Today's online media, blog-o-sphere and social media have made some outlets and sites oblivious to spoilers since they will post anything and everything that's not credible as a means to get your web traffic and page hits. We here at DailySuperHero.com do our best to warn you whenever there's a spoiler in one of our posts with lead disclaimers at the top of those posts, and we stay away from silly rumors and outlandish scoops from unconfirmed sources — unless it's a great topic of discussion.
This spoiler culture has made many fans want all the spoilers they can read before a movie or TV show comes out. While others hate the spoiler culture and are way too over-sensitive about it. Somewhere in the middle is a sweet spot where reporting spoiler culture should always be at. It's a very hard line to walk.
Which brings us to the point of this post.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 writer and director James Gunn has taken to his Facebook page to tell fans why the reveal that actor Kurt Russell is Ego, Peter Quill / Star-Lord's father, is not a big movie spoiler.
"Anyway, people have been particularly excited, confused, and supportive of keeping Marvel Cosmic truly cosmic with the reveal of Peter Quill's father's identity. However, there have been a minority of folks who have questioned, and even been angry, that I and Marvel would reveal something so major months before the film comes out.
"I get it. If we lived in a perfect world, I wouldn't tell you ANYTHING before you walked in to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. I wouldn't tell you Groot was now Baby Groot, I wouldn't tell you Mantis was in the movie, I wouldn't say that Ayesha and Taserface are our antagonists, that Yondu and Nebula have incredibly important roles in the film, nor would I tell you that Quill's father is Ego the Living Planet.
"However, the world is imperfect.
"Firstly, we have to advertise our film. And it will be impossible to show you very much of Vol. 2 since Ego is very much a part of all of it. We just don't have a way around it.
"Secondly, there are journalists online who love giving you scoops about characters and plot twists in upcoming films. Ego is such a big part of the movie, this was going to come out soon, as much as we've tried to hide it (when our online press day happened on set, Kurt Russell sat in a chair that read 'J'son,' and all of our script pages and artwork featuring him used the same name). Frankly, I would rather be in control of the announcement myself than have it come out on SpoilersRUs.com in a few weeks."
And here's an embed to Gunn's full Facebook post...
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 releases on May 5, 2017.
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