Marvel was so confident in the first Guardians of the Galaxy that a sequel was ordered before the original premiered. Despite being the least well known of the Cinematic Universe heroes to date, the motley band struck an instant chord with audiences, and James Gunn eagerly returned to direct the second outing for Peter Quill and his crew of galactic adventurers.

‘Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe’ screens Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 2017 during the last week of the exhibition, then view never-before-seen costumes and props.

‘The fate of the universe lies on your shoulders. Now, whatever you do, don’t push this button. Because that will set off the bomb immediately, and we’ll all be dead. Now repeat back what I just said.’
‘I am Groot.’

Rocket and Baby Groot

Quill, the self-styled Star-Lord, searches for his unknown father while keeping the team of Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot together. Kurt Russell joins the cast as Ego, Pom Klementieff signs on as the Mantis. Australian actor Elizabeth Debicki brings cosmic energy manipulator Ayesha from comics to the cinema screen for the first time.

Film still from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 / © 2017 MARVEL — Film still from *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* 2017 / © 2017 MARVEL / View full image

DELVE DEEPER INTO THE guardians of the galaxy and WATCH OUR BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEOS

Go behind the scenes to experience more than 500 unique objects seen in your favourite films which offer a glimpse into the work of production designers, storyboarding and pre‑visualisation artists, costume and prop designers, and visual effects artists alongside the original comic books which introduced the characters and influenced the films.

Installation view of the ‘Behind the Scenes: Post-production’ room, ‘Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe’, GOMA 2017 / Photograph: Natasha Harth © QAGOMA / View full image

Detail of the baby Groot interactive Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 / © 2017 MARVEL — Detail of the baby Groot interactive *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* 2017 / © 2017 MARVEL / View full image

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