--- description: Baby Groot and the gang return for the first teaser for Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,' a follow-up to the 2014 original. title: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Trailer: Baby Groot Is Back image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt808bf070c90b0291/6988aaa0cd1bba49aa702c2a/guardians-of-the-galaxy.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Baby Groot Returns in First Teaser Trailer for _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2_  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Oct 19, 2016 4:56 PM CUT  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Oct 19, 2016 4:56 PM CUT It may take a couple of watches to spot him, but Baby Groot is here for your next installment of Marvel’s [_Guardians of the Galaxy_ ](http://time.com/3069940/review-marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-expendables-in-outer-space/ "undefined")franchise, which just released its first poster and teaser trailer. Set months after [Chris Pratt’s](http://time.com/4505726/chris-pratt-seth-meyers-horse/ "undefined") Peter Quill and [Zoe Saldana’s](http://motto.time.com/4416780/zoe-saldana-hollywood-sexism/ "undefined") Gamora rescued the galaxy from the brink of destruction, _Vol. 2_ finds it desperately in need of saving yet again. According to a synopsis released earlier this year, the team will find allies in former adversaries and the orphaned Peter will continue his quest to understand where in the universe he comes from. The trailer features the familiar “Ooga Chakas” of Blue Suede’s “Hooked on a Feeling,” but the second installment will also feature a second awesome mixtape, which may or may not include two tracks that played in footage [revealed](http://comicbook.com/marvel/2016/07/24/first-two-tracks-of-awesome-mix-volume-2-for-guardians-of-the-ga/ "undefined") at San Diego Comic-Con in July: “Come A Little Bit Closer” by Jay and the Americans and Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.” Judging by this first look, it’s safe to expect a healthy dose of sexual tension between Peter and Gomora, a whole lot of swagger and a blossoming little Groot finally coming (back) into his own. _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2_ will be released on May 5, 2017. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4536962/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4536962/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser-trailer/"},"headline":"Baby Groot Returns in First Teaser Trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2","datePublished":"2016-10-19T16:56:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:57:03.972Z","description":"But you'll have to squint to see him","url":"https://time.com/4536962/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser-trailer/","keywords":["movies","Marvel","zoe saldana","chris pratt","Marvel Cinematic Universe"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt808bf070c90b0291/6988aaa0cd1bba49aa702c2a/guardians-of-the-galaxy.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt808bf070c90b0291/6988aaa0cd1bba49aa702c2a/guardians-of-the-galaxy.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"guardians-of-the-galaxy","caption":"","creditText":"Youtube","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4536962/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser-trailer/","name":"Baby Groot Returns in First Teaser Trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"But you'll have to squint to see him","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4536962/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser-trailer/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4536962/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser-trailer/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```