Ego Looks Like A Cross Between J'Son, Hyperion, And The Sentry In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Concept Art

In this latest batch of concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we get to see some startlingly different takes on Ego the Living Planet and inspiration from other comic book characters is evident.

By JoshWilding - Apr 20, 2018 12:04 PM EST

Filed Under: Vol. 2

Avengers: Infinity War may not mention Star-Lord's team in the title but the Guardians of the Galaxy will play a big role in the battle against Thanos. Seeing them assemble alongside Earth's Mightiest Heroes promises to be extremely satisfying and we're now taking a look back at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, a movie which firmly established this group's place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy introduced us to James Gunn's brilliant take on the group of A-Holes, the follow-up fleshed them out to an even greater extent and gave them new looks to boot.

When it was revealed that the sequel would put the spotlight on Star-Lord's father, everyone assumed that we'd see the hero square off with J'Son of Spartax. In the comic books, he was revealed to be a villain manipulating the galaxy for his own means but James Gunn decided to take things in a different direction and instead plucked Ego the Living Planet from the Fantastic Four franchise to use here.

Ego ended up being played by Kurt Russell and he had a very unique appearance on screen. However, this newly surfaced concept art reveals that he could have looked a whole lot different as inspiration was pulled not only from J'Son but comic book characters like The Sentry and Hyperion! So, to check out this full list of awesome artwork, all you need to do is click on either of the buttons below.

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21 Comments

MUTO123 - 4/20/2018, 12:08 PM

Am I the only one who thinks the version with the dark blue and the cape kinda looks like Jor-El?

MUTO123 - 4/20/2018, 12:09 PM

Also, this sounds like it could be cool: http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3494664/good-woman-hard-find-image/

TheUnworthyThor - 4/20/2018, 12:11 PM

Hyperion and The Sentry. Two characters I would love to see introduced in the future.

RedHood92 - 4/20/2018, 12:11 PM

One of the reasons i like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is one of the soundtrack. Father & Son... Tears T_T

Armageddon26 - 4/20/2018, 12:16 PM

The last few pieces of concept art kind of look like Liam Neeson to me?
But they really had a lot of different design options

Gruff - 4/20/2018, 12:40 PM

@Armageddon26 - Yeah I thought the same. I wonder if they were in talks with him to play Ego.

aflynn - 4/20/2018, 12:25 PM

Patrick Swayze

JaKBaLLTV - 4/20/2018, 12:41 PM

they must of had Jeff Bridges in mind too

Saga - 4/20/2018, 12:55 PM

@somejackball - Obadiah Stane as Starlords father?

JaKBaLLTV - 4/20/2018, 2:11 PM

@Saga - lolz, well, maybe not

Ronan3Accuser - 4/20/2018, 12:46 PM

Remember when Ego defeated the Mandarin

Spidey91 - 4/20/2018, 12:47 PM

Peter being the son of Magneto would be a hell of a twist

L0RDbuckethead - 4/20/2018, 2:00 PM

That last one def looks like Liam Neesons

Kevwebsz - 4/20/2018, 2:21 PM

The son of Tony Stark and Keanu Reeves

CurlyBill - 4/20/2018, 2:49 PM

These pictures are just making me want Daniel Craig to play Magneto more and more.

marvel72 - 4/20/2018, 5:31 PM

Talking of Hyperion,I want a Squadron Supreme movie for Phase 4.

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