Credit: Marvel Entertainment

Earlier this week, James Gunn shared the picture below to announce he has finished the screenplay for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Gunn wrote and directed the first movie, so I’m pretty excited to see what he does with the sequel!

Credit: James Gunn

The movie currently has a release date around May 2017, but that may change – fingers crossed it comes out a little earlier!

We don’t know too much about the plot yet, but from what I’ve heard the movie will be introducing us to Peter Quill/Star-Lord’s dad!

Yondu, Kraglin and Nebula will also be returning for the sequel, and the Guardians will apparently meet a new member!

Credit: Zoe Saldana

Actress Zoe Saldana shared this photo in November, showing part of the special effect makeup teams process for turning her into Gamora. Her entire face and neck is covered in green goo which is used to create a mold of her face – the special effects team can use that later to design prosthetics. Gamora is the last of a species called the Zen-Whoberis, who were exterminated by a reptilian alien species called the Badoon. It takes a bit of work to turn Zoe from a human being to a Zen-Whoberis!

Since the screenplay is finished, and the movie will start filming in February, we should hopefully hear more about the plot and cast soon!

Do you have a favourite character from Guardians of the Galaxy? Let me know in the comments!