The GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Will Be Even Bigger A-holes in VOL. 2

We are getting slammed with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 news this week, and it makes me so happy until I look at a calendar and realize we are still three months away from its release, I can’t take the anticipation! However, if you are a calmer, more centered person than I am, you might want to read what Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told Comic Book about where Peter Quill and the gang’s heads are at in the sequel.

"It doesn’t take much to make Peter Quill more of an asshole. Yes, there’s a pompousness. They’ve all grown a bit more pompous and you know, the garage band that then gets multi-platinum album, and have egos to go along with that, is certainly the case, which is true for all of them frankly. Not Drax as much, but all of them, particularly Quill."

I don’t know why, but “not Drax as much” kills me. But yes, it’s not hard to see how a man who tries to make people call him Star-Lord could be seen as a bit of a pompous ass, even if he is an extremely lovable pompous ass. But don’t worry, it’s not like the whole movie is going to just be us watching our heroes turn into villains. The group of misfits still have hearts. Feige said:

“They are really and truly a family, and you’ll hear James talk about that a lot, and one of the things I think makes James so special as a writer/director, and you saw it in the first movie, and it’s even more so in this film, is for as fun as it is, for outrageous as it is, characters named Taserface, baby Groot, killing people and throwing them around, it is very, very emotional, and not cynical in the least. It is very, very truthful and sort of unabashedly so, in its emotions. And it’s a very special combination, that I think James is perfect for, and that’s sort of the crux of this whole movie."

That special family includes Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Drax (Dave Bautista), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Nebula (Karen Gillan), and Yondu (Michael Rooker). The James Gunn-directed sequel hits theaters on May 5, 2017, which is my friend Olivia’s 33rd birthday. Happy birthday, Olivia. 

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