James Gunn Denies Thor Cameo In Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

 

Immediately after this latest Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 rumour started to spiral out onto the web, the film’s director quashed it. It’s not uncommon for James Gunn to post set photos and scraps of intel from the production. A casting announcement here, an amusing anecdote there, it’s all good, clean fun but this morning’s Facebook post sent the fanworld into a tizzy, as the helmer can be seen wielding Thor’s iconic hammer, Mjolnir:

It’s easy to see that snap of Gunn clowning around with a prop from the movie and assume that the hammer is only there for one reason: Thor’s in the film. Granted, it’s a terrific idea, as we’ve not seen him since last year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and it’d be a nice reprieve for the Norse God to pop up alongside the Guardians. His appearance would bridge the gap between the more Earth-bound MCU entries and the far-flung adventures of the Guardians.

Gunn has since debunked those theories, hitting up Facebook again to set people straight