guardians of the galaxy

MCU enthusiasts, prepare to have your souls crushed. In a brief Twitter exchange with fans on Feb. 27, Guardians of the Galaxy writer and director James Gunn confirmed that Adult Groot and Baby Groot are not the same. This makes fans' worst fear a re…

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 features four major female characters — a first for a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. MCU films tend to feature all men, or just one or two female leads, with perhaps a few supporting women scattered about (see:…

In addition to being a pop star, activist, and all around lightening rod for controversy, Miley Cyrus is now officially a superhero. Cyrus' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 cameo solidified her a spot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and sparked every…

Adam Warlock is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The mysterious new character was teased — spoiler alert — in the most informative Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 post-credits scene, and it's clear that he's going to play a major part in the f…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for many things: bright colors, cocky heroes, and big budget action, but one of the things it's most known for is post-credits scenes. And MCU's newest hit more than lives up to the reputation. Guardians of the …

There is power in art, and no one knows that better than the people who make it. On Saturday, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn posted a moving Facebook message as a reminder to himself and the fans of his movie franchise about a ragtag gro…

Baby Groot is everything. Baby Groot is perfect. And in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, Baby Groot stars in a scene that I literally had to watch through my hands. It was so not OK. I may have cried a little. Spoilers for Guardians 2 will follow, obv…

The last time we saw Yondu Udonta on the big screen, everyone's favorite blue space pirate was laughing after being outsmarted by Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord) in Guardians of the Galaxy. Though he spent the entire first film chasing Star-Lord through …

Stan Lee, the man responsible for co-creating all your favorite Marvel superheroes — from Spider-Man to the Fantastic Four — isn't just one of the founding fathers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he's also one of the faces that ties it all together…

I don't know if you know this, but Jeff Goldblum was big in the '80s. And Guardians of the Galaxy is big on the '80s. Logically, it follows that Goldblum and the Guardians are a match made in heaven. This blessed union is on display in Guardians of t…

Kurt Russell joins Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 as Peter Quill's father, Ego, but it turns out, he's way more than just a dad. In the sequel, Ego has big plans for the galaxy his son is trying to save — specificially, a plan he calls "the Expansion…

Marvel Studios has shown they're not afraid to mess with a proven formula. Take the Avengers, for instance. After the original six members of the first film, new members Vision, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, and War Machine were added in the second film. Th…

Like most superhero movies, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 leaves the viewer with plenty of questions. Yet one of the biggest head-scratchers from the film isn't about how the story will continue in a sequel, or why a fan favorite was left out of the…

Just like all babies, Baby Groot won't stay little forever. Already in the two months between the events of Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Baby Groot has grown quite a bit, going from a tiny sapling to a fully mobile tree…

Baby Groot mania has gripped the nation and it's not hard to see why. In the trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we get to watch Baby Groot adorably disobey Rocket Raccoon's orders, munch on M&M's while a ship goes into turbulence, and even …

The Guardians better watch out because they are about to face a villain unlike any they've ever seen before: Adam. Unfortunately, Adam only shows up in one of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 post-credit scenes (there are five, FYI) Teased as a be…

Howard the Duck is flying back into theaters. Well, he doesn't actually do any flying. In fact, he's barely on screen. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 brings Howard the Duck back for a cameo, making this the character's second appearance in the Marvel…

Any self-respecting Guardians of the Galaxy fan knows that it's not a Guardians party without at least a few surprise cameos and pop culture references. And so, as is sequel tradition, the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 cameos are bigger and better t…

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 is chock full of new characters and surprise cameos. The movie admittedly had a lot going for it already with the returning cast of the original film, along with new characters played by Kurt Russell, Elizab…

Despite the Marvel Cinematic Universe existing, not every Marvel movie is connected narratively. Marvel properties adapted into blockbusters haven't always been at the same studio, or under the same creative umbrella, but they have all been connected…