In an interview, Rooker says he doesn’t remember anything about the scene, and co-star Karen Gillan (who plays Nebula) laughs and explains that this is because Rooker fell asleep, and could be heard snoring from the other side of the room.
Michael Rooker was chatting with Yahoo Movies about the final scenes of James Gunn’s summer blockbuster, and was asked what his last days on the set were like.
This forces Rooker to reveal that because he had things over his eyes — standing in for ceremonial funeral garb — he took the opportunity to snooze.
As you know, the last moments of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 involved a Ravager funeral for Yondu, who sacrificed himself so that his “adopted” son, Peter (Chris Pratt), could wear their lone spacesuit and survive.