'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' release date, latest news: Baby Groot stars in new international poster

By Amee Florence Payno, Christian Post Contributor Monday, February 20, 2017

Marvel Studios has recently released a new international poster for the upcoming film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."

As reported by Comicbook, the Japanese poster features the cute and adorable Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) as he stands on a pile of explosives. The alien humanoid plant can be seen staring straight at the camera with a toothless smile forming on his lips. His left hand waves in greeting while his right hand holds on to a match, which he probably intends to use to light one of the dynamites around him.

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" director James Gunn also shared a copy of the poster on his personal Twitter account.

Set to the backdrop of "Awesome Mixtape #2," Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" chronicles the team's continuing adventures as they travel to the edge of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight hard in order to keep their newfound family intact as they continue to unravel the mystery behind the true parentage of Peter Quill (Chris Pratt).

Old foes are set to become new allies in this superhero film sequel, and fan-favorite characters from the classic Marvel comics are expected to arrive and aid The Guardians with the continued expansion of the Marvel cinematic universe.

Aside from Diesel and Pratt, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" marks the return of the other original Guardians, including Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax, and Bradley Copper as the voice of Rocket. Also returning for the film sequel are Michael Rooker as Yondu, Karen Gillan as Nebula, and Sean Gunn as Kraglin.

New cast members are also set to appear in the second "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie such as Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.

Directed and written by Gunn, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is scheduled to hit theaters in the United States on May 5.