Guardians Of The Galaxy: James Gunn Behind The Scenes At Ronan’s Throne

James Gunn has released another behind-the-scenes photo from the set of Guardians of the Galaxy.

This one features Gunn himself, looking…pretty badass. He’s holding Ronan’s Universal Weapon and wearing an Alice Cooper t-shirt, with a meerkat perched on his shoulder.

Here’s how Gunn explains himself:

My little meerkat pal Timone and I stealing a shot on Ronan’s throne. Timone would visit me on set and hang on my shoulder all day while I directed (as long as anyone didn’t get too close – if they would try to touch me he’d protect me by snapping at them).

I think you can safely call that directing style “unique.”

Guardians of the Galaxy comes to theaters August 1.