James Gunn reveals that there was talk about the possibility of David Bowie making an appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.
James Gunn
Gunn took to Facebook yesterday to talk about his grief at the passing of the icon; it was announced early yesterday morning that Bowie had passed away from cancer at the age of sixty nine.
While the filmmaker talked about being a fan of Bowie and how his music had hugely influenced him over the years, he also revealed some of the plans there were being talked about for the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel.
While an appearance from Bowie is no longer a possibility, Gunn is talking about adding a Bowie song to the film's soundtrack to honour and pay tribute to the musician.
Writing on Facebook, Gunn said: "Just a very short while ago Kevin Feige and I were talking about a cameo role in Guardians Vol. 2, and he brought up Bowie's name. I told him nothing in the world would make me happier, but I heard from common friends he wasn't doing well.
"We heard back that he was okay and it could potentially happen. Who knows what that was about? But, for whatever reason, it made my Twitter revelation more of a surprise. Bowie was an idol of mine, huge and omnipresent. Few artists in any field have had as an indelible impression upon me as he has.
"To my mind, Ziggy Stardust is perhaps the greatest rock and roll album of all time. We featured 'Moonage Daydream' in Guardians, but I always thought the album's character was felt far beyond that, in the aesthetics, in the integral and seemingly-natural linking in popular culture of '70's rock and space opera.
"I've been trying to work another song from Ziggy into the sequel, which would make Bowie the only artist to have a song on both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. I thought this was fair and appropriate."
Filming on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is set to get under way and will see Gunn back in the director's chair for the first time since the critical and commercial success of Guardians of the Galaxy back in 2014.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is released 28th April 2017.
Tagged in David Bowie James Gunn Guardians of the Galaxy