James Gunn Reveals He Almost Killed Off Stan Lee In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'

If there has been one tradition the Marvel-verse that Kevin Feige and company could happily dispose of, it's the now standard, and usually awkwardly inserted, Stan Lee cameo. What was once a nod to the man who gave birth to generations of characters has turned into an increasingly unimaginative chore, and a piece of fan service that, frankly, nobody would miss. And if James Gunn had his way, he would've ended it once and for all in "Guardians Of The Galaxy."

If you're one of the five people on the planet who hasn't managed to see the movie by now, it's currently available on home video, and never one to let press opportunities pass them by, Marvel has Gunn doing one last run on the interview circuit. Chatting with Jeff Goldmith, the filmmaker revealed his original plan for Lee, who would've been caught in one of The Collector's glass boxes.

"He wasn’t going to be liberated. We were going to murder Stan Lee. Yeah, we killed him. That’s one of the main reasons why it’s...