James Gunn Reveals Which Marvel Character Was Almost in GOTG 2
Writer/director James Gunn reveals that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 almost marked the Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of Darkhawk. Created by Tom DeFalco and Mike Manley, Darkhawk made his Marvel Comics debut in his self-titled series beginning 1991 that would run until 1995, with the character going on to appear in various other titles, limited-run series and multi-title events. Darkhawk's real identity is Christopher Powell, a New York teenager who discovers a mysterious amulet that allows him to switch places with a powerful android granting him a wide array of superhuman abilities, including energy manipulation, teleportation, flight, night vision and accelerated healing.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 picked up sometime after the events of the previous film as the titular team find themselves marooned on an alien planet after crossing the Sovereign race and are met by Peter Quill's long-lost father, the ancient Celestial known as Ego. Chris Pratt once again led the cast of the MCU sequel alongside Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker and Karen Gillan and marked the franchise debuts of Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 once again received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike for Gunn's direction and script, the visual effects, soundtrack and performances from the cast, and it was a box office hit, grossing over $863 million against its $200 million budget, outgrossing its predecessor's $772 million haul.
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