Guardians of the Galaxy: Alternate Designs for Ronan’s Universal Weapon

Conceptual artist David Hobbins (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) worked on […]

September 5, 2017, 3:49pm

Conceptual artist David Hobbins (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) worked on James Gunn’s 2014 blockbuster, Guardians of the Galaxy, and tasked with coming up with cool and inventive designs for Ronan’s Universal Weapon/Cosmi-Rod, a a Kree war-hammer that projects concussive blasts; as well as Drax’s daggers, Gamora’s sword, Rocket’s gun, the orb containing the Infinity Stone, and much more.

“For Ronan, we had to produce a Cosmi-Rod. This is essentially a staff with a large head on it,” Property Master Barry Gibbs explained (in the featurette above). “We had to try and show that it had an internal power and the ability to cast this charge of energy. We tried desperately not to make it look like Thor’s hammer.”

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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).