Microsoft Wasn't Happy About How Zune Was Being Used in Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2

In the third act of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ego the Living Planet didn't just reveal to Peter that he deliberately killed his mother by giving her a tumor, he also squished Peter's Sony Walkman, destroying one of the awesome mixtapes his mother gave him along with it.

However, near the end of the film, Kraglin hands Peter a Microsoft Zune that Yondu got for him. Kraglin tells him that it's what Earthlings currently use, and it has over 300 songs. This is funny to us because we know that Zune was a big flop. During James Gunn's Facebook Q&A, the director said that he tried to reach out to Microsoft about featuring Zune in the film, and the company informed him that it was not happy that Zune was being used disparagingly.

Well at least Zune was part of a sweet and meaningful moment between Peter and Groot. "Peter Quill almost ignores Baby Groot throughout the entire movie. This is important," Gunn explained. "I think that Peter Quill is, in many ways, a complete absent father to this son that they have onboard. I think Baby Groot's situation is the opposite of mine. I had six kids in my family and two parents. Baby Groot is one kid with many parents. And so, I think at the end of the film, Peter Quill gets this Zune from Yondu, and he sits down to play it. And he's going to have a self-reflective moment for himself -- like he did at the end of the first movie with his mother. The first movie is about mothers. The second movie is about fathers. And as he starts to listen to the music. Instead of it being a moment that is selfish, Baby Groot crawls into his lap, and as we see Peter Quill looking down at Baby Groot, we see a father's love for his son. And it is a very unselfish moment on the part of Peter Quill. A moment that was completely about him and his relationship to his father, now becomes about his son and passing it on to the next generation and being a part of that. And that's why that moment is so important to me in the movie, and why it is so important to the development of Peter Quill."

Synopsis:

Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,' Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is now showing in theaters worldwide.

Related: James Gunn Talks About Whether Yondu Could Return After Guardians Of The Galaxy 2