James Gunn On The GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Footage Not In The Movie Or Blu-Ray

But I will say that scene in particular — [Rhomann Dey's] light scene — was something that was a little too… comedy movie-ish to be put in the movie. And it wasn’t a matter of it undercutting the drama, it just seemed a little tonally inconsistent with the rest of the film."

Gunn also discusses The Celestial breifly glimpsed in the film and its relationship to the Infinity Gem it wielded.  Specially, Gunn stated that The Celestial "was supplementing it's power through the use of the Infinity Gem, it wasn't necessarily being powered by it.  "Yeah, [The Celestials are] very powerful. But then they were also supplementing their power with Infinity Stones."

The stark sarcasm of James Gunn was also on display in the interview as Gunn teased how Guardians of the Galaxy 2 opens.  "Yeah… we’re gonna start with the beheading of Rocket Raccoon. It’s gonna be a shocking, shocking beginning. And then shortly after that there’s going to be a Celestial that’s going to come and kill the rest of the Guardians. And then Benicio Del Toro is going to pick up the mantle as The Collector and he’s going to be the new Guardian of the Galaxy. [Laughs to demonstrate that he's kidding] We’ll have lots of surprises for people."