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Kurt Russell may star in Marvel's Atlanta-filmed "Guardians of the Galaxy 2"

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Jennifer Brett
By Jennifer Brett
Kurt Russell may sign onto the Marvel project "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," set to film in Atlanta in early 2016, but there's just one thing. He hasn't actually seen "Guardians of the Galaxy" yet.

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“I literally got a phone call two days ago about this,” Russell said during an interview with Wolfpop. “I’ve never seen Guardians of the Galaxy so I don’t know anything about it. I didn’t realize that (James Gunn) had written and directed it, but we talked to each other on the phone."

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"I’m amazed to get asked about this because everybody knows more about it than I do,: Russell said. "It’s a little weird.”