James Gunn wanted David Bowie to cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

In a post dedicated to the recent passing of David Bowie, director James Gunn revealed a desire for the legendary musician and actor to make a cameo in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Much of Gunn's Facebook post celebrates the inspiration Bowie had on the director, but a small portion reveals his original plans.

“Just a very short while ago Kevin Feige and I were talking about a cameo role in Guardians Vol. 2, and he brought up Bowie’s name. I told him nothing in the world would make me happier, but I heard from common friends he wasn’t doing well. We heard back that he was okay and it could potentially happen. Who knows what that was about? But, for whatever reason, it made my Twitter revelation more of a surprise.”

Bowie's "Moonage Daydream" was used in the first Guardians of the Galaxy, and Gunn also revealed in the post a hope to use another song from Ziggy in the sequel.

"I've been trying to work another song from Ziggy into the sequel, which would make Bowie the only artist to have a song on both Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. I thought this was fair and appropriate. Although I cut the scene it was used in from the script, we have the rights. Who knows. Maybe I can figure a way out."

David Bowie passed away at the age of 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer which, for the most part, was kept quiet. Like many of you, reading about his passing on social media came as a horrible surprise to me this morning.