'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' Movie Release Date, Plot Rumors: Director Veers Away From Comic Books
Director James Gunn announced that he will exercise more artistic freedom in creating the sequel to his 2014 superhero blockbuster flick "Guardians of the Galaxy."
The Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend podcast had an interview with Gunn in which he confirmed that fans should expect more changes in the "Guardians of the Galaxy 2," saying that the story will be his own and not from the comic book canon.
"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," he said.
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"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," the 44-year-old director added..
Gunn went on to reveal the details of Peter Quill's (Chris Pratt) father, saying that he'll be different than what comic book readers have known of him.
"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," he said.
Gunn also admitted that Marvel executives weren't too keen on the idea at first.
"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," the director revealed.
"Guardians of the Galaxy 2" is slated for a May 5, 2017 opening date.
