James Gunn Discusses the Reveal of Kurt Russell's Ego in GUARDIANS VOL. 2
Over the weekend at Comic-Con James Gunn showed off some footage from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 revealing that Kurt Russell will be playing Ego the Living Planet and that he is Star-Lord's father. It was quite an unexpected but pleasant surprise and something only Gunn would be able to get away with. It was definitely an interesting character choice. While talking about the character on Facebook he said:
"Yeah, his dad is a planet. Sort of. It will all be explained in the film," Gunn started. "But to me, this is the absolute center of Vol. 2, and one of the reasons I’ve been so excited about it."
It's explained that his dad took on a human form to go to earth to experience what it was like to be a human. During an interview with ComicBook.com, Gunn talked about the reveal of Peter's father saying that they wanted to control how it was handled. He explained:
"Quite frankly, we knew that people were going to figure it out eventually. People were gonna start testing the movie, we're gonna start testing trailers, and it this point I thought it was better that we took the reigns in our own hands and revealed Ego to the public. I also think it sends a real important message. This movie isn't about, 'Oh my god, you've gotta go and find out who Peter Quills dad is!' It really is about the story and the relationship that these characters have. We find out about Peter's father pretty close to the beginning of the film so we're not giving some big spoiler away. I think it really isn't about this big surprise, it really is about the story and the emotions that transpire between Peter Quill, his adoptive father Yondu, and his real father Ego who happens to be a Living Planet."
The director also spoke about keeping this sequel fresh and different:
"The first movie, we set out to create a movie that wasn't what people expected that took them to new places that was both much funnier, much more colorful than they thought it was going to be. I think this movie's going to be the same way. I think we're giving them things that they don't expect and I think we take twists and turns and the stories, I don't think you're going to expect. It starts with today in revealing this is about Baby Groot and this is about Ego the Living Planet being Quill's father. It's a very unique situation to start with."
After seeing the footage from this movie at Comic-Con, I couldn't be more excited to see how the story plays out, but it looks like Gunn will once again deliver a movie that will blow our minds! In case you missed the photos of Ego's costume in the film, make sure you click here to check them out!
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 comes out on August 5th, 2017!