Earlier this week, Marvel held the first ever press screenings forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and theearly reactionsare largely positive, although it’s not quite a sweeping critical hit. While most fans will have to wait a few more weeks to seeGuardians 2on the big screen, the cast and crew will be joined by a number of fans and other celebrities in Los Angeles for the world premiere tonight, but even if you aren’t in L.A., you can watch all of the action right here. Marvel will be hosting a live stream of the festivities, which you can watch in the video player below, starting at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.
The live stream will be hosted onMarvel’s YouTube page and on Marvel.com, where there will also be a live blog. Marvel has confirmed that stars from the movie who will be appearing areKurt Russell,Sylvester Stallone,Chris Pratt,Zoe Saldana,Dave Bautista,Vin Diesel,Michael Rooker,Karen Gillan,Pom Klementieff,Elizabeth Debicki,Chris Sullivan,Sean Gunn,Steve Agee,Stephen Blackehart,Evan Jones,Jimmy Urine,Rob Zombie,Joe Fria,Wyatt Oleff,Milynn Sarley,Kevin Feige(producer),James Gunn(writer/director),Louis D’Esposito,Victoria Alonso,Jonathan Schwartz,Nikolas KordaandStan Lee(executive producers). There will also be a number of special guests walking the red carpet, some of whom have connections to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
A number ofMarvel Cinematic Universedirectors will be in attendance tonight includingPeyton ReedfromAnt-Manand next year’sAnt-Man and the Wasp,Thor: RagnarokdirectorTaika Waititi,Spider-Man: HomecomingdirectorJon Wattsand the filmmaker who helped shape the MCU,The AvengersandAvengers: Age of UltrondirectorJoss Whedon. Also attending fromAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.areChloe Bennet,Natalia Cordova-Buckley,Brett DaltonandClark Gregg,Jason O’Mara,Henry SimmonsandMing-Na Wen, along with stars from Netflix’sThe Defenderssuch asSimone Missick,Deborah Ann WollandElodie Yung. Other special guests includeNathan Fillion,Anna Faris,Bobcat Goldthwait,Seth Green,Molly Quinn,Michael Rosenbaum,David Hasselhoffand many more.
