Earlier this week James Gunn unveiled some concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 featuring the team going up against a giant space monster. However, as it turns out, it’s not a space monster at all, but rather a “multi-dimensional being”.
“That’s an Abilisk, a multi-dimensional being, and the Guardians have been hired to fight him,” revealed Gunn during a Facebook Q&A. He didn’t go into any further detail, but seeing as the concept art features the original Guardians from the first movie (and not new additions Yondu, Nebula and Mantis), it’s probably safe to assume this takes place early in the movie – perhaps even as a reintroduction to the Guardians?”
Gunn also recapped all of the information about the sequel that we know so far, and warned fans to steer clear of his Facebook page – and the marketing material – if they want to go in with as little knowledge as possible:
“I think we’ve given out the people that are in Guardians 2 that we’re going to give out so far. We know Baby Groot is in the movie — that he’s not an adult. We know that the movie takes place two months after the first movie ends. We know that Ego is the father of Peter Quill, that he’s an ancient being; he’s played by Kurt Russell. We know that Mantis is in the movie. We know that Yondu and Nebula 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 the kind of the things that we know, that are out there right now, and then – as time goes on – we’ll let you know a little bit more, if you want to pay attention. And if you don’t, don’t read my feed, please, and don’t watch the trailers, etc, because we don’t want you to know too much if you don’t want to know that, so it’s up to you.”
Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is scheduled for release on April 28th 2017 in the UK and on May 5th in the States, with director James Gunn reuniting with returning cast members Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Michael Rooker (Yondu), Glenn Close (Nova Prime) and Sean Gunn (Kraglin) alongside new additions Pom Klementieff (Oldboy) as Mantis, Elizabeth Debicki (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) as Ayesha, Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight) as Ego the Living Planet, Chris Sullivan (The Drop) as Taserface and Sylvester Stallone (Creed) in as yet-unrevealed role.
Via CBR
Originally published August 26, 2016. Updated October 24, 2022.
