James Gunn may have just directed a massive ensemble blockbuster, and he is currently writing its sequel, but he does not want to get overwhelmed by too many characters. He recently sat down for an interview with Periscope to answer fans’ questions, and Screen Rant was gracious enough to provide a partial transcript. He said, “People ask for so many characters to be in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and they ask for so many actors who they want to be in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, but we actually have less characters in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 than we have in Guardians of the Galaxy 1, because everything is just getting too sprawling and too crazy for me in these superhero comic book movies”. This was likely a surprise for many members of the audience, as most sequels introduce multiple new characters. He continued, “I really want to get to know the characters that we know better, and yeah, we will be introducing a new character…” He also said, “It’s a very moving script. Listen, one of the main things with Guardians of the Galaxy is not to add a bunch of characters, not to make it bigger in that way but to go deeper with the characters.” Another thing that may disappoint fans is the absence of a character that was in previous drafts of the script. He said, “I had another big character in my original draft and it was just getting too busy. I took that character out. And it’s a character I like a lot and hope to work with in the future but I just didn’t have room for that person, that character.” Hit the link below for more of the interview. Are you disappointed the sequel will not have more characters? Excited for further character development? Sound off in the comments!