He’s also crying because he has a personal and professional connection to Michael Rooker as an actor — having cast him in Mallrats back in the 1990s.
Kevin Smith has always been vocal about his willingness to cry during emotional scenes in superhero blockbusters, but this one is different.
Rooker has experienced an insane resurgence in popularity over the course of the last few years Oscar-worthy performance must be a pretty amazing sight.
He’s not just crying because he feels the emotional toll of Yondu’s death.