Guardians of the Galaxy Director James Gunn is Getting His Own Funko Pop! Figure

The popular collectible company Funko has helped immortalize many characters from across pop culture, including a significant part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While several lines of the company’s highly-stylized Pop! Vinyl figures based on the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise are already on shelves, Marvel fans are hoping for many more to be made. And now it appears that a very special Guardians-related Pop! is on the way – of the film’s director, James Gunn.

Earlier tonight, Gunn responded to a fan’s request on Twitter for Funko to design figures for popular creators, such as Gunn, George Lucas, and Stan Lee. Gunn revealed – to many fans’ surprise – that a Pop! of him is on the horizon.

In case you were wondering, there are in fact a series of Funko products already dedicated to Stan Lee. But this news of Gunn’s Funko Pop! is certainly a pleasant surprise, considering the following the director has accumulated in recent years.

This isn’t the first Funko Pop! to be made of a popular director. Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters helmer Paul Feig received the Funko treatment last year, with his figure being exclusive to Funko’s online store. Feig’s figure was only made in a lot of 200, so here’s hoping that Gunn’s Pop! will be a little bit easier for his fans to get.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by James Gunn (Slither). The film marks the return of the original Guardians, including Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Gamora; Dave Bautista (Spectre) as Drax; Vin Diesel (Furious 7) as the voice of Groot; Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) as the voice of Rocket; Michael Rooker (Jumper) as Yondu; Karen Gillan (The Big Short) as Nebula; and Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls) as Kraglin. New cast members include Pom Klementieff (Oldboy), Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby, Everest), Chris Sullivan (The Knick, The Drop) and Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, The Thing).

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is in theaters now. Spider-Man: Homecoming lands on July 7, 2017, followed by Thor: Ragnarok on November 3, 2017. After that Black Panther debuts on February 16, 2018, while Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters on May 4, 2018. Ant-Man and the Wasp is slated for July 6, 2018, followed by Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019.

(via CinemaBlend)