against it by Marvel's legal department because the name was too similar to snípur, the Icelandic word for clitoris.[73] The Marvel legal department later cleared the use of Sneepers in the film, in part because of all the media coverage Gunn's initial post received.[74] At the end of the month, Feige stated casting announcements would be made "over the next few months before the end of the year",[75] and by the end of October Pom Klementieff was cast as Mantis.[25][26] Also, Matthew McConaughey had been offered the role of the film's antagonist, but had passed on it.[76]

In December 2015, Gunn said that he was corresponding with John C. Reilly about him reprising his role as Nova Corpsman Rhomann Dey,[77] while Kurt Russell entered early talks to play Quill's father.[78] After the death of David Bowie, Gunn announced that he had completed the final draft of the script,[79] and that there had been discussions for Bowie to make a cameo appearance in the film.[80] Additionally, Benicio del Toro, who portrayed Taneleer Tivan / The Collector in the first film, said that he had not heard from Marvel about returning for Vol. 2, but was interested in portraying the character again at some other point.[81] Gunn explained that the Collector "just didn’t fit" into Vol. 2.[82] In early February, comedian Steve Agee was revealed to be in the film.[34]

Filming

Pre-shooting began on February 11, 2016,[83] at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia,[84] with Henry Braham serving as cinematographer and Scott Chambliss as production designer.[85][4] Gunn noted that many of the crew from the first film, such as cinematographer Ben Davis and production designer Charles Wood, signed on to work on Doctor Strange, and due to a late change in production schedule to a November 2015 start, were unable to work on Vol. 2.[86][87] The film was the first to be shot with an 8K resolution camera, the Red Weapon 8K.[88]

Principal photography began on February 17.[27] Marvel confirmed that Russell had joined the cast in an undisclosed role, and revealed that Elizabeth Debicki and Chris Sullivan had also been cast in undisclosed roles.[27] Additionally, Gunn confirmed that Glenn Close would reprise her role of Nova Prime Irani Rael from the first film.[24] In April, Gunn revealed that Reilly would not be part of the film, and stated that there were many other characters he could not include in the film due to rights issues, saying that 20th Century Fox "owns so many awesome cosmic villains and minor characters that I'd love to play around with" such as Annihilus and Kang the Conqueror.[82] Additional filming took place in Cartersville, Georgia.[89] Principal photography wrapped on June 16, 2016.[90]

Post-production

At San Diego Comic-Con 2016, Russell and Debicki were revealed to be playing Ego, Quill's father, and Ayesha, respectively. Sylvester Stallone was also revealed to be in the film.[20] Gunn also introduced multiple actors who were playing Ravager characters, since the Ravagers have a larger presence in the film.[29] On the decision to reveal Russell as Ego and Quill's father when he did, Gunn felt that since "people were going to figure it out eventually... it was better that we took the reigns in our own hands" and make the reveal. Gunn also felt that by making the reveal, "it sends a real important message [that] this movie isn't about, 'Oh my god, you've gotta go and find out who Peter Quill's dad is!' It really is about the story and the relationship that these characters have... and the emotions that transpire between Peter Quill, his adoptive father Yondu, and his real father Ego".[91] In August 2016, Gunn confirmed the film would feature a post-credits scene.[1] In November, Gillan revealed that the film was undergoing reshoots.[92]

Fred Raskin and Craig Wood return from the first film to serve as editors.[27] Framestore returned to create the Rocket visual effects for the film.[77]

Music

By August 2014, Gunn had "some ideas listed, but nothing for sure" in terms of songs to include in Quill's Awesome Mix Vol. 2 mixtape.[57] In April 2015, Gunn said he felt "a little pressure for the soundtrack because so many people loved [the first film's soundtrack] and we went platinum and all that other stuff. But I feel like the soundtrack in the second one is better."[93] In June 2015, Gunn stated that all of the songs for Awesome Mix Vol. 2 had been chosen and built into the script.[4] By August 2015, Tyler Bates returned to score the film.[94] As with Guardians of the Galaxy, Bates wrote some of the score first so that Gunn could film to the music, as opposed to Bates scoring to the film.[77] In January 2016, Gunn stated that he had chosen an additional Bowie song to appear in the film (after "Moonage Daydream" was featured in the first film) but had cut the original scene it was featured in. The inclusion would have made Bowie the only artist to be featured on both mixtapes. With his death however, Gunn hoped to find a way to include the chosen song somewhere else in the film as a "fair and appropriate" way to honor him, as Bowie was one of Gunn's idols.[80]

Release

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2017,[64] and in North America on May 5, 2017,[51] in 3D and IMAX 3D.[22][95] It was originally intended to be released on July 28, 2017.[47]

Marketing

In June 2016, Marvel announced plans for an expanded merchandising program for the film, being "broader" than the one for the first film, with Groot playing a central role along with appealing to kids and male and female fans beyond collectors. Paul Gitter, senior VP of licensing for Marvel at Disney Consumer Products said that they intend to build Guardians of the Galaxy into a tentpole franchise, stating, "As affinity and awareness for the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and its characters continues to grow by leaps and bounds, we are building out a much larger merchandising program to meet the increasing demand from fans." Partners in the campaign include Hasbro, Lego, Funko, and LB Kids.[96] Gunn also made sure the female characters of the film received more representation in the merchandise than in the first.[97] In July 2016, Gunn, Pratt and other members of the cast attended San Diego Comic-Con to promote the film,[98] including showing footage and revealing additional character information.[20]

On October 19, 2016, a "sneak peak" teaser was released ahead of the first full trailer. Ethan Anderton of /Film felt the teaser was strong, despite not showing any of the new characters or relying on Baby Groot,[99] while The A.V. Club's Esther Zuckerman called it "an immediate crowd-pleaser".[100] According to media-measurement firm comScore and its PreAct service, the teaser was the top trailer for the week it released, generating 108,000 new social media conversations.[101] In early December 2016, before Gunn revealed the first trailer at Comic Con Experience 2016 and it debuted during the 2016 ACC Championship Game,[102][103] Gunn spoke on crafting the trailer, calling it difficult because the film is "such an emotional and physical journey, going to all these different places" that finding scenes and moments to showcase without revealing too much resulted in hard choices, since "people really go through every single little shot and try to figure out what the movie's about. And there's a lot of mysteries in Guardians 2."[104] Describing the trailer, Jacob Hall of /Film felt, "It’s telling that this trailer can get away without actually selling the plot of the movie. Audiences didn’t fall in love with the first Guardians of the Galaxy because they were entranced by yet another Marvel Studios movie built around a villain who gets his hands on an Infinity Stone. They fell for Chris Pratt‘s cocksure Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana‘s determined Gamora, Dave Bautista‘s bombastic Drax, Bradley Cooper‘s bitter Rocket, and Vin Diesel‘s adorably weird Groot. In fact, the bulk of this trailer is dedicated to this group bouncing off one another, which is the real star attraction. Whatever villainous plot they have to face is secondary to Drax laughing himself silly at the expense of Star-Lord having an unfortunate psychic encounter."[105] The trailer was centered around the use of Sweet's song "Fox on the Run", much like the early trailers for the first film with Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling", which Aaron Couch of The Hollywood Reporter felt was "the first hint of what's in store for the Awesome Mix Vol. 2".[106]

Future

In November 2014, Gunn stated that, in addition to having the "basic story" for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 while working on the first film, he also had ideas for a potential third film.[107] Despite this, Gunn stated in June 2015 that he was unsure if he would be involved with a third Guardians film, saying that it would depend on how he felt after making Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[4] In April 2016, Feige said on future MCU films, "it is still a big chess board for 2020 and beyond, but certainly I would say Guardians 3 is [one film that’s] up there. I don’t know what exactly the order will be."[108]

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