Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2director James Gunn let out in a Facebook Q&A that he wanted legendary sway star David Bowie to come along as a fellow member of the Ravagers team , Yondu ’s old crew who once werethe original Guardians of the Galaxy . In the pic , the Ravagers are playedby Sylvester Stallone , Michelle Yeoh , Michael Rosenbaum , Ving Rhames and Miley Cyrus as the articulation of the computer Mainframe .
Gunn let out in a previous interview that he wasa immense fanof Bowie , and that he and Marvel Studios foreman Kevin Feige sought him out for a function inGuardians 2 . Unfortunately , Bowie was not well at the sentence and could not do the part . The rock’n’roll whiz known forZiggy Stardust and the spider From Mars , Hunky Dory , Aladdin Saneand other classic albumspassed awayfrom Crab in early 2016 .
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In a Facebook Q&A , James Gunntold fans the finicky role he had in mind for Bowie to play had he been able-bodied to secure the star ’s overhaul . " I wanted David Bowie to play a member of Yondu ’s original work party , " Gunn said . Yondu ’s former crew The Ravagers appear doubly inGuardians 2 , now led by Sylvester Stallone who reveals that Yondu was kicked out of the mathematical group for kidnapping a child . At the film ’s end , the Ravagers return to pay homage to the deceased Yondu with a fireworks display .
In addition to being a groundbreaking musician and performer , Bowie also was an on - and - off pic asterisk , appearing in a issue of notable films over the years . Probably his most notable role was Jareth the Goblin King in the 1986 Jim Henson illusion filmLabyrinth . Bowie also made a memorable appearance as Nikola Tesla in Christopher Nolan ’s 2006 filmThe Prestige . The popping star work with David Lynch inTwin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me , playing themysterious roleof haunted FBI man Philip Jefferies , a persona who is still stirring affair up ( albeit from off - screen ) in this year’sTwin Peaksrevival serial .
As an on - stage performer , Bowie was have a go at it for creating an array of off-the-wall and distinctive role , including his ultimate origination the extra - mundane rock star Ziggy Stardust . For the man who created Ziggy Stardust and sang such spectral cosmic rock’n’roll songs as " Space Oddity " and " Star Man " to appear inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2as an extraterrestrial in the same gang as Sylvester Stallone , another image of the seventies , would have been an almost mind - blowing pop polish assemblage . It ’s sorry that James Gunn and company were not able-bodied to make this landmark second pass off , but at least the Ravagers ' coming into court leave behind us with some good memories , admit theamazing footageof Stallone trying and failing to say the news " Ravagers . "
hypothesis continues to wing that Stallone and his fellow Ravagers could show up in the MCU again at some period in the future . James Gunn said in a late consultation that he isstill lookingat the possible action of spinning off a Ravagers photographic film , after previously revealing that hehad bounteous plansfor Stallone ’s character reference Stakar .
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