Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Director Shares Behind-The-Scenes Ravagers Video

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has released a new video featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the rowdy Ravagers after hours.

In the video, Gunn enters a room full of Ravager extras from the film after a day of shooting. The Ravagers still have plenty of energy though, and they give Gunn an impressively spirited welcome.

Gun accompanied the video with a heartfelt message about how much he’s come appreciate his extras and the story of what transpired on the day this video was shot:

“Over the years I’ve really come to value our background performers. Background actors (or extras) can make a scene great or kill it entirely. So when it came to casting the Ravagers extras on Vol. 2 – who had a lot of important, multi-layered scenes – we went through a painstaking process to find the best ones. First we went through thousands of headshots to find the most interesting faces and looks. From there we created a Ravager boot camp of a couple hundred people. We put them through the paces with a bunch of scenarios. And from that group we chose the Ravagers who were the most engaging, authentic, and enthusiastic. It all paid off because our Ravager scenes in the movie don’t seem like it’s a handful of paid actors and then a bunch of extras who are barely present – it seems like a large cohesive group of maniacal pirates who have been traveling the universe for decades.

Because these guys were the best they were also a lot of fun to be around on set. One day after we were done shooting they were hyped up from a good day of work. So they went outside the set door on the way to the exit and, as every crew member went to leave, they “greeted” them. I heard the hooting and hollering and asked my Associate Producer Simon what was up. He told me. And so Simon and I filmed this for you guys. Enjoy.

And thank you Ravagers – you made these days the most fun of the entire shoot. You’re an amazing bunch of guys.”

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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 opens in theaters on May 5, 2017.

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