Marvel Thinks James Gunn's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2 Story is "Risky"
We already know that James Gunn has a plan for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and that he's writing the script. But we don't really know what exactly it will be. Don't expect to find anything in the comics though, because the director confirmed that the story is new, original, and not based on anything. It will also introduce new characters who will be important not only to the Guardians of the Galaxy, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. Gunn also explains that when he shared his idea for the sequel with Marvel they said, “Whoa, that’s risky.”
Hopefully they follow through with the risk, because I like it when Marvel makes risky choices! It usually pays off for them. Gunn was recently on Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend (via FilmDrunk) and this is what he had to say about Guardians of the Galaxy 2:
It’s not really based on anything. The story for Guardians 2 is an original story that I came up with that I started working on actually while I was shooting Guardians 1, and it’ll answer some of the questions that were put forth in the first movie about Peter Quill’s father and who he is and what’s going on with that. We’ll get to know some of the characters a little bit more and then we’re going to meet a couple of new characters who will be very important to Guardians movies and probably important to the Marvel Universe as a whole.
It’s different than what’s in the comic books. Peter Quill’s father is somebody different in the comics. So then when the movie came out, we got green-lit on the sequel right away. I went in and I sat down with those guys and I’m like, ‘Okay, here’s what I think the sequel should be.’ And they were like, ‘Oh, whoa. That’s risky, but okay.’ Now I’m going to turn over the story in a few short weeks and we’ll find out how well it works.
There's really no way to tell what Gunn has planned for the sequel, but seeing what he did with the first film, I can only image that it's going to be even more amazing. Hell, if you think about it, everything about the first movie was risky, but it sure did pay off! I'm excited to see what risks he will take with the sequel.