While promoting Clint Easton's "American Sniper," the biographical war drama based on Chris Kyle's bestselling memoir of the same name that chronicles his time as the "most lethal sniper in U.S. military history," Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper was asked by MTV at a press day event what his status was concerning the sequel to Marvel/Disney's hit "Guardians of the Galaxy." If the stars align, Cooper says he's willing to return to the much-anticipated follow-up, even if the status of the film is unknown.

"I don't know how it'll work, I just do whatever James Gunn tells me to do," Cooper said. "I don't know anything about it. Nothing."

While "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" is slated to open in theaters across the U.S. on May 5, 2017, Cooper is too preoccupied to focus on that film: This awards season, he is diligently promoting "American Sniper," the Best Picture nominee that garnered Cooper his third consecutive Oscar acting nomination after the 2012 romantic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" and the heist comedy-drama "American Hustle." In "American Sniper," Cooper portrays Chris Kyle, a U.S. Navy SEAL with 255 kills, 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense.

But Cooper is excited to return back to Marvel's second "Guardians of the Galaxy" film, confirming that he received an e-mail from Gunn about the film.

While many of us are excited for a sequel, "Kingsman: The Secret Service" director Matthew Vaughn says the first film in the franchise deserves more recognition. Citing the lack of recognition superhero films get from major awards ceremonies like the Oscars and the BAFTAs in an interview with HeyUGuys, Vaughn namedropped "Guardians of the Galaxy" as such a film.

"['Guardians of the Galaxy'] was a lot harder to make than -- I'm not going to name the movies -- but films where you just plunk a camera here, and there, and you have a good actor. It's crazy. 'Guardians' should have been nominated," Vaughn says.

Watch the interview below.

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