Guardians Of The Galaxy: Chris Pratt Had A Crazy Idea For Kurt Russell's Role

Kofi Outlaw

05/02/2017 04:03 pm EDT

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is coming to theaters riding a massive amount of anticipation and buzz. In addition to all the Marvel Cinematic Universe developments and reveals, there are a lot of fun behind-the-scenes Easter eggs and trivia that will make reading about the film's production almost as satisfying as watching the film itself.

It was a big deal for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to snag big cameo appearances from the likes of Kurt Russell (and other big icons you'll spot in the film). Getting those iconic actors sold on the right roles was no doubt difficult - but it could've gone a much crazier way than what we got.

Case in point: Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt recently revealed that he had an idea for who Kurt Russell could play in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - and it's an idea that was rightly left on the cutting room floor.

Kurt Russell Almost Played... Kurt Russell

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Russell plays Ego, an ancient cosmic being who takes on the forms of entire planet, and a humanoid man (at one point taking on a famous celebrity face for a hilarious cameo moment). Because Ego chooses the forms he takes, Pratt thought that Guardians director James Gunn could have a little bit of meta-humor fun.

Talking to iO9, Chris Pratt revealed that, early on, he wanted co-star Kurt Russell to play none other than Kurt Russell!

"Peter Quill would know who Kurt Russell is," Pratt said. "...I kept pitching [director] James [Gunn] the idea, 'Should I know that that's Kurt Russell?' He's like, 'Just trust me. Don't.'"

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is already taking its biggest criticisms from the fact that the humor in the sequel seems to have been a bit overdone. Leaving out a whole running motif of Kurt Russell's Ego being modeled after the actual Kurt Russell was probably a good idea. As it stands, GotGV2 has more than enough fun making famous stars do strange and/or funny things.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in the domestic market this Friday.

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.

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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).

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