"I literally got a phone call two days ago about this," Russell explained. "I've never seen 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' so I don't know anything about it. Many times I've heard, 'That's a really fun movie, a really good movie [with] great characters.' I don't know it!"
"I didnt realize that [James Gunn] had written and directed it, but we talked to each other on the phone," he continued. "And I just had to be honest and say, 'Thank you for considering me, I have to read [the script], and I have to watch the [first] movie because I can't bring anything for you [right now]. I've got nothing to offer here. So, I'm amazed to get asked about this because everybody knows more about it than I do."
"It could be a one line thing for all I know, he concluded. "But yeah, we're talking about it... there's just nothing to talk about at the moment."