David Bowie Was Eyed For a Cameo in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 2

Musician and actor David Bowie died last night at the age of 69. He left behind a family, and a lasting legacy that will hopefully continue to inspire generations to come. One of the people he profoundly impacted while he was with us was Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, who took to Facebook this morning to share a heartfelt tribute to him. In that post, Gunn reveals that he and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige had recently met about the opportunity to include Bowie in a cameo role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2:

Just a very short while ago Kevin Feige and I were talking about a cameo role in Guardians Vol. 2, and he brought up Bowie's name. I told him nothing in the world would make me happier, but I heard from common friends he wasn't doing well. We heard back that he was okay and it could potentially happen.

Gunn also wrote a bit about how Bowie influenced him as an artist:

Bowie was an idol of mine, huge and omnipresent. Few artists in any field have had as an indelible impression upon me as he has. To my mind, Ziggy Stardust is perhaps the greatest rock and roll album of all time. We featured "Moonage Daydream" in Guardians, but I always thought the album's character was felt far beyond that, in the aesthetics, in the integral and seemingly-natural linking in popular culture of '70's rock and space opera. I've been trying to work another song from Ziggy into the sequel, which would make Bowie the only artist to have a song on both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. I thought this was fair and appropriate.

You can read Gunn's full post right here. Our thoughts and good vibes go out to all of Bowie's friends and family.