New ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Details Revealed At SDCC

The Marvel Studios Comic-Con panel in San Diego is over and while we didn’t get to see any footage from James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, there were still plenty of cool reveals about the highly anticipated movie. There’s a lot of new information, but we’ve rounded up some of the most important reveals in the list below.

• Kurt Russell is playing Ego, Star-Lord’s father.
• Yes, Ego has a penis. This version of the character is some sort of humanoid.
• Elizabeth Debicki is playing Ayesha a.k.a Kismet. 
• The sequel picks up a few months after the events of the first movie.
• Yondu has a fin in the sequel.
• Nebula has a much bigger role in this movie.
• Mantis spent her life with Ego before meeting the Guardians.
• Sylvester Stallone is definitely in the movie. However, details about his character are being kept under wraps.
• Chris Sullivan is playing a character named Taserface.
• Benicio del Toro is returning to the role of the Collector for a theme park. You can find more details about that here.
• Drax is learning about metaphors.
• The first two tracks from Awesome Mix Volume 2 may have been revealed: Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay and the Americans, and The Chain by Fleetwood Mac.

For more Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 details by James Gunn himself, click here to head over to his Facebook page to check out a lengthy post. Here’s the film’s synopsis:

Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Glenn Close, Elizabeth Debicki and Kurt Russell, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in theaters on May 5th, 2017.