Obviously, post-credit spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy…
James Gunn surprised many Marvel fans with the post credit sequence for Guardians of the Galaxy by providing a cameo of the oft-mocked Howard the Duck.
With the rights to the character back at Marvel, it’s unclear as to whether we’ll get another movie featuring Howard the Duck, but Gunn was open to talk about him during an interview with ComingSoon. “I’m glad you saw him. I’ve done a few interviews now where they’ve come in and said, ‘I heard Howard the Duck is in the movie but I didn’t see him'”.
Howard the Duck first debuted in 1973 and was noticed by Disney when he got his own book in 1976 and accused him of being too similar to their own Donald Duck. In a bizarre legal agreement, it was decided that Howard could continue being a fixture in the Marvel Universe, so long as he always wore pants.
When asked if Howard can go pants free now that Disney own Marvel, Gunn said, “”You know what, he’s not. You know, we had to clear the rights for him in The Collector’s Museum [and] we had to put pants on him. He still can’t look like Donald Duck.”
When asked if there was anything else fans should keep an eye out for, Gunn was very open but wouldn’t give any clues, “”Oh yeah! They should look around in The Collector’s Museum, because we put a lot of stuff and took a lot of time and care in putting different things in those boxes. They should be careful. They should buy the Blu-Ray – after they’ve seen in theatres – and do a lot of freeze-framing!”
Watch the whole interview here and check out the image of Howard the Duck below:
Guardians of the Galaxy is out now, with a cast that includes Chris Pratt (The Lego Movie) as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (Riddick) as Drax the Destroyer, Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) as Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious 6) as Groot, Benicio Del Toro (Sin City) as The Collector, Lee Pace (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) as Ronan the Accuser, Karen Gillan (Doctor Who) as Nebula, Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) as Korath, John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) as Rhomman Dey, Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead) as Yondu, Glenn Close (Damages) as Nova Prime Rael and Josh Brolin (Men in Black 3) as Thanos. Read our reviews here, here and here and listen to our three podcasts – the review, Kevin Fiege interview and the Press Conference featuring the cast and James Gunn.
Originally published August 5, 2014. Updated November 29, 2022.
