Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn has dispelled a rumor about how much series star Vin Diesel was paid for each movie.
On his Twitter account, Gunn responded to a rumor that claimed that Diesel, who plays the alien tree person and Guardians of the Galaxy member Groot, made $13 million for each movie that he voiced the character in. The director replied with a laughing emoji, followed by a simple “not true.”
Gunn also clarified the spelling of a certain character’s name. Rocket’s girlfriend, Lylla, has her name spelled differently in the closed captions for a recent Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 TV spot than in her name’s Easter egg appearance in the first Guardians of the Galaxy. Gunn confirmed that it’s spelled “Lylla,” as it was in the first movie.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is once again written and directed by James Gunn. MCU vets Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Sean Gunn, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel return to reprise their respective roles as Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Kraglin, Nebula, Mantis, Rocket, and Groot, while Maria Bakalova returns as Cosmo the Spacedog. The sequel also features the introduction of franchise newcomers Will Poulter and Chukwudi Iwuji, who portray the roles of Adam Warlock and High Evolutionary.
“In Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days,” reads the synopsis. “Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.”
The space-traveling team was last seen in Marvel Studios’ Disney+ special presentation Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, which was filmed simultaneously with the upcoming sequel. In the holiday special, Drax and Mantis try to cheer up Peter by throwing him a Christmas party celebration with the appearance of his childhood idol Kevin Bacon.
