The Silver River lute). The story is based on a 4,000-year-old Chinese folktale about the creation of Night and Day, a story of star-crossed lovers. "The Silver River" is the Chinese name for what is known in the West as the "Milky Way", the galaxy of the solar system. In Chinese tradition, the Silver River bathed heaven and earth in constant light and connected both realms, allowing earthly and celestial creatures to meet. The Jade Emperor, Lord of Heaven, dreams of a chaos that plunges heaven and earth into darkness. His nightmare comes true when the mortal Cowherd (also known as Buffalo Boy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 he confirmed the return of Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, and Cooper as Gamora, Drax, and Rocket, respectively. At the end of the month, Gunn announced the film would be titled "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", saying he "came up with a LOT of titles for "Vol. 2." But because 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is already so wordy, it seemed strange to add another bunch of words after it. I liked "Vol. 2" the best, so that's what I stuck on the cover of the screenplay—and, fortunately, [Marvel] liked it." In September 2015, Gunn said in a Facebook post that