There were rumors that Nathan Fillion had a cameo in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOL. 2, this time in the flesh (as he had done a voice-over cameo in the first GUARDIANS as the blue rapist alien in the prison). Later, after the release of the film, there was an Instagram post of Fillion dressed as a space caveman or something; however, that was quickly debunked as Nathan just having a bit of fun on set one day, and was never meant to be in the movie. So were the rumors not true then? Was there never a Fillion cameo after all?
Well, today, Gunn revealed the true cameo that was indeed cut from the film (and something that had been reported on before). On Instagram, Gunn revealed a poster for a fake Tony Stark biopic, starring superhero-cum-movie star Simon Williams, a.k.a. Wonder Man (played by Fillion). Let’s take a look:
I honestly love the idea of there being a STEVE JOBS-esque biopic about Tony Stark, since the MCU timeline has been generally parallel to ours (making the Myspace reference in IRON MAN 1 less anachronistic, and more historically accurate). We also saw glimpses of this kind of world-building in a recent SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING trailer, where Captain America was teaching exercises in a video for Peter’s gym class. I love Easter eggs like this, as it really help to flesh out this universe.
I mean, sure it’s a shame we couldn’t see Fillion’s quick cameo (as it were), but luckily Gunn is making sure Fillion isn’t wasted. I wonder if he’ll finally show up, in the flesh finally, in GUARDIANS 3? One can only hope.
Meanwhile, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOL. 2 is still playing in select theaters.