During San Diego's Comic-Con, it was revealed that Sylvester Stallone has a part in Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

The legendary action star showed up briefly in the footage shown - appearing in just a single one-second shot.

Director James Gunn subsequently explained (via Cinema Blend): "It's a very, very key, important role. It's not a huge role. He's a great and key supporting actor."

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Today (July 26) has also seen Gunn unveil LOADS of new cast members, and they all look pretty darn terrifying.

A new image posted on Instagram shows off nine of the villainous Ravengers from the upcoming Marvel movie.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Everything you need to know including spoilers, soundtrack and release date

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Meanwhile, rumours that Kurt Russell is Star-Lord's (Chris Pratt) father were confirmed at Comic-Con, with the actor playing Ego the Living Planet in the 2017 sequel.

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Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Glenn Close, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki and Chris Sullivan will also star in the movie.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 will be released on April 28, 2017, in the UK and May 5, 2017, in the US.

Watch Chris Pratt tell us how the sequel's script had him in tears below:

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Bea Mitchell is a freelance news writer and sub-editor.