If there’s one filmmaker you should be following on Twitter, it’s James Gunn. With the director hard at work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, he’s been using social media to tease quite a bit of information. Today, he’s taken to the platform again to answer some burning questions lobbed at him by fans, revealing some interesting tidbits in the process.
For one, he announced that Star-Lord’s father has been cast, as have the main villains. He also told us that Marvel hasn’t given him a single non-budgetary restriction, which is certainly pleasing to hear. Furthermore, he noted that he may direct some other films for the studio, but he definitely won’t take the helm of Captain Marvel or The Inhumans – which we kind of figured.
[zergpaid]Overall, there wasn’t anything too shocking or surprising to come out of all this, but it’s always nice to hear Gunn open up about his work. Plus, with seemingly all the main players now cast, I’d imagine it will only be a matter of time before Marvel makes an official announcement and lets us know who will be joining the titular Guardians on their journey this time around.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 blasts into theatres on May 5th, 2017. Check out Gunn’s Tweets below and then take to the comments section and let us know what you’re hoping to see from the sequel.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
Won’t get into his name but he’s not the same character as in the comics. https://t.co/BEJ9RpQufa — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
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
No. https://t.co/vJjfkPBcYz — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
About a year. https://t.co/CD3qtOVUek
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
Other Marvel films? Perhaps. Those two? No. https://t.co/Xvxdz3gZQm — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
Yes @tyler_bates is scoring Vol 2 and we already have the first cues and they are AWESOME. https://t.co/rW2eF9IAsu
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
We used mostly real sets on the first movie long before TFA https://t.co/CqxkSQnzZ4 — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
I don’t think of those two things as opposites. https://t.co/6AFsSTlmqH
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
The official name of the film is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. https://t.co/rfRaYgQ6So — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
I called it Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 because Guardians of the Galaxy: Dusk of the Rising Shadows is a paragraph.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
Enthusiastically receptive. A title is one of the things I’d be least likely to battle over. https://t.co/DNSSYtGEyb — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
I did offer the option: Guardians of the Galaxy: Another Movie with Them https://t.co/ZdVKhPabc1
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
Second song of Vol. 2. Ain’t No Mountain is first. https://t.co/lNX3xycUVL — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016
It’s not true. That was never the case. https://t.co/hCB9FcKzb0
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016