Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Officially Begins Filming, Cast Photo Released

02/17/2016 09:16 am EST

James Gunn has announced that principal photography has officially begun for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Along with the announcement, Gunn released a teaser image of the film's core cast: Rocket Raccoon (voice of Bradley Cooper), Drax (Dave Bautista), Groot (voice of Vin Diesel), Star-Lord (Christ Pratt), and Gamora (Zoe Saldana). Groot is apparently still growing out of his "baby Groot" phase.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will reunite the ragtag band of cosmic a-holes for a new adventure in through the Marvel Universe.

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