While promoting his new film
Happy Birthday last week, Aerosmith frontman
Steven Tyler expressed his desire to enter the comic book movie realm with a role in a potential
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 sequel. Tyler specifically called out director James Gunn in the interview, and as it turns out, Gunn is more than willing to oblige.
During a Q&A on his Facebook page (via
The Wrap), Gunn stated that he is a big fan of Tyler's and would be very happy to work with him.
“Yes, I did hear that Steven Tyler wants to be in Guardians of the Galaxy. He gave Guardians of the Galaxy a shout-out the other day in an interview. He said, ‘James Gunn are you listening?’ The answer is: Steven, yes I am listening. And I’m a big fan of Steven Tyler‘s. I had the pleasure of directing his daughter Liv in a movie [Super in 2010] in which she was fantastic, and I met him for a few seconds at a screening of that movie. He’s a cool guy. And of course I would love to work with Steven Tyler sometime.”
Of course, Gunn has previously gone on record stating that he currently isn't committed to a third
Guardians film and doesn't know if he'll be back to direct one. To clear up any confusion, Gunn later took to his Twitter account to set the record straight.
"If I did Vol. 3, sure. I love [Steven Tyler]. Love his work & he’s a very warm guy."
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Matt is a graduate of the Ryerson University School of Journalism, and has been a fan of superheroes since he picked up his first comic book issue as a child. While he works as a professional musician, Matt has a massive passion for comic books, films and heroes, along with participating in discussion and debate with the CBM community.