SDCC 2016 : GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 2… And Why Ravagers Rule!

James Gunn and Kevin Feige were ready to treat the Hall H audience to some fun as the closing act of the Marvel panel. Gunn came out with an incredible amount of energy… stoked to be back, and with the fans. If there is one thing that you should know about Gunn, is that he is incredibly grateful for his fans. What you see is what you get. That energy and excitement is real. How do I know? I’m lucky enough to call him a friend. This isn’t a humble brag. He deserves the praise of being an honest, kind, and humble creator. (Someone hide this from him though… Shh!)

At the start of his panel, the room was stormed by Ravagers that were there to do nothing more than heckle the crowd… as well as the panel. Sean Gunn, who has done an incredible job of wearing various hats throughout GUARDIANS, was joined by a wide array of talented actors/comedians such as Stephen Blackehart and Steve Agee, actor/musician Jimmy Urine, actor/director/goth/ass David Yarovesky (A.KA. Yarvo), and stunt man/crazy person who jumps out of planes and gives me complete anxiety with every video, Mike “Rooftop” Escamilla. One of the [many respectable/awesome… Again, hide this from him] things that Gunn does in his films is include some of his friends… which any fan should have figured out by now.

After a bit of footage, which included Baby Groot, Rocket, Yondu and his fancy new shark fin hawk, Kurt Russell announcing that he is, indeed, the father of Star-Lord, and a very short glimpse at Sylvester Stallone… Michael Rooker came out in full Yondu grab, joining Gunn, Feige, the Ravagers, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Elizabeth Debicki and Pom Klementieff to talk about the film. Chris Hardwick was right, by the way… Rooker did bring Yondu cookies to a party, and they were delicious. See photo below…

Check out the panel here:

(Also, sorry for the shaky footage at times… The press pit was a bit hard to navigate!)

The panel was taken over by the Ravagers from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, and Kevin Feige announced the brand new Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! attraction at Disney California Adventure, followed by a surprise appearance from returning cast members Chris Pratt (Peter Quill), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Michael Rooker (Yondu) and new additions Kurt Russell (Ego), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Elizabeth Debicki (Ayesha) alongside director James Gunn. They treated fans to exclusive footage from the film.

Guardians of the Galaxy Ð Mission: BREAKOUT! — Debuting in summer 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy Ð Mission: BREAKOUT! will take Disney California Adventure park guests through the fortress-like museum of the mysterious Collector, who is keeping his newest acquisitions, the Guardians of the Galaxy, as prisoners. Guests will board a gantry lift which launches them into a daring adventure as they join Rocket Raccoon in an attempt to set free his fellow Guardians. The new attraction will transform the structure currently housing The Twilight Zone Tower of Terrorª into an epic new adventure, enhancing the breathtaking free fall sensation with new visual and audio effects to create a variety of ride experiences. Guests will experience multiple, random and unique ride profiles in which the rise and fall of the gantry lift rocks to the beat of music inspired by the filmÕs popular soundtrack. (Artist Concept/Disneyland Resort)

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 is in U.S. Theaters May 5, 2017