History Trivia / GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2

** Similarly Drax. People either [[SugarWiki/Flanderization felt his stupidity went too far which ruined his character in subsequent appearances]] or thought his goofy side being enhanced was amusing.

** Similarly Drax. People either [[Flanderization felt his stupidity went too far which ruined his character in subsequent appearances]] or thought he was amusing.

** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/StephenLang, Creator/MichaelBiehn, Creator/BruceWillis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MaxVonSydow, Creator/ChristophWaltz, Creator/ChristopherPlummer and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger were considered for Ego the Living Planet before the casting of Russell.

* AuteurLicense: After the runaway success of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', Creator/JamesGunn was allowed to do pretty much whatever he wanted with this film.

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Similarly, Creator/PomKlementieff does both the European and Québécois French dubs of Mantis in ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' and has reprised her role in the later movies.

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Creator/PomKlementieff dubbed herself in French.

* IKnewIt:
** Mantis was by far one of the least popular guesses for who the new Guardian would be, but a small group of fans correctly called it.
** Fans have speculated for years that [[spoiler:Creator/StanLee was playing Uatu the Watcher in all of his cameo appearances. While the Watchers retain their original look, he is still shown to be affiliated with them and credited as "The Watchers' Informant". Possibly the closest thing to AscendedFanon we'll get.]]
** When the first film revealed that Quill's father was an unknown but very powerful alien, some fans speculated that [[spoiler: his father was responsible for Meredith's death, though they hadn't expected it to be ''intentional'' on Ego's part]].
** After seeing Yondu as a Ravager, many suspected that the other OG Guardians of the Galaxy might show up as Ravagers, too.
** Some viewers, after watching the first movie and noticing how incredibly aggressive Yondu was when his authority was even slightly threatened, couldn't help but wonder if the long-term stability of his Ravager crew was already decaying. Just two months later in-universe, their concerns were proved right.

* 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.

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Creator/PomKlementieff also dubs Mantis's voice in the French version of this movie, and the subsequent ones where the character appears.

--->'''[=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/AlecBaldwin, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/StephenLang, Creator/MichaelBiehn, Creator/BruceWillis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MaxVonSydow, Creator/ChristophWaltz, Creator/ChristopherPlummer and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger were considered for Ego the Living Planet before the casting of Russell.

** Music/DavidBowie was originally going to play a member of Yondu's crew, but his illness and eventual death prevented that from happening. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX0KjDFvDAY TV spot]] for the film did have a Bowie song playing - specifically "Suffragette City". James Gunn wanted to include the song in the film's soundtrack, but for unknown reasons, that didn't happen either.
** Along with Mantis, Gunn initially planned to have [[ComicBook/Warlock1967 Adam Warlock]] join the team; he cut Warlock because of the already large number of subplots and character arcs, and this didn't make it past the treatment phase. It would later be confirmed that Warlock would get RefittedForSequel with the third film in the series, TheStinger for ''Vol. 2'' likely the set up for his later appearance [[spoiler:where Ayesha and the Sovereign, having played a role in creating him in the comics, are planning on using him as a weapon against the team]].

** [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/chris-pratt-had-a-very-bad-idea-for-guardians-of-the-ga-1794818393 Chris Pratt wanted to add a joke]] where Peter [[LampshadeHanging points out]] that Ego's human avatar [[CelebrityParadox looks just like]] Creator/KurtRussell, but James Gunn refused. This may have inspired a scene where Ego, [[spoiler: his true colors revealed]], briefly shifts into the form of Creator/DavidHasselhoff, Peter having claimed as a child that David Hasselhoff was his dad.

** Had Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox not allowed Creator/MarvelStudios to use Ego, it's quite possible the film would have been ''very'' different, given Marvel didn't realize they didn't have the film rights to the character until production was about to start (Fox agreed to exchange him for Negasonic Teenage Warhead, who would appear in ''Film/{{Deadpool 2}}''). One only wonders what the film would have been like then. [[note]]Ego originally debuted as a Thor rogue, but his debut story also involved ComicBook/{{Galactus}} and he was made a RoguesGalleryTransplant for Galactus' enemies the ComicBook/FantasticFour and ComicBook/SilverSurfer, suggesting that because of those later appearances Fox was able to claim him[[/note]].

* TheCastShowOff: In an Entertainment Tonight interview, Creator/VinDiesel hilariously demonstrates that he can pull off the cute and childish HeliumVoice of Baby Groot ''by himself '''without''' digital modification,'' in spite of his deep coarse and gruffy natural voice.

** Creator/JamesGunn almost planned to kill off Gamora at some point during this film, but eventually held off on it for reasons unknown.

--->'''[=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"''.

* FandomNod: Stan Lee [[spoiler:chatting with a bunch of Watchers obviously references the fan-theory that he's Uatu from the comics. After the release, Kevin Feige unofficially endorsed the theory (but not outright stated if he is Uatu). Lee is credited as a "Watcher Informant".]]

** Fans have speculated for years that [[spoiler:Creator/StanLee was playing Uatu the Watcher in all of his cameo appearances. While the Watchers retain their original look, he is still shown to be affiliated with them and credited as "The Watchers' Informant". Possibly AscendedFanon as well.]]

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: In addition to her role as Mantis onscreen, Creator/PomKlementieff did both French dubs of her as well. She reprised her dub role in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.

* AuteurLicense: After the runaway success of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', Creator/JamesGunn was allowed to do pretty much whatever he wanted with this film.

*** Creator/AlecBaldwin, Creator/MelGibson, Creator/GaryOldman, Creator/LiamNeeson, Creator/ViggoMortensen, Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/StephenLang, Creator/MichaelBiehn, Creator/BruceWillis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MaxVonSydow, Creator/ChristophWaltz, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger were considered for Ego the Living Planet before the casting of Russell.

* 12. "Father and Son" by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

* PlayingAgainstType: [[spoiler:Kurt Russell plays a psychotic alien being despite being known for being a major '80s action star and generally associated with playing heroes and anti-heroes. Indeed, TheReveal of Ego's true plan was shocking because fans, on hearing of Russell's casting, actually expected Ego to have AdaptationalHeroism. Even more when you consider this film represents Russell returning to Disney after he started his career as a child star for the studio. It's also worth noting in real life he's been deemed "dad" by Kate and Oliver Hudson as they have no relationship with their biological father, so this contrasts with Ego and makes him more like [[AdaptationalHeroism Yondu.]]]]

** Had Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox not allowed Creator/MarvelStudios to use Ego, it's quite possible the film would have been ''very'' different, given Marvel didn't realize they didn't have the film rights to the character until production was about to start. One only wonders what the film would have been like then. [[note]]Ego originally debuted as a Thor rogue, but his debut story also involved ComicBook/{{Galactus}} and he was made a RoguesGalleryTransplant for Galactus' enemies the ComicBook/FantasticFour and ComicBook/SilverSurfer, suggesting that because of those later appearances Fox was able to claim him[[/note]].

** Along with Mantis, Gunn initially planned to have [[ComicBook/{{Warlock}} Adam Warlock]] join the team; he cut Warlock because of the already large number of subplots and character arcs, and this didn't make it past the treatment phase. It would later be confirmed that Warlock would get RefittedForSequel with the third film in the series, TheStinger for ''Vol. 2'' likely the set up for his later appearance [[spoiler:where Ayesha and the Sovereign, having played a role in creating him in the comics, are planning on using him as a weapon against the team]].

** Along with Mantis, Gunn initially planned to have ComicBook/AdamWarlock join the team; he cut Warlock because of the already large number of subplots and character arcs, and this didn't make it past the treatment phase. It would later be confirmed that Warlock would get RefittedForSequel with the third film in the series, TheStinger for ''Vol. 2'' likely the set up for his later appearance [[spoiler:where Ayesha and the Sovereign, having played a role in creating him in the comics, are planning on using him as a weapon against the team]].

** James Gunn wanted Music/DavidBowie to have an appearance in Yondu's crew, but the latter's illness and death prevented that from happening. He then planned to again include a Bowie song in the soundtrack (in this case "Suffragette City"), but for unknown reasons it didn't make the final cut.

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