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Sons of Anarchy star Tommy Flanagan joins Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 cast

February 28th, 2016 by Marc Comments

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It has been a good run for the casting news of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, first with Kurt Russell getting announced and now with Scottish actor Tommy Flanagan beefing it out. The MCU just gained another hard-as-nails tough guy.

Probable best known as the character Chibs in Sons of Anarchy, Flanagan has also appeared in films such as Braveheart, Gladiator and Face/Off.

Heroic Hollywood broke the news of Flanagan’s casting, and went on to share the following Marvel press release, which sheds a light into the returning and new cast members:

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is written and directed by James Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Slither”). The film marks the return of the original Guardians, including Chris Pratt (“Jurassic World,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”) as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”) as Gamora; Dave Bautista (“Spectre,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”) as Drax; Vin Diesel (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Furious 7”) as the voice of Groot; Bradley Cooper (“Joy,” “American Sniper”) as the voice of Rocket; Michael Rooker (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Jumper”) as Yondu; Karen Gillan (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “The Big Short”) as Nebula; and Sean Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Gilmore Girls”) as Kraglin. New cast members include Pom Klementieff (“Oldboy”), Elizabeth Debicki (“The Great Gatsby,” “Everest”), Chris Sullivan (“The Knick,” “The Drop”) and Kurt Russell (“The Hateful Eight,” “Furious 7”).

No news yet on who Flanagan will be playing, whether it’s a new member of the Guardians, a villain or otherwise, but once again director James Gunn has added a very strong name to his ensemble cast.

Karen Gillan had previously announced her return in her own way, by sharing this image online.

Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 is in production at the moment, and is due to hit cinemas in the US on the 5th May 2017.

 

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….