Following James Gunn revealing details and the name of the alien creature from the recent Guardians of the Galaxy 2 concept art, Gunn also went over the characters in the movie.
Gunn offered the following about what we know in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in the below video from Facebook.
• “We know Baby Groot is in the movie; that he is not an adult.”
• “We know the movie takes place two months after the first movie ends.”
• “We know that Ego is the father of Peter Quill; that he is an ancient being; played by Kurt Russell.”
• “We know that Mantis [Pom Klementieff] is in the movie.”
• “We know Yondu [Michael Rooker] and Nebula [Karen Gillan] have more important roles in the film.”
• “We know that Sylvester Stallone is playing someone in the film. We don’t know who.”
• “Those are kind of the things we know that are out there now. As time goes on, we’ll let you know a little bit more.”
It’s also been revealed:
Elizabeth Debicki is playing Ayesha.
Glenn Close returns as Nova Prime.
Benicio del Toro returns as The Collector.
Chris Sullivan plays Taserface.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.