But the plot of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will also address how a team handles success, as Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and their misfit team will learn how the galaxy views them after they triumphed over Ronan (Lee Pace) and the forces of Thanos.
It’s a question that will swirl around James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, on two important levels.
The film, itself, has to find a way to step out of the massive shadow cast by the first film, a critical and financial sensation that far out-performed expectations and raised the bar for what Marvel Studios could do with less-than-mainstream characters.