The release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is one of the biggest moments in MCU, building on Phase Five and capping off what most consider to be the best trilogy in the entire franchise. Nabbing Sylvester Stallone for the second Guardians was a major get, as was signing him for the final installment. But getting him to say a line that involved bowel movements? That was a little bit more challenging…
In a joint interview with CinemaBlend, writer/director James Gunn and Star-Lord himself Chris Pratt recalled the exchange between Gunn and Stallone (who plays Ravager Stakar Ogord) on the set of the third Guardians, in which Gunn tried to coax Stallone into saying what would have been one of the more juvenile lines of his career. According to Pratt, Stallone was supposed to say, “‘I gotta go take a shit.’ And [Stallone] goes, ‘I’m not going to say that, no. What? I gotta go take a shit?’ And [Gunn was] like, ‘You just said it!’” So, yes, Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone was tricked into saying he has to take a dump. Certainly with today’s technology the filmmakers could make him deliver the line whether he wanted to or not—or worse, like giving him dialogue from Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.
Sylvester Stallone tried his hand at a different kind of superhero movie in between the Guardians films, starring in the darker Samaritan, which, while it had its moments, didn’t quite have MCU-level support behind it. It appeared that not much faith was placed in the film in the end, given the delayed production and the Prime Video push. With a predicted $120 million opening weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is expected to be a fitting finish to the trilogy and unseat The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the number-one movie at the box office. This Friday sees the theatrical release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
How do you feel about Sylvester Stallone in Guardians of the Galaxy? Is he a welcome addition or a bit of a distraction?