For a Marvel Studios movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had an abundance of villains. Star-Lord’s daddy issues brought the Ravagers and Ego the Living into conflict with the Guardians, so why bring the Ayesha and the Sovereign into the mix as well?
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During a live question and answer session on Facebook, director James Gunn provided a simple answer, and that was that his action movie needed more action.
“It was just about the story,” Gunn said. “We needed to have a pushing force, was is the Sovereign, because really the thing about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is its really and independent film in the body of a spectacle film.
“Creating this film that was so character-oriented…I needed to focus on that, so I needed to have some exterior force that was pushing us forward at least a little bit into the adventure, and that is what Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha, who I love, that’s her purpose.”
Gunn goes on to say that he also loves the character Adam Warlock, who is Ayesha’s genetic twin in the Marvel Comics universe, as payoff sure to come when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 comes out.
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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 and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is now playing in theaters.
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