Ego From Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 "Biggest Visual Effect Of All Time"

Sorry I missed yesterday, but things were pretty crazy here in the real world.  I'm back today, though, and figured I'd talk about one of the most highly anticipated films of the year...Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.  One of the reasons why people are looking forward to the film (besides the obvious one of getting to join the crew for another adventure) is the teasing of getting to see Ego, The Living Planet.  Kurt Russell is set to play Ego, and while we've seen small bits of Russell in his "human" form, we haven't seen anything of the planet Ego itself.  That's because the writer and director of the film, James Gunn, is keeping the reveal close to the chest.  Don't expect to see any of it until the movie's release.


Gunn recently sat down with Empire Magazine to talk about the film, and everything that went into making the film and Ego come to life.  While talking about the latter, he said that Ego is actually the biggest visual effect "in the history of film."  He went on to say:


“We have over a trillion polygons on Ego’s planet. It’s the biggest visual effect of all time. There’s nothing even close to it. Which is cool.”


After being teased in the first film that Peter Quill's father was an ancient being, people began to wonder who it was that they were referring to.  Since Ego isn't Star-Lord's father in the comic books, it was a huge surprise when it was revealed that he was going to be his father in the movie.  The film is set to begin a few months after the end of the first film, and Gunn has said that it will be a more intimate film, focusing on the characters more than the actual adventure, but that's not to say that there won't be an adventure.  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 looks to be an even bigger movie than the first.  It's also been announced that there definitely will be a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but whether Gunn is behind the camera for that one is still up in the air.  He said he's going to take some time off after finishing Vol. 2 to rest and figure out what he wants to do next...a new and different film, or Vol. 3.


Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits theaters May 5, 2017.  This is going to be a fun summer for movies!