'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' Script Left Chris Pratt Teary-Eyed: "It's So Big and So Good"

Director and writer James Gunn has announced his completion of the first draft for the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ script.

Taking to social media, Gunn posted a photo on Facebook that showed the first page of the script with the movie’s title and his own name written on it. The helmer added the following caption: “Phew. After 48 days straight without a day off, the first draft of ‪#‎GotG2 is done. I'm sorry to all my friends and family who I have ignored.”

Gunn also took to Twitter and posted the teaser for the first draft. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ is the follow-up movie to “Guardians of the Galaxy,” the record-breaking Marvel Cinematic Universe film in 2014 that starred Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, among others. Details on the sequel’s plot are yet to be announced, but Gunn himself replied in a comment on his Facebook page that he was given creative freedom to come up with the plot.

“I told Marvel what I wanted to do, and they said okay. They gave me nothing. That said, I already know where things are basically going. But the important thing to me is GotG2 only right now - making it a great movie,” Gunn wrote. Pratt will be reprising his role as Peter Quill aka Star Lord and has already confirmed his comeback in the sequel during an interview with GQ.

“I’m tied to doing three more, or five more, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ or whatever it is, you know, two more ‘Guardians’ plus another couple,” Anna Faris’ husband said. He also mentioned how Gunn told him about the plot which, he admitted, made him tear up. Additionally, in an interview with Digital Spy, Pratt talked about how much he was impressed with the script. “It is so good, it’s so good. And I cannot wait to get started on it and I cannot wait for people to see what he’s going to pull off with the second movie. It’s so, so big and so good,” Pratt shared.

‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ has been scheduled for a release on May 5, 2017.

Meanwhile, the first ‘Guardians’ film which was premiered last Aug. 1, had become a highly successful commercial hit, raking in over $774.2 million at the box office. It was also recognized as the most successful superhero film of 2014 and was met with positive reviews and praises for its comical plot, exciting visual effects and notable performances by the actors.