History Trivia / GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2

** Along with Mantis, Gunn was also planning to have Comicbook/AdamWarlock join the team; subsequent rewrites cut Warlock, because Gunn felt there wouldn't be enough focus on characterisation with him in it.

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* 1. "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra

* 8. "Brandy You're a Fine Girl" by Looking Glass

* 11. "Surrender" by Cheap Trick

** Along with Mantis, Gunn was also planning to have Comicbook/AdamWarlock join the team; later drafts from the film cut this character, because he felt there wouldn't be enough focus on characterisation with him kept in it.

* ExecutiveMeddling / ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Marvel did not realize that they didn't originally have the rights to Ego. Instead, his rights were with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, likely because of his ties to the ComicBook/FantasticFour and ComicBook/SilverSurfer franchises. Since Gunn did not have any other characters in mind for Star-Lord's father, he had to ask Fox if he could use the character. Surprisingly, in a trading deal as audacious as WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit, Fox actually agreed to this, on the condition that they have more creative freedom regarding Negasonic Teenage Warhead's set of superpowers in ''Film/Deadpool2016''.

** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was offered the role of Ego, but turned it down.

** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was offered the role of the BigBad, but turned it down.

** Along with Mantis, Gunn was also reportedly planning on introducing another Guardian from the comics in this film; later drafts from the film cut this character, a "fan favourite" (as yet unidentified), because he felt there wouldn't be enough focus on characterisation with them kept in it.

* 13. "Flashlight" by Parliament

As of February 2017, songs known to be on Awesome Mix Vol 2 include:

* RefittedForSequel: "Fox on the Run" by Music/TheSweet had been considered as a song for Awesome Mix Vol 1 in the first film, before being discarded. However, Director James Gunn liked it so much that he put it into the soundtrack for ''Vol 2''.

* 14. "Guardians Inferno" by [[FakeBand The Sneepers]] featuring David Hasselhoff

Awesome Mix Vol 2 consists of:

Awesome Mix Vol 2 includes:

1. "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
2. "Fox on the Run" by Music/TheSweet
3. "Lake Shore Drive" by Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah
4. "The Chain" by Music/FleetwoodMac
5. "Bring it On Home to Me" by Sam Cooke
6. "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell
7. "My Sweet Lord" by Music/GeorgeHarrison
8. "Brandy You're a Fine Girl" by Looking Glass
9. "Come a Little Bit Closer" by Jay and the Americans
10. "Wham Bang Shang-A-Lang" by Silver
11. "Surrender" by Cheap Trick
12. "Father and Son" by Yusuf / Cat Stevens
13. "Flashlight" by Parliament
14. "Guardians Inferno" by by [[FakeBand The Sneepers]] featuring David Hasselhoff

As of February 2017, songs known to be on Awesome Mix Vol 2 include:
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWkVqum6a8 Come a Little Bit Closer]]'', by Jay & the Americans
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcawnRIyeok The Chain]]'', by Music/FleetwoodMac
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBdFA6sI6-8 Fox on the Run]]'', by Music/TheSweet
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAbY2cmEsS0 Turn the page]]'', by Music/BobSeger
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kNGnIKUdMI My Sweet Lord]]'', by Music/GeorgeHarrison
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnPd7lzT4g Suffragette City]]'', by Music/DavidBowie
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F7xbF7OnxU Flash Light]]'', by Parliament

* ExecutiveMeddling / ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Marvel did not realize that they didn't originally have the rights to Ego. Instead, his rights were with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, likely because of his ties to the ComicBook/FantasticFour and ComicBook/SilverSurfer franchises. Since Gunn did not have any other characters in mind for Star-Lord's father, he had to ask Fox if he could use the character. Surprisingly, in a trading deal as audacious as OswaldTheLuckyRabbit, Fox actually agreed to this, on the condition that they have more creative freedom regarding Negasonic Teenage Warhead's set of superpowers in ''Film/Deadpool2016''.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnPd7lzT4g Suffragette City]]'', by Music/DavidBowie

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKGuaN0Nt1c The Chain]]'', by Music/FleetwoodMac

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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Marvel did not realize that they didn't originally have the rights to Ego. Instead, his rights were with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, likely because of his ties to the ComicBook/FantasticFour and ComicBook/SilverSurfer franchises. Since Gunn did not have any other characters in mind for Star-Lord's father, he had to ask Fox if he could use the character. Surprisingly, Fox actually agreed to this, on the condition that they have more creative freedom regarding Negasonic Teenage Warhead's set of superpowers in ''Film/Deadpool2016''.

As of December 2016, songs known to be on Awesome Mix Vol 2 include:

* ActorAllusion: It appears both ''Film/TangoAndCash'' have returned and are in space.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Marvel did not realize that they didn't originally have the rights to Ego. Instead, his rights were with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, likely because of his ties to the ComicBook/FantasticFour and ComicBook/SilverSurfer franchises. Since Gunn did not have any other characters in mind for [[spoiler:Star-Lord's father]], he had to ask Fox if he could use the character. Surprisingly, Fox actually agreed to this, on the condition that they have more creative freedom regarding Negasonic Teenage Warhead in ''Film/Deadpool2016''.

** Originally [[http://mcuexchange.com/james-gunn-on-the-importance-of-baby-groot-yondu-and-more-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2/ Groot was going to be fully grown again,]] but James Gunn opted to keep him as a baby for the sequel.