Slowly but surely, James Gunn‘s many social media followers have teased the tiniest morsels of information out of the director regarding his forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy 2 at Marvel. From known outlets like Twitter, to newer iterations like Periscope, Gunn has had a lot of fun doing a bit of Marvelesque sharing and non-sharing.
Of course Gunn has been focusing a bit more on his upcoming film The Belko Experiment, including his most recent casting announcement on Facebook. But comic book movies fans are a relentless bunch, so when one asked Gunn about whether or not Kang the Conqueror would be a part of the Guardians sequel, he had this to say:
For those who aren’t in the know, Kang the Conqueror is a cosmic super villain who begins life as Nathaniel Richards — a historian from the 30th century. With the aid of time travel, Richards travels back to ancient Egypt, adopts the mantel of Pharaoh Rama-Tut, and proceeds to abuse his technological powers to a great extent. He basically garners a great deal of knowledge and power, becoming Kang the Conqueror — time-traveling badass — in the process.
So yeah, yet another Marvel character owned by Fox that Marvel Studios can’t use in its standalone cinematic universe. Huzzah.
(Via James Gunn)