After last weekend, when Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" crushed the box-office competition (right now, it may be on track to be the biggest film of the summer), speculation about a sequel immediately began.
Yet even before the movie was released, it had been confirmed - "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" is under way. The news, confirmed by BBC, indicates that "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" will be released on July 28, 2017. This is almost exactly three years after the release of the first "Guardians," which makes sense, as Marvel would want to keep "Guardians" in the same time frame that gave it such a massive box office success.
But more important than the release date is the story. And thanks to Christian Today, we know that Josh Brolin, who voiced the Marvel megavillain Thanos, will be reprising his role in the second "Guardians" film, as well as next summer's "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Presumably, his appearances all foreshadow an eventual film when the Avengers would have to take down the super-powered supervillain.
They might not have to do it alone, though, because Marvel producer Kevin Feige has confirmed that we will eventually see the Guardians and the Avengers in the same film. He teased some of the humorous match-ups between the two teams in an interview with IGN.
"You know, the fun about The Avengers, as we we're gearing up to that, was 'how would Tony Stark deal with goody two-shoes Steve Rogers in World War II?' What would Tony Stark think of a Norse god who wields a hammer? The brilliance of Joss [Whedon] was having fun with that. So who knows if and when these guys would ever connect, but it is fun thinking about, how would Steve Rogers react to Rocket? Or, you're right, Drax couldn't even have a conversation with Tony Stark! [Laughs] I have a theory that the more time Drax spends with Peter Quill, the more he's going to start to learn, perhaps, that people aren't always as literal as his species would assume," Feige said.
Check back soon for more "Guardians of the Galaxy" news.
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