The first table reading for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 took place earlier this week and, for its director and cast, it's on to the next step of pre-production.

James Gunn has shared the first behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals for the upcoming cosmic Marvel Cinematic adventure. Gunn is going through some motions with his brother and Guardians star Sean Gunn, his sometimes best friend and sometimes archnemesis and Guardians star Michael Rooker, and his full-time best friend and Guardians cameo star Von Spears.

Michael Rooker doesn't like being shot during rehearsals (with Sean Gunn). #GotGVol2 Posted by James Gunn on Thursday, January 28, 2016

Rehearsals for #GotGVol2 with @thejudgegunn, @michael_rooker, & #vonspears. A photo posted by James Gunn (@jamesgunn) on Jan 28, 2016 at 1:23pm PST