First Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of Michael Rooker

01/28/2016 04:46 pm EST

The first table reading for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 took place earlier this week and, for its director and cast, it's on to the next step of pre-production.

James Gunn has shared the first behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals for the upcoming cosmic Marvel Cinematic adventure. Gunn is going through some motions with his brother and Guardians star Sean Gunn, his sometimes best friend and sometimes archnemesis and Guardians star Michael Rooker, and his full-time best friend and Guardians cameo star Von Spears.

Rooker doesn't look too pleased with being photographed during rehearsals!

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is set for release May 5, 2017.

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