James Gunn Debunks Guardians of the Galaxy Galactus Theory

Director James Gunn has long teased there is one reference to the classical Marvel Comics enshroud in the firstGuardians of the Galaxymovie that nobody has spotted yet . The guessing game must proceed , however , as Gunn recently refutedone popular theorythat the last Easter egg involved the origins of the cosmic entity known as Galactus .

An unashamed lover of risible book and horror movies turn up , Gunn first offend into Hollywood compose screenplays for Troma Entertainment . In 2004 , he became the first film writer in story to have one flick that they wrote unseat from the top - spot at the box - office by another film they wrote , with theDawn of the Deadremake dethroned byScooby Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed . Even before he started working for Marvel Studios , Gunn was far-famed for the in - jokes and Easter testicle that he would lick into his film . Within the past year , asmoreandmore obscure referenceswere excavate , Gunn tease on his societal media there was still one big Easter egg nobody had found yet .

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Gunn shot down the most popular late theory in a post on his personalTwitter , which can be viewed below . The gist of the theory was that , during the scene in which The Collector is recite the story of the Infinity Stones , a cry barefaced man awash in majestic visible radiation is seen as The Collector talks about the Power Stone . It was suggested this was a citation toAdventures of the X - Men#12 , which had a alike guesswork during a retelling of the origin of Galactus .

Created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee during their fabled run onFantastic Four , Galactus is one of the most potent and dangerous beings in all of Marvel Comics ' cosmology . Known asThe Devourer of Worlds , Galactus was the last survivor of the late universe and was remold by the Sentience Of The Universe for some purpose unknowable to mortal beings . mostly amoral , concerned only with satisfying his sempiternal hunger , Galactus has jeopardise the Earth on more than one social occasion . Thankfully , he has always either been push back by the unite strength of Earth ’s heroes or persuaded to leave peacefully .

While the original theory was a sound one , it would not have been possible from a legal viewpoint . Given that Galactus was originally make as aFantastic Fourvillain , the film rights to the character are currently held by Fox Studios . As such , Marvel Studios could have wound up in serious hassle for even hinting at Galactus ' existence , however indirectly or remotely - unless they get special permission from Fox . It was a good guess , but the hunt for the finalGuardians of the GalaxyEaster egg must go on .