James Gunn has taken to Twitter to deny the latest Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 rumour - of which there have been quite a few over the last few weeks.
James Gunn
A rumour has been circulating about Peter Quill's parentage, with Heroic Hollywood suggesting that Kree warrior Mar-Vell, A.K.A. the original Captain Marvel was his father - a fact that would be revealed in the upcoming film.
However, Gunn has shut down the rumour saying that the claims are 'completely false.' He wrote: "All right. From this moment on I'm going to stop commenting on any rumours surrounding Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, because, eventually, someone is going to come up with a spoiler that has some truth to it. That said, the rumours surrounding Quill's parentage at the present moment are completely false, and aren't even close to the truth. I don't know how people come up with this stuff, but it certainly isn't through legitimate sources.
"Also, I get the desire to get 'scoops' on character inclusion and casting choices, etc. But since when is a plot spoiler a 'scoop'? Is this really what fandom wants to know? Plot details in movies ahead of time? I got in this business because I love movies, and I think most film journalists are the same way. And spoiling plot details doesn't add to the enjoyment of the film-going experience. So bravo to those folks out there who don't partake in this sort of thing.
"But, as I said, eventually someone will actually spoil some detail of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. So this will be my last comment squelching a rumour until May 2017. But if you do pick up on some plot detail between now and then, be aware, A) They are likely full of shit, as has been everyone so far who has claimed to have had inside info, and B) We're creating a film that doesn't rely on plot twists to be an enjoyable experience. They're only a very small part of what we're cooking up for you."
Gunn is back in the director's chair for the already highly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and has penned the film's screenplay.
The movie is set to start filming next year and will be released in 2017. It will be the first of three Marvel films that year and will be followed by Spider-Man and Thor: Ragnarok.
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel are all set to reprise their roles as Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot but no big new additions to the cast list have yet been announced.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is released 28th April 2017.
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