Chief among them certainly, was finding the right balance between campy and cool with the film’s visuals and costume designs.
Marvel has always been skillful at finding the right balance between staying true to the comics and bringing their own twist to their heroes’ costumes onscreen.
The armored version isn’t all that different to be fair, but like many things in life, the costume just seems so much better with one of those red leather jackets.
How exactly Star-Lord’s look may change throughout the film is unknown, but his iconic mask has been featured rather heavily in all of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2‘s trailers so far.