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Actor Kurt Russell is on board for the upcoming Marvel comic book movie 鈥淕uardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.鈥澛�

Studio Marvel announced that the 鈥淭he Hateful Eight鈥� actor is appearing in the film, which is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit about people living in space, including Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), and raccoon Rocket (Bradley Cooper), who become a superhero ensemble.聽

The new movie is set to come out in the summer of 2017.

Marvel also revealed in its announcement that Elizabeth Debicki of 鈥淭he Great Gatsby,鈥� 鈥淥ldboy鈥� actress Pom Klementieff, and 鈥淭he Knick鈥� actor Chris Sullivan have joined the production.聽

Fans are of course wondering whether Russell has signed on to portray the father of Peter Quill, also known as Star-Lord, the identity of whom is currently a secret. Marvel鈥檚 summary of the film reads, 鈥�'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2鈥� continues the team鈥檚 adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill鈥檚 true parentage.鈥澛�

Russell has also appeared in such films as 鈥淓scape from New York,鈥� 鈥淭he Thing,鈥� and 鈥淒eath Proof.鈥澛�

While Marvel superhero movies are led by actors such as Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Paul Rudd, the films have also brought on various well-known actors to play supporting roles, either as villains or other key players, and some of the casting decisions have even seemed like messages to the audience in a meta fashion.聽

When Robert Redford was cast in the 2014 movie 鈥淐aptain America: The Winter Soldier,鈥� for example, he was appearing in the Marvel film that had the same mood and some of the same elements as the 1970s political thrillers the actor had appeared in such as 鈥淎ll the President鈥檚 Men.鈥澛�

鈥淒irectors Anthony and Joe Russo have acknowledged that 鈥楾he Winter Soldier,鈥� which finds Captain America (Chris Evans) dealing with a deadly new enemy and cloak-and-dagger intrigue, draws its inspiration from 1970s political thrillers, a genre that once provided Redford's bread and butter,鈥� . 鈥溾�橳he Winter Soldier鈥� finds Redford paying homage to those roles and 鈥� spoiler alert 鈥� playing against them.鈥�

Meanwhile, actor Anthony Hopkins came on board to portray superhero Thor鈥檚 father, Odin, in the Marvel films. Thor, Odin, and others in their kingdom have an old-fashioned, formal way of talking and dress in capes and armor. Hopkins is known for, among other projects, having appeared as King Lear onstage and portraying monarch Claudius in a 1969 film version of 鈥淗amlet.鈥� (In addition, the first 鈥淭hor鈥� film was directed by Kenneth Branagh, who has directed various Shakespeare film projects.)聽

鈥淚t鈥檚 a superhero movie, but with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in,鈥� at the time. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a big, big broad thing. This is a bit of a Shakespeare movie as well, on a big scope.鈥�

One of Russell鈥檚 most famous roles is in 鈥淓scape from New York,鈥� which takes place in a dystopian United States and features protagonist Snake Plissken (Russell) encountering various colorful characters such as the Duke of New York (Isaac Hayes) and a person known as Cabbie (Ernest Borgnine). Unusual people living in a science fiction setting certainly echoes elements of 鈥淕uardians.鈥�

Russell鈥檚 experience in the sci-fi genre had been noted by critics back when the actor's appearance in 鈥淕uardians鈥� was only a possibility, with writing, 鈥淪eemingly doubling down on his commitment to pulpy, old-fashioned sci-fi, [鈥楪uardians鈥� director] James Gunn wants Kurt Russell (鈥楨scape From New York,鈥� 鈥楾he Thing,鈥� 鈥楽targate鈥�) to play Chris Pratt's father in 鈥楪uardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,鈥欌�� while noted when discussing the possibility of Russell being cast that 鈥淩ussell, who stars in this month鈥檚 鈥楾he Hateful Eight,鈥� is no stranger to science fiction, having headlined notable genre entries such as John Carpenter鈥檚 鈥楾he Thing鈥� and Roland Emmerich鈥檚 鈥楽targate.鈥欌��