Guardians of the Galaxy blasts into cinemas this summer but is Marvel already working on a sequel?
An untitled sequel is in the works for 2016 according to JBlo.
Chris Pratt as Star-Lord leads a team of aliens played by Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and the voices of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. The James Gunn directed movie will introduce the Nova Corps, the Kree Empire, Nebula the space pirate and the Collector. Ronan the Accuser of the Kree is said to be the main villain.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 would be part of Marvel’s Cinematic Phase Three (including Ant-Man and possibly Doctor Strange.)
Avengers introduced Thanos and the Chitauri so if Guardians of the Galaxy is a hit which aliens or cosmic villains from the comics should be in the sequel?
Angela (see above) joined the Guardians last year. The warrior angel was ripped from another dimension and found a home with the alien outcast heroes.
Shi’ar Empire – this alien race is most associated with the X-Men. The mutants have fought Emperor D’Ken, Professor X fell in love with his sister Lilandra, Bishop fell in love with Deathbird. Gladiator (Kallark is his real name) was leader of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard (think an intergalactic squad of aliens who directly protect and serve the Shi’ar ruler) and now he rules the Empire. Gladiator is one of the coolest looking and most badass cosmic character for me. The All-New X-Men and Guardians of Galaxy are currently is a crossover – The Trial of Jean Grey – as Gladiator has seized Jean Grey to judge and execute her for crimes committed as the Phoenix Force.
Spartoi – In comics Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is the hybrid son of the King of Spartax. No official word on if the King or his alien enforcers will appear in GOTG.
Skrulls – The reptilian shape-shifters have made numerous attempts to invade Earth and have been frequent enemies of the Fantastic Four. Some Skrulls can be bred to be Super-Skrulls with the ability to mimic super powers of famous Marvel heroes. Secret Invasion (in which the Skrulls infiltrated every team and even S.H.I.E.L.D. and conquered the planet) would make an incredible movie that could tie all the Disney, Sony and Fox controlled Marvel properties. The Skrull homeworld was eaten by Galactus but several warlords have united to form a new empire. The Kree/Skrull War is considered one of the classic Avengers epic.
Badoon – the chief villains of the original Guardians. These reptilian warriors are divided by gender but the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the Badoon are fierce enemies who defeated Earth in the 30th century.
The Watcher – Uatu is a member of a race who watches, records but never interferes in all aspects of life across the universe. Uatu lives on the moon and has seen numerous alien incursions of Earth. The murder of the Watcher is the central mystery of Marvel’s big 2014 event storyline Original Sin. I take that as a sign we’ll see this cosmic entity in an upcoming movie.
Those the unusual suspects who could appear in Marvel’s next cosmic clash. We’ll know more after Guardians of the Galaxy arrives. Stay tuned.
By Editor