Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[ray]

One of the two back to back honorable mentions of David Hasselhoff's works. In this film his Knight Rider (1982) series is mentioned as an influence to Star Lord as a child. The other film is Baywatch (2017), released in the same month (May 2017). Also he has cameos in both the films.

[lynn]

Vin Diesel was able to pull off Baby Groot's high-pitched voice on his own. His performance required no digital alterations of any kind.

[michele]

In Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) a cocoon is seen in the Collector's collection. Many have speculated this cocoon contained Adam Warlock, who is a member of The Guardians in the comic. James Gunn has since stated the Collector's cocoon does not contain the character, as seen in this film when Adam is revealed in the post-credits sequence.

[chad]

Originally set for a July 2017 release, but was pushed up to May 5.

[fred]

David Hasselhoff, who appears briefly, was the first actor to play Nick Fury, in Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998).

[frederick]

As the Ravager ships light up the sky with fireworks at Yondu's funeral, his burning ashes form a trail that eventually reshape into his trademark arrow trail.

[ray]

James Gunn clearly stated that this sequel would not set up Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

[harry]

When Nebula says goodbye to Gamora and leaves as she sets out on her own to kill Thanos, Gamora tells Nebula that they don't know if Thanos can be killed. This hints at Nebula's possible fate in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

[carl]

In September 2015 James Gunn said in a Facebook post that he wanted to use the Sneepers, an alien race that first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1964, as background characters in the film, but he was advised against it by Marvel's legal department because the name was too similar to "snípur", the Icelandic word for "clitoris". The Marvel legal department later cleared the use of Sneepers in the film, in part because of the extensive media coverage Gunn's initial post received. The song Guardians Inferno, played at the end of the film, is credited to The Sneepers featuring David Hasselhoff.

[ken]

The opening battle sequence resembles the first issue of the 2008 comic book, which featured the newly formed Guardians battling a giant monster from another dimension. In that story the Guardians were defending a cult called the Universal Church of Truth, which had ties to Adam Warlock. In the film the Guardians are working for the Sovereign race, which is later revealed to be in possession of Adam Warlock's cocoon. Both the Sovereign and the Church become adversaries of the Guardians.

[ella]

In 1960, a comic came out where Groot (the Monster from Planet X) was actually a villain.

[gerald]

The first MCU film to take place during one phase (Phase 2) but be a part of another phase (Phase 3). The second film was Captain Marvel (2019) which takes place in Phase 1, but is a part of Phase 3.

[terry]

Rob Zombie: unseen ravager.

[harry]

The flowers used as decoration on Yondu's body before cremation are from the species Gloriosa Superba.

[fred]

On March 23, 2016, Chris Pratt announced a fundraiser to help support the Lake Stevens' Boys and Girls Club in his hometown. By donating you would get a chance to visit Pratt and eat lunch with him on the set of this film.

[richard]

This film features five mid- and post-credit scenes.

[eli]

Michael Rooker and Sylvester Stallone worked together in Cliffhanger (1993), a movie about a mountain climber rescue team set on a snow covered mountain, where their characters start out with a strained relationship. Coincidentally, in this movie when they meet each other, it is snowing, and they are also on bad terms with each other.

[jessie]

In an interview, Karen Gillan explained that Nebula "is a pretty angry woman, with some daddy issues and that, in the second movie, we're going to start to see how much pain her father actually caused her, and we're going to delve right into the relationship with her sister Gamora. I think we might even feel a tinge of sympathy towards her this time."