GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: Here's What James Gunn Had Planned For David Bowie's Cameo

Before his death early last year, plans were in place for legendary singer David Bowie to make a cameo appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Here, James Gunn reveals what that would have entailed.

By JoshWilding - Aug 23, 2017 03:08 AM EST

Filed Under: Vol. 2

David Bowie sadly passed away in January 2016 but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has already revealed that he hoped the singer could make a cameo appearance in the sequel.

Just how close that came to happening isn't clear but in a recent fan Q&A, the filmmaker shed some light on what exactly he had planned for the legendary singer who was no stranger to acting.

"I did talk to David Bowie’s people about him being in a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy," Gunn revealed. "It would have been as one of the Ravagers, along with Michelle Yeoh and Ving Rhames and Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum, but, unfortunately, David Bowie passed away." Which Ravager he would have played wasn't revealed but this would have been fun to see.

None of Bowie's songs were used in the sequel but "Suffragette City" did feature in a TV spot. The first Guardians of the Galaxy included "Moonage Daydream" during a key sequence and we're now going to have to wait and see if Vol. 3 features any of his iconic tracks. Talking of the original Guardians, Gunn also shared a behind the scenes image of the team earlier this week which can be seen down below.

One of the most fun days on set with these Ravager Captains - @themichaelrosenbaum as #Martinex, @michelleyeoh_official as #AletaOgord, and @officialslystallone as #Stakar. Get #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2 out on Blu-Ray, DVD, and 4K UHD tomorrow!! #GotGPicoftheDay #gotg #gotgvol2 #movie #movies #film #love #filmmaking

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28 Comments

CaptainElrond - 8/23/2017, 3:03 AM

Kept waiting for some bowie songs. Oh well.

BloodyBed - 8/23/2017, 3:18 AM

Oh.. I didn't don't know lex Luthor was in guardians.. which cgi character was he?

TheWhiteWolf - 8/23/2017, 3:21 AM

@ALostCause - Martinex.

BloodyBed - 8/23/2017, 3:37 AM

@InternalVitalty - ohhhhh I see it now, thanks

Unites - 8/23/2017, 3:21 AM

We already know this for... months.

Cyclone1993 - 8/23/2017, 6:05 AM

Well he would have been one of the original Guardians. My guess is he would have played Talon.

CWBNGAJEEPGUY85 - 8/23/2017, 6:51 AM

It's still weird to see Michael Rosenbaum with hair!

Tymminator - 8/23/2017, 7:58 AM

David Bowie was who I wanted for Warlock personally.

Damn, almost all of my favorite artists from my teen years have passed away way to soon.

L0RDbuckethead - 8/23/2017, 8:38 AM

Rest in peace, Starman.

TheBigkahuna - 9/10/2017, 10:04 AM

@L0RDbuckethead - cool

JamesPunn - 8/23/2017, 11:20 AM

I'm really hoping to hear Heroes at some point during Vol. 3 to end this team's run together. It might be my favorite song of all time, and the whole "Heroes" thing fits really well with this being a superhero movie.

darkclarkent - 8/23/2017, 11:25 AM

Damn getting burn out with Gunns coulda woulda shoulda crap! Just focus on vol 3 and don't fack up the cosmic side.

CaptDeadpool - 8/23/2017, 1:04 PM

I love Benicia in the role but Bowie would have made an amazing Collector!!

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: Here's What James Gunn Had Planned For David Bowie's Cameo

Before his death early last year, plans were in place for legendary singer David Bowie to make a cameo appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Here, James Gunn reveals what that would have entailed.

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