Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trivia

Trivia about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.


 * Announced a week before the release of Guardians of the Galaxy at San Diego Comic-Con 2014.
 * Originally set for a July 2017 release, it was pushed ahead to May 5, 2017.
 * In a vlog, November 2015, Vin Diesel (Groot voice actor) announced he'd received his copy of the script for Guardians of the Galaxy v2 and stated later in the video that: "dancing is such a big part of this script."
 * Gunn revealed 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". The Marvel legal department later cleared the use of Sneepers in the film, in part because of all the media coverage the initial post received.
 * According to Gunn, the film will not feature John C. Reilly's Rhomann Dey, Benicio del Toro's Taneleer Tivan or Thanos. Although, Gunn had conversations with John C. Reilly about reprising his role as Dey and Zoe Saldana stated that Del Toro would be returning for the film.
 * Gunn stated that "not much" of the Infinity Stones will be mentioned in the film.
 * In an interview, James Gunn said that most of the questions will be answered in this movie that remained unanswered in the first part.
 * It was rumored that Beta Ray Bill will appear in this film. Bill is also rumored to appear in Thor: Ragnarok, and later show up to help the Avengers in Avengers: Infinity War.
 * After many rumors, Karen Gillan will reprise her role as Nebula without shaving her head.
 * It was revealed by James Gunn that he and Kevin Feige wanted David Bowie to appear in a cameo before his death on January 10, 2016.
 * Kurt Russell, Gary Oldman, Viggo Mortensen and Liam Neeson have been linked to the role of Star Lord's father, Ego before Kurt Russell was. Russell stated he has been approached for the role but is yet to announce if he would accept; this was due to the fact he was yet to see Guardians of the Galaxy.
 * Kurt Russell has been confirmed to star in this movie on February 16 2016.
 * James Gunn clearly stated that this sequel won't set up the Avengers: Infinity War.
 * The film's subtitle is a nod to Star Lord's Awesome Mix Vol. 1 tape from Guardians of the Galaxy.
 * It was announced on June 29th, 2015, that the title would be, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
 * Al Pacino was rumored to play the role of Starlord's father. He recently had a meeting with producer, Kevin Feige, about a role in an upcoming marvel film. James Gunn recently tweeted he wanted to work with Al Pacino which hints on a Pacino appearance in GOTG 2. Al Pacino could possibly be playing the role as Adam Warlock, who has an involvement with Thanos and the Infinity Stones.
 * Matthew McConaughey was considered to play the villain in this movie, but passed on the role.
 * Nathan Fillion is confirmed to play Simon Williams, a.k.a Wonder Man. Several photos of a film festival starring Simon Williams (portrayed by Nathan Fillion) have leaked.
 * There were strong refrences of superhero 'Nova' in the first movie and it was believed he'd appear in the sequel but James Gunn said he has no plans to bring the character to the big screen.
 * It was rumored that Howard The Duck could appear.
 * Christoph Waltz, Christopher Plummer, and Max von Sydow were rumored to be linked to the role of Ego.
 * On March 23rd, 2016, Chris Pratt announced a fundraiser to help support the Lake Stevens Boys and Girls Club from where he grew up. By donating, you would get a chance to visit Pratt and eat lunch with him on the set of GOTG2.
 * It will be the first film shot on RED's WEAPON 8K digital camera. It is the digital equivalent to VistaVision, a higher definition 35mm format developed in the 1950's.
 * Fourth collaboration between James Gunn and Michael Rooker. Gunn has directed Rooker in Slither, Super, Guardians of the Galaxy and this film. The last three all being superhero films.
 * According to James Gunn, John C. Really couldn't reprise his role as Corpsman Dey, due to scheduling conflicts.
 * A rumor reports that Mar-Vell/Captain Marvel will be Star-Lord's father, but James Gunn denied the rumors.
 * Cast members Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone previously worked together inTango & Cash.
 * Kurt Russell has appeared in many Disney films over the past fifty years. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be his first Disney film, and first superhero film, in twelve years, since Sky High.
 * Unlike the last film where it was just his voice, Vin Diesel also provide motion capture for Groot.
 * Vin Diesel and Kurt Russell appeared in Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious.