New Cast Members Announced For Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

How cool is that picture, right?

So Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has officially begun filming, and not only are we going to get another great space comedy/adventure film, but we will be seeing some new faces in it as well.  The cast's original crew have all returned, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper, as well as Glenn Close, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, and Sean Gunn who will all be reprising their roles from the first film.  The interesting news that came out were the additions that will be appearing.

First off, Pom Klementieff has been hired to play Mantis, who will become the newest member of the crew.  Elizabeth Debicki has been signed to play a role that has yet to be revealed.  Newcomer Chris Sullivan's role is the same way.  Lastly, it was announced that Kurt Russell will be joining the cast as Peter Quill's father. Having said that, he will not be playing J-Son King of Spartax, who is Quill's father in the comic books.  Who he'll be in the film, though, isn't known yet.  Super Director James Gunn sounds pretty excited to start filming the sequel.  Here's what he had to say about the film on his Facebook page:

"Official photography on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has started, and I couldn't be more stoked. 

My favorite movie as a small child was The Strongest Man in the World, so I'm glad to announce that, yes, Kurt Russell has joined our cast and, yes, he is more awesome a dude than I ever could have imagined.

The last few days around here with him and our other new cast members, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, and Chris Sullivan, have been some of the best of my life.  I never thought anyone was missing from our island of misfit toys, but now that these folks are here there feels like there was.

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, and Glen Close are all returning.

We'll have more surprises for you in the coming months.  But, for now, this will have to do.

I have to get back to set!

Have a great day, everybody."
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 comes out on May5, 2017.  Waaaay too long to wait!