Actor Kevin Bacon would love to appear in a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, and while it's too soon to say if it will happen, the director of the film series, James Gunn, wants to work with him again.

　　Bacon told Esquire that he "would love" to have a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. "Listen, I love the idea. I would love to be part of that," he said.

　　Bacon has worked with Gunn before, as he starred in Gunn's 2010 film Super as the bad guy. Gunn has been a fan of Bacon's for a long time. He met Bacon at a screening many years ago and remembers telling Bacon, "You're my favorite actor."

　　Gunn said he had a great time working with Bacon on Super and is excited to work with him again, though whether it's for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 or something else remains to be seen.

　　I met Kevin as a very young man in New York City at a screening. “You’re my favorite actor,” I told him, “Along with Mr. Peter Falk.” He told me he took that as a very high compliment. Loved working with him on SUPER & can’t wait till we can work together again. https://t.co/iDvqPTDEN8

　　— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 20, 2021

　　Also in the Esquire piece, Bacon said when he saw the original Guardians of the Galaxy, he had no idea that Chris Pratt's Star-Lord would reference Bacon's part in Footloose.

　　"It was an afternoon in New York, I was on 67th Street and went by myself, as I often do. I was like, 'Holy sh**. They're talking about me. Are you guys getting this?'" he said.

　　Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is scheduled for release in May 2023. Gunn is currently busy with a number of projects before he gets to it, including finishing up The Suicide Squad for release in August and then he's making the John Cena Peacemaker show for HBO Max. Gunn is also writing and directing the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special that's in the works. After all of these projects, Gunn said he would like to take a nap--we can't blame him.