Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Trailer #2 Breakdown
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We're just a couple months away from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. A new trailer for the upcoming Marvel film was revealed this week, and the new footage detailed quite a bit about the film. We're going to dive right in and find out what the newest trailer tells us about the May 5 film.
The trailer opens up with Peter Quill looking at an old Mattel Electronics football game, which has been hacked to monitor the arrival of an alien beast. It looks like more objects from Peter's past will be featured in this movie.
We've seen where the Guardians of the Galaxy are located in the opening sequence a few times. Drax charges into battle against an alien with hundreds of teeth. The most recent trailer makes it seem like this isn't the final battle of the film. Previous ones made it feel the opposite.
Where do they find these tiny clothes for Groot? There are quite a few shots of baby Groot during the trailer, and yes, he will still be voiced by Vin Diesel.
We see a group of people, all dressed in gold. The Guardians are all meeting with them. The leader says, "I see it within you. Fear. Jealousy. Betrayal..."
The leader continues speaking as we see a group of their ships appear in space: "It is our duty to cleanse the universe of this weakness."
According to the IMDb page, the leader is a character named Ayesha and is played by Elizabeth Debicki. Digging into Marvel's comic book universe, this character is most likely based on Kismet. She is an artificial lifeform who was created to be the mate of Warlock, another Marvel cosmic character.
Yondu returns with the Ravagers, as we see them confront Rocket. There are a few scenes with Rocket battling them in a forest.
We catch a quick glimpse of each member of the team. Star-Lord and Gamora seem to be getting closer to each other, as they dance on a terrace.
We already saw the softer side of Gamora, and now, we get to see her shooting a comically oversized gun, like something a '90s comic book character would use.
Drax has some sort of transparent suit on as he shoots at a ship in space. He screams, "Die, spaceship!" during his scene.
Yondu's mohawk gets a little bigger, and he'll be a part of the team in the sequel. We briefly see him, Rocket, and baby Groot on a walkway.
Mantis makes her debut in the sequel. In the comics, she's a telepathic cosmic traveler who has been a member of the Guardians and the Avengers.
Nebula returns to the film, and this time, she may be part of the team. We see her flying a ship, screaming. What's she so angry about?
Nebula is apparently firing at Gamora. Just like the first film, team members don't always get along. Considering there are a few scenes of the team getting along together, we're thinking this moment is from early on in the film.
We see this beautiful-looking planet, and a ship is flying into one of the buildings. The only planet from the Marvel universe that has been mentioned in all of the news is Ego (the living planet), but we don't think this scene takes place there.
During the final moments of the trailer, we see the team all together, and Nebula is handcuffed. We're assuming the first part of the film will be the Guardians hunting her down.
Finally, it's revealed that Kurt Russell is playing Peter Quill's father, which is a tad confusing, since Russell was cast to play Ego. The comic book version of Peter's dad is a whole lot different. Peter's father is known as J'Son of Spartax. He was the ruler of the Spartoi Empire, which spans most of the galaxy.
We'll find out more on May 5 when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits theaters.