Stories from the set

In the English title of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (literally "Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 2"), "Part 2" refers the viewer to Star-Lord's mixtape titled Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (or "Awesome Mix. Part 1") from the first film.

James Gunn admitted that he and Kevin Feige really wanted to cast David Bowie in a cameo role, but the singer died on January 10, 2016.

The role of the villain in the film was offered to Matthew McConaughey, but the actor declined the offer.

The first film to use the Weapon 8K camera made by the Red Digital Cinema Camera Company. It is the digital equivalent of cameras that work with 70mm film.

Director James Gunn wanted the film to look visually like the early science fiction novels of the 1950s and 1960s. He was inspired by the vintage work of Wally Wood, as well as by Flash Gordon films (both the 1955 version and the 1980 adaptation).

Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, who plays Ayesha, the leader of the Sovereign race, is 190 centimeters tall, but James Gunn wanted her to be even taller and to tower over Chris Pratt. With the help of platform shoes, Debicki "grew" to 2 meters and significantly surpassed Chris Pratt, whose height is 188 cm.

Ego's car is a 1979 Ford Cobra.

During the filming of the first movie, applying Dave Bautista's makeup took 4 hours. On the set of the second movie, it took an hour and a half. To remove the makeup, the actor had to sit in a sauna after filming.

The dance Groot performs during the opening credits is performed by director James Gunn using motion capture technology. It took the special effects department two years to create the film's final scene digitally.

Actors considered for the role of Ego were Gary Oldman, Viggo Mortensen, Christoph Waltz, Max von Sydow, and Liam Neeson.