David Bowie sadly passed away in January 2016 but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has already revealed that he hoped the singer could make a cameo appearance in the sequel.
Just how close that came to happening isn't clear but in a recent fan Q&A, the filmmaker shed some light on what exactly he had planned for the legendary singer who was no stranger to acting.
"I did talk to David Bowie’s people about him being in a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy," Gunn revealed. "It would have been as one of the Ravagers, along with Michelle Yeoh and Ving Rhames and Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum, but, unfortunately, David Bowie passed away." Which Ravager he would have played wasn't revealed but this would have been fun to see.
None of Bowie's songs were used in the sequel but "Suffragette City" did feature in a TV spot. The first Guardians of the Galaxy included "Moonage Daydream" during a key sequence and we're now going to have to wait and see if Vol. 3 features any of his iconic tracks. Talking of the original Guardians, Gunn also shared a behind the scenes image of the team earlier this week which can be seen down below.