There was originally a scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 set on Earth that featured a Simon Williams Film Festival. There were a bunch of fake movie posters designed for this scene that featured Nathan Fillion as actor Simon Williams, who is also the hero Wonder Man in the comics. The scene ended up being cut from the film because it didn't work with the flow of the film.
We already saw one poster that featured the character in a Tony Stark biopic, but now we have a whole collection of fake movie posters to share with you thanks to director James Gunn! My favorite is of Toxic Janitor 2, which is a parody of The Toxic Avenger. There's a fun bit of trivia behind that as The Toxic Avenger was produced by Troma, which is the little studio that gave Gunn his start in filmmaking.
The other posters in the series include Arkon,...
We already saw one poster that featured the character in a Tony Stark biopic, but now we have a whole collection of fake movie posters to share with you thanks to director James Gunn! My favorite is of Toxic Janitor 2, which is a parody of The Toxic Avenger. There's a fun bit of trivia behind that as The Toxic Avenger was produced by Troma, which is the little studio that gave Gunn his start in filmmaking.
The other posters in the series include Arkon,...
- 5/23/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Potd: See All of Nathan Fillion’s Simon Williams Movie Posters from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
When Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was still in production, spy photographers spotted some interesting details on a small town set. The scene was set on Earth and it featured an event called the Simon Williams Film Festival. On the set, some fake movie posters were spotted featuring Nathan Fillion as the actor Simon […]
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- 5/23/2017
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
So now that Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 is out and there was no Nathan Fillion to be found, what was he supposed to do in the film? According to director James Gunn, Fillion was playing Wonder Man's alter ego Simon Williams, who was starring in a Hollywood biopic about Iron Man, entitled Tony Stark.
Basically, the joke is that the guy who is secretly Wonder Man is starring in a film about the billionaire philanthropist who everyone knows as Iron Man. Originally, this poster was supposed to be featured in a shot on Earth, but Gunn says he cut it as it slowed down the film. I would love if one day the idea is revisited and we see a trailer for Fillion pretending to be Tony Stark when he's actually Wonder Man! Wouldn't that be awesome?
Here's what Gunn had to say about it on his Facebook...
Basically, the joke is that the guy who is secretly Wonder Man is starring in a film about the billionaire philanthropist who everyone knows as Iron Man. Originally, this poster was supposed to be featured in a shot on Earth, but Gunn says he cut it as it slowed down the film. I would love if one day the idea is revisited and we see a trailer for Fillion pretending to be Tony Stark when he's actually Wonder Man! Wouldn't that be awesome?
Here's what Gunn had to say about it on his Facebook...
- 5/18/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
For months, fans were excited to see Firefly star Nathan Fillion cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Though the actor had lent his voice to an alien in the first movie, this promised to be a more substantial role, as he was playing Simon Williams/Wonder Man. Unfortunately, however, when the sequel hit theatres, Fillion was nowhere in sight. So what gives?
Thankfully, director James Gunn has taken to Facebook today to explain “the full story” behind the cameo and just why it was eventually left on the cutting room floor. It’s a lengthy post, but well worth the read.
“As many of you know one of my best friends in the world is Nathan Fillion. Along with Michael Rooker and Gregg Henry he’s been in every movie I’ve directed – even as a monstrous, perverted voice in Guardians of the Galaxy. I didn’t have...
Thankfully, director James Gunn has taken to Facebook today to explain “the full story” behind the cameo and just why it was eventually left on the cutting room floor. It’s a lengthy post, but well worth the read.
“As many of you know one of my best friends in the world is Nathan Fillion. Along with Michael Rooker and Gregg Henry he’s been in every movie I’ve directed – even as a monstrous, perverted voice in Guardians of the Galaxy. I didn’t have...
- 5/17/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
David Crow May 18, 2017
James Gunn talks about why Nathan Fillion isn't in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and what his cut scene would've been.
Nathan Fillion and James Gunn have had a long history. Fillion was the star in the first film Gunn ever directed, the deliciously grotesque Slither. He also has appeared in every film since then, including as the voice of a digital prison punk in 2014’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. Yet he is nowhere to be seen in Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, the box office-crushing Marvel Studios extravaganza.
Now James Gunn has taken to Facebook to come clean on why Fillion, a space opera icon in his own right after Firefly, was not boarded in the final version of Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. Once again, Gunn confirms that Fillion actually was going to play a relatively important bush league superhero from the Marvel comics universe,...
James Gunn talks about why Nathan Fillion isn't in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and what his cut scene would've been.
Nathan Fillion and James Gunn have had a long history. Fillion was the star in the first film Gunn ever directed, the deliciously grotesque Slither. He also has appeared in every film since then, including as the voice of a digital prison punk in 2014’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. Yet he is nowhere to be seen in Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, the box office-crushing Marvel Studios extravaganza.
Now James Gunn has taken to Facebook to come clean on why Fillion, a space opera icon in his own right after Firefly, was not boarded in the final version of Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. Once again, Gunn confirms that Fillion actually was going to play a relatively important bush league superhero from the Marvel comics universe,...
- 5/17/2017
- Den of Geek
Bad news, Simon Williams fans — it looks like this is one Marvel character that won't be showing up in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 after all.
Nathan Fillion and Guardians writer/director James Gunn confirmed on social media that the comic book businessman-turned-supervillain-turned-Avenger-turned-actor wouldn't be appearing in the second installment of the Marvel Studios franchise after all, despite Fillion playing the role for a brief period:
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Nathan Fillion and Guardians writer/director James Gunn confirmed on social media that the comic book businessman-turned-supervillain-turned-Avenger-turned-actor wouldn't be appearing in the second installment of the Marvel Studios franchise after all, despite Fillion playing the role for a brief period:
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- 4/21/2017
- by Graeme McMillan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update from James Gunn:
For the record, that was never a scene in the movie - that’s simply @NathanFillion clowning around on set. https://t.co/o3oRI3O3xw
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 21, 2017
The photo you see above was shared by Nathan Fillion and it features a scene he was in that was cut out of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The image came with the following note from the actor:
"From a scene you won't see in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. Is the movie still spectacular without it? Yes."
Fillion looks absolutely hilarious in his space barbarian-looking costume. There was a rumor that Fillion was supposed to be playing Simon Williams aka Wonder Man in the film, but this photo doesn't really line up with that rumor.
It looks to me like he was just some kind of space barbarian, which is still cool!
For the record, that was never a scene in the movie - that’s simply @NathanFillion clowning around on set. https://t.co/o3oRI3O3xw
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 21, 2017
The photo you see above was shared by Nathan Fillion and it features a scene he was in that was cut out of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The image came with the following note from the actor:
"From a scene you won't see in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. Is the movie still spectacular without it? Yes."
Fillion looks absolutely hilarious in his space barbarian-looking costume. There was a rumor that Fillion was supposed to be playing Simon Williams aka Wonder Man in the film, but this photo doesn't really line up with that rumor.
It looks to me like he was just some kind of space barbarian, which is still cool!
- 4/21/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Though Joss Whedon’s sci-fi series “Firefly” was cancelled after one season almost 14 years ago, its cult fandom rages on well into this decade. Since the series ended in 2002, there has been the feature-length film continuation “Serenity,” as well as a series of comics and even a role-playing game, but the fans are a major part of keeping the series alive in the cultural memory. Case in point: Artist and fan Stephen Byrne recently created a short animated tribute to the series entitled “The Animated Adventures of Firefly Teaser,” featuring the entire Serenity crew. It’s garnered over 250,000 views and earned the seal of approval from star Nathan Fillion. Watch the teaser below, as well as a production diary created two years prior.
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- 8/17/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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