GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Sequel Gets Title

The title to the sequel of Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY has officially been revealed.

Director James Gunn confirmed the new on Facebook today, after Marvel studios president Kevin Feige let it slip during ANT-MAN.

Gunn posted:

"Yes, the official title of the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Kevin Feige recently let the title slip while doing Ant-Man press, which I'm really happy about because God knows I've let more than one thing slip accidentally while chattering away on this FB page.

Also, hats off to some intrepid fans who figured out the title a couple of days after I posted the cover page. More than one person guessed "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" - I wanted so badly to give you props at the time, but knew I had to wait.

For Kevin to mess up. Haha.

PS ANT-MAN PREMIERE TONIGHT AND I AM STOKED!"

One of the biggest films of 2014, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" has earned over $773 million worldwide, including $333 million in North America. "Guardians of the Galaxy"opened domestically August 1 with $94.3 million to become the biggest August debut of all time and ultimately the biggest August release ever. After becoming the 10th straight Marvel Studios film to open at #1, "Guardians of the Galaxy" occupied the top spot domestically for four of its first six weekends in release.

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new teamGuardians of the Galaxy.An action-packed, epic space adventure,Marvel'sGuardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe.To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfitsRocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate standwith the galaxy's fate in the balance.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969), stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Lee Pace,Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Nova Prime and Benicio del Toro as The Collector.

James Gunn is the director of the film with Kevin Feige, p.g.a. producing, and Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, and Nik Korda and Stan Lee serving as executive producers. Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy released in U.S. theaters on August 1, 2014.