James Gunn Debunks Today's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Rumor

Earlier today, we wrote about a rumor that supposedly revealed who Star-Lord's father is in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. I largely like to avoid spoilers wherever possible, and I didn't even want to read that story at all, but because I had to edit it, I ended up having to read all about it. But writer/director James Gunn took to Facebook to say that this rumor is bogus:

All right. From this moment on I’m going to stop commenting on any rumors surrounding Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,...

Posted by James Gunn on Tuesday, November 24, 2015

In case the embed doesn't work on your device, here's the full text of his statement:

All right. From this moment on I’m going to stop commenting on any rumors surrounding Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, because, eventually, someone is going to come up with a spoiler that has some truth to it. That said, the rumors surrounding Quill’s parentage at the present moment are completely false, and aren’t even close to the truth. I don’t know how people come up with this stuff, but it certainly isn’t through legitimate sources.

Also, I get the desire to get “scoops” on character inclusion and casting choices, etc. But since when is a plot spoiler a “scoop”? Is this really what fandom wants to know? Plot details in movies ahead of time? I got in this business because I love movies, and I think most film journalists are the same way. And spoiling plot details doesn’t add to the enjoyment of the film-going experience. So bravo to those folks out there who don’t partake in this sort of thing.

But, as I said, eventually someone will actually spoil some detail of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. So this will be my last comment squelching a rumor until May 2017. But if you do pick up on some plot detail between now and then, be aware, A) They are likely full of shit, as has been everyone so far who has claimed to have had inside info, and B) We’re creating a film that doesn’t rely on plot twists to be an enjoyable experience. They’re only a very small part of what we’re cooking up for you.

James

A couple of things here. First, I'm sure there are lots of you who are saying, "OF COURSE this is what he'd say after that kind of information leaked, just to throw everyone off the trail!" You may be right, but we won't know for sure until May of 2017. Secondly, I'm right there with him when it comes to spoiling plot details, but that's just my personal preference as a film fan who loves to read about movies just as much as writing about them.

This is where you come in. I'd love to hear where you all stand on what kind of things are worth covering on GeekTyrant. Do you love reading about every single possible plot detail beforehand, or do you prefer hearing about casting stuff and then tune the rest of it out? Do you fall somewhere in the middle? I want to read your comments and try to get a sense of what our community wants to know about, and while I won't make any promises about changing the direction of the site, I think this is valuable information for myself and the other writers to have when we're choosing the articles we write about. Feel free to head on down to the comments and let us know what you think.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits theaters on May 5th, 2017.