History Trivia / GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2

*** Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/ChristophWaltz, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/MaxVonSydow, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MichaelBiehn, and Creator/LiamNeeson were also considered for the role of Ego as well.

** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was first offered the part of Ego the Living Planet before Creator/KurtRussell. When asked about why he turned it down, [=McConaughey=] responded with this.

--->'''[=McConaughey=]''': [[http://collider.com/matthew-mcconaughey-guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-the-dark-tower/ I like Guardians of the Galaxy, but what I saw was ‘It’s successful, and now we’ve got room to make a colorful part for another big-name actor.’ I’d feel like an amendment.]]

** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was first offered the role of Ego the Living Planet before Creator/KurtRussell. When asked about why he turned it down, [=McConaughey=] responded with this.
--->'''[=McConaughey=]''': I like Guardians of the Galaxy, but what I saw was ‘It’s successful, and now we’ve got room to make a colorful part for another big-name actor.’ I’d feel like an amendment.
*** Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/ChristophWaltz, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/MaxvonSydow, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MichaelBiehn, and Creator/LiamNeeson were also considered for the role of Ego as well.

-->'''[=McConaughey=]''': I like Guardians of the Galaxy, but what I saw was ‘It’s successful, and now we’ve got room to make a colorful part for another big-name actor.’ I’d feel like an amendment.

** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was offered the role of Ego, but he turned it down in favor of ''Film/TheDarkTower2017''. Other candidates included Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/MichaelBiehn, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/StephenLang, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Creator/MaxVonSydow, Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/BruceWillis.

* ActorAllusion:
** It appears both ''Film/TangoAndCash'' have returned and are in space.
** Yondu and Stakar [[Film/{{Cliffhanger}} already go back from the Rocky Mountains]].
** One of Stakar's first lines is yelling at Yondu about how he [[Film/JudgeDredd betrayed the code]].
** [[spoiler:Teenage Groot]] takes up all his time with video games, which are something of a passion of Creator/VinDiesel's.
** [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw Zed, Vikke, and Swan]] are now Ravagers. [[spoiler:And Nick, too!]]
** Once again, Creator/MichelleYeoh captains a [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery starship]].
** [[Film/LiloAndStitch Cobra Bubbles]] has gotten used to aliens, including short, hairy fugitives who used to be mad scientist experiments.
** Creator/KurtRussell now plays [[spoiler:[[Film/TheThing1982 an alien being that wants to assimilate all life]].]] [[Film/{{Tombstone}} He also uses the word "fortuitous."]]
*** On that note, Creator/MichaelRooker now plays someone fighting against [[spoiler:[[Film/{{Slither}} an alien being that wants to assimilate all life]].]]

** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was offered the role of Ego, but he turned it down in favor of ''Film/TheDarkTower2017''.
** Other candidates for Ego were Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/MichaelBiehn, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/StephenLang, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Creator/MaxVonSydow, Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/BrucWillis.

** Other candidates for Ego were Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/MaxVonSydow and Creator/ChristophWaltz.

** [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw Zed, Vikke and Swan]] are now Ravagers. [[spoiler:And Nick too!]]
** Creator/KurtRussell now plays [[spoiler: [[Film/TheThing1982 an alien being that wants to assimilate all life.]]]] [[Film/{{Tombstone}} He also uses the word "fortuitous"]].
*** On that note, Creator/MichaelRooker now plays someone fighting against [[spoiler: [[Film/{{Slither}} an alien being that wants to assimilate all life]]]].

* DoingItForTheArt: The props department had trouble sourcing Walkmans and headphones for this film (Sony had none of the specific model to lend to the production) so six sets had to be made from scratch.

** Creator/ChrisPratt noted that buffing up for his shirtless scene wasn't very difficult for this film as he'd already done most of the hard work for ''Vol. 1'' and had maintained that physique ever since.
** The make-up team was able make some improvements to help with actors' comfort with their make-up and prosthetics.

*** Creator/DaveBautista's prep time was cut down from four hours to ninety minutes and he would have to sit in a sauna to sweat the make-up off at the end of each day.

** After seeing Yondu as a Ravager, many suspected that the other OG Guardians of the Galaxy might show up as Ravagers too.

** Creator/StanLee's cameo appears to indicate that [[spoiler: while he is ''associated'' with the Watchers, he's not Uatu specifically.]]

** Ayesha and the Sovereign were said to be the film's BigBad, with them seeking Ego in an effort to get their hands on his Celestial genetic code. [[spoiler:Such a plot point never comes up in the movie, and ''Ego'' is the BigBad, while the Sovereign are secondary villains]].
* MilestoneCelebration: The film is released in the centenary year of Creator/JackKirby, co-creator of most of the Marvel Comics. Of course the Guardians were not his creations, coming after his time, but Groot originated in a Kirby horror comic and the film's major new character, Ego the Living Planet, is one of his most memorable and original creations.
* OldShame: According to James Gunn, Microsoft didn't want to put the Zune in this film because not only was it a MASSIVE flop for them but it was also used as a joke.

** In the first scene, Drax states he doesn't like using the jet pack because the chest strap hurts his sensitive nipples. This was a joke intended for the suit up scene in the first movie to explain why he doesn't wear his team uniform jacket in the climax.

** 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. This partially impacted the choice to have a two- month TimeSkip from the last film, [[https://www.comicbookmovie.com/guardians_of_the_galaxy/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-director-james-gunn-says-a147453 as the movie was meant to be set in real time as previous MCU movies had been]]. Gunn explained these changes came because he couldn't make the story work as he'd originally intended; Baby Groot ultimately became the connecting tissue of the film's core theme, FamilyOfChoice, and helped him develop the RagtagBunchOfMisfits' growth as not just colleagues but as a family unit.
** Gunn was very hesitant to [[spoiler:kill off Yondu]] and wasn't going to do it at one point, but ultimately decided that it needed to happen to give some real stakes to the movie.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Thankfully avoided. Marvel did not realize that they didn't originally have the film rights to Ego until production on the movie was about to begin. Instead, his rights were with Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, likely because of his ties to the ComicBook/FantasticFour and ComicBook/SilverSurfer franchises (which Fox has the license to). Since Gunn did not have any other characters in mind for Star-Lord's father (and the movie would have had to be overhauled on short notice if he couldn't figure out a replacement), he had to ask Fox if he could use the character. Surprisingly, in a trading deal as audacious as Disney's earlier deal to get the rights to WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit back, 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''.

* DoingItForTheArt:
** The props department had trouble sourcing Walkmans and headphones for this film (Sony had none of the specific model to lend to the production) so six sets had to be made from scratch.
** James Gunn insisted that the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMMe1drnZY Guardians Inferno]]" music video be shot on genuine 1970's television cameras, which was extremely expensive and technically difficult to do, because they provide a visual quality that is impossible to replicate in post production. Also, the initial plan was just to use David Hasselhoff and dancers but the cast, despite their busy schedules, all enthusiastically agreed to participate when asked, with Chris Pratt even shooting his part during a spare moment on the set of ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' and the crew of that movie pitching in to help.
* DVDCommentary: Gunn notes that the look of this film got more praise among fans than the first film, due to focusing on a more limited color pallet per scene, and making them more vibrant.

*** On that note, Creator/MichaelRooker is now playing someone fighting against [[spoiler: [[Film/{{Slither}} an alien being that wants to assimilate all life]]]].

*** On that note, Creator/MichaelRooker is now playing someone fighting [[spoiler: [[Film/Slither an alien being that wants to assimilate all life]]]].

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAbY2cmEsS0 Turn the Page]]" by Music/BobSeger

** James Gunn insisted that the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMMe1drnZY Guardians Inferno]]" music video be shot on genuine 1970's television cameras, which was extremely expensive and technically difficult to do, because they provide a visual quality that is impossible to replicate in post production. Also, the initial plan was just to use David Hasselhoff and dancers but the cast, despite their busy schedules, all enthusiastically agreed to participate when asked, with Chris Pratt even shooting his part during a spare moment on the set of ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom''.

* DoingItForTheArt: The props department had trouble sourcing Walkmans and headphones for this film (Sony had none of the specific model to lend to the production) so six sets had to be made from scratch.

* DeletedRole: Creator/NathanFillion portrayed actor [[ComicBook/WonderMan Simon Williams]] on some movie posters that were meant to appear in one scene, but the scene in question was cut.