Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 concept art reveals Nebula, Yondu and Mantis have joined Star Lord's team
Drax, baby Groot, Yondu, Star-Lord, Mantis, Rocket, Nebula, and Gamora
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Despite Marvel having dozens of films set for release in the near future, there’s one in particular that fans are very excited about, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
The first film, which helped launch Chris Pratt to leading actor status, was a surprise success, proving that Marvel release almost anything (even Ant-Man) and it will gross millions upon millions of dollars.
James Gunn’s lovable band of misfits were, of course, central to the intergalactic story, the five members - Star-Lord, Groot, Drax, Gamora, and Groot - going from acquaintances to friends withing the film.
The sequel looks set to add three new members to the team, two of whom we saw in the original film - Yondu and Nebula - the latter of which was an adversary to the Guardians.
Posting concept art from the film on Facebook, director Gunn confirmed that Yondu will indeed be a member of the new crew, while Nebula's role will be more ambiguous.
Meanwhile, the third new member, Mantis, will play a primary role and will not have green skin like in the comics.
Speaking about the upcoming film in a recent interview, Gunn said: "It's both a bigger movie and a smaller movie because we focus more intensely on some of the characters.”
He also discussed whether Star-Lord’s father would play any part in the film, adding: “We get to learn a lot more about fathers in the second movie, [So] we focus a lot on that.”
Kurt Russell is thought to be playing Peter’s dad, his performance having moved the cast and crew to tears during filming.
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