First Footage of Sylvester Stallone In Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 premiering in theaters everywhere today, Marvel is ready to [...]
With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 premiering in theaters everywhere today, Marvel is ready to unveil some of the cards in their vest to get you excited in case you were one of the handful of people on the planet still on the fence.
A lot of speculation was had about who Sylvester Stallone was playing in the film after he was first announced, right up until it hit theaters overseas last week. But now that the cat is out of the bag, Marvel has released the first footage of his character in the film online for the viewing public.
If you're still hoping to go into this blind, click away because we're veering into SPOILER TERRITORY [and, come on, what are you even doing here if that's the case?] down below.
The clip—called "Betrayal"—shows a testy confrontation between Michael Rooker's Yondu and Stallone's character Stakar AKA Starhawk, leader of the Ravagers.
In the beginning of the film, Stakar gets in Yondu's face, saying "Ravagers don't deal in kids."
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Yondu demands respect from Starhawk and "a seat at the table," but Starhawk derides him for whatever deals he made that lead him toward kidnapping Quill in the first film.
It's clear there's a lot more going on in this scene, especially given that Yondu never delivered Quill to his father as he was paid to. Did he have another deal with Ego the Living Planet? One that maybe caused him to abandon the morals that he had to abide by as a Ravager?
ALSO, check out the person standing behind Starhawk—is that Martinex!? Looks like we finally know who Michael Rosenbaum is playing, and James Gunn's love for the original Guardians of the Galaxy team is really shining through in this film.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is in theaters now.
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Set to the backdrop of 'Awesome Mixtape #2,' Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.
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).