One of the things that we have learned about James Gunn over the course of his career is that he likes to help his cast to improv. He’s not the only Marvel Studios director to rely on it, as Taika Waititi also apparently used a good deal of it on Thor: Ragnarok. And Gunn’s frequent collaborator, Chris Pratt, was a notorious improvisationalist while playing Andy on NBC’s Parks & Rec – available to watch right now if you have an active Peacock subscription. So yeah, when these guys get together, they improvise. But some of their co-stars don’t feel like following along. Especially Sylvester Stallone.
Stallone first appeared in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, playing a Ravager named Stakar Ogord, who had a falling out with Yondu (Michael Rooker). We know that Stakar will return for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, after collaborating with Gunn to play King Shark in The Suicide Squad. But according to the director, as well as Chris Pratt, there was a moment when Gunn shouted an alternate line for Stallone to try on set, but the legendary Rocky actor wouldn’t do it. The duo shared this story with CinemaBlend during a recent press day, saying:
