Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2: 7 Things We Learnt From The Sizzle Reel

You would be mistaken for thinking this would be a reveal left for the movie itself or at least the official marketing campaign, but nope, straight out of the gates they have confirmed that Kurt Russell is in fact Peter Quill's father.

Fans were ecstatic when Russell was cast in the film, with many assuming he would play the role of Quill's absent father. What form he was going to take was up in the air, as the ending of the previous film revealed Quill to be part human and part "something ancient that we've never seen before." Russell isn't that ancient, but his inclusion means we'll get to see where Star Lord's trademark swagger comes from and it further cements the 80's vibe the film and it's new logo are giving off.

This is only part of the revelation though. Here goes nothing...

He is in fact Ego The Living Planet. A famed cosmic being in the comics, and not traditionally Quill's father, Ego carries out conquest on a cosmic level; absorbing other planets to ensure his further survival.

Gunn as always has gone for a different approach, deviating from the source material. In this case he is using Ego as a means of furthering the existential questions he asked himself when creating Rocket and Groot for the first film. And that cosmic egg I mentioned earlier? That was Ego landing in front of the Guardians in human form. As a planet he can apparently cultivate biology on a molecular scale, grafting himself a human body.

“I create what I imagined biological life would be like, down to the most minute detail.”

Drax, perplexed at the logistics of a planet having intercourse with a human female asks the question on everyone's lips:

“Did you make a penis?”
"Yes Drax, I have a Penis."

This was an absolute laugh riot and Quill is unsurprisingly in no rush to hear how he was conceived. Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 2 ladies and gents.