During a Twitter Q&A with fans yesterday, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 writer/director James Gunn confirmed that, yes, both the film's villain and Star-Lord's father have been cast for the sequel.

One fan's question as to whether it took more than one actor to cast those two roles wasn't answered.

The notion that the role or roles have been filled isn't all that surprising when you consider that James Gunn has been teasing table reads and early rehearsals with members of the cast on social media this week. Some other highlights of his tweet-session:

I did offer the option: Guardians of the Galaxy: Another Movie with Them https://t.co/ZdVKhPabc1 — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016

I don’t think of those two things as opposites. https://t.co/6AFsSTlmqH — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016

Yes @tyler_bates is scoring Vol 2 and we already have the first cues and they are AWESOME. https://t.co/rW2eF9IAsu — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 29, 2016