We know that directorJames Gunnis currently in Atlanta, starting pre-production onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, withprincipal photographyslated to begin in February 2016. There is still very little we know about the story thus far, but the filmmaker has revealed that fans will learn the identity of Star-Lord’s (Chris Pratt) father in this follow-up, and that it will not be the same character as in the comics, J’son. While promoting his new filmBurnt,Guardians of the GalaxystarBradley Cooperwas asked who the villain ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2will be, and he gave a very interesting response. Be warned, there will be potential SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk.
“ButJosh Brolin’s the villain, right? Or he’s the main villain, no? He was in the first one. He played what’s his name’s dad.”
Bradley Coopernever identifies “what’s his name” asChris Pratt’s beloved characterStar-Lord, but he goes on to describe a scene where Thanos turns around and says “You messed up, son, you think I’m going to answer to you.” It’s possible that he’s referring to a scene between Thanos and Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace), but those two characters are not related. While some may think that the actor is revealing a spoiler from theGuardians of the Galaxy 2screenplay,James Gunnreleased a brief statement on hisTwitterpage, revealing thatBradley Cooperhasn’t revealed any spoilers.
“In response to all the stories coming out, Bradley Cooper didn’t reveal anything. He just got the script and hasn’t read it yet. I promise.”
Vin Dieselrecently revealed that he has read the script forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, andChris Prattteased this summer that the story brought him to tears, but it seems thatBradley Cooperhasn’t read the script quite yet. It was revealed in the first movie that Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Nebula (Karen Gillan) are Thanos' daughters. In theMarvel Comics, the Mad Titan did have a son named Thane, but it isn’t known if there are plans to introduce him into theMarvel Cinematic Universe.
Chris Pratt(Star-Lord),Vin Diesel(Groot),Zoe Saldana(Gamora), Bradley Cooper (Rocket Raccoon) andDave Bautista(Drax the Destroyer) are returning for the sequel, withPom Klementieffsigning on last week as the first new cast member. It has been rumored that the actress will be playingMantis, but that has not been confirmed. In the comics, Mantis became a primary counselor for the Guardians, and she also had close ties to Thanos as well.
James Gunnis directing the sequel from his own screenplay, withKevin Feigeset to produce. While we wait for more details on this highly-anticipated sequel, take a look at Bradley Cooper’s video interview where he seemingly drops the big spoiler, although it’s clear that he is quite confused about what he is actually revealing. You can also take a look atJames Gunn’s tweet, where he denies that the actor actually revealed a huge spoiler.
