Guardians of the Galaxy (film)

Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2014 action-superhero film based on the team of the same name. The film revolves around Peter Quill/Star-Lord teaming up with a group of criminals in stopping Ronan from destroying Xandar.

The film starred Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel as Groot, and Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, with Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, and Karen Gillan as Nebula.

Synopsis
In 1988 Peter Quill (Wyatt Oleff and Chris Pratt) is abducted from Earth by the Ravagers and for the past twenty-six years, has been living with the Ravagers, led by Yondu Udonta (Michael Rooker). He goes to Morag for a mysterious orb containing an Infinity Stone. However, Quill is cornered by Korath the Pursuer and several Sakaaran Soldiers. He is able to escape and retreats to Xandar and manages to infuriate Yondu, who has his first Mate, Kraglin Obfonteri (James Gunn), place a bounty on Quill. Meanwhile, Ronan the Accuser, a Kree fanatic, plans on destroying Xandar and has Gamora (Zoe Saldana), a daughter of Thanos (Josh Brolin), retrieve the Orb after rejecting Gamora's sister, Nebula (Karen Gillan).

On Xandar, Quill attempts to sell the orb to a broker on the planet, but he is rejected and kicked out of the store. Quill is attacked by Gamora, who wants the orb for herself to sell on the black market, and Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel). However, the group is arrested by Nova Corps and sent to the Kyln, a high-level security prison. During their imprisonment, Quill stops Drax the Destroyer from killing Gamora and instead spare her so Ronan will come to him. Groot, Rocket, Quill, and Gamora team up to break out of the Kyln, with Gamora promising to split the reward of selling the orb to her buyer, the Collector. On Knowhere, Gamora and Quill begin to bond until the former refuses to succumb to Quill's "pelvic sorcery." However, Drax leaves the guardians' company after entering a fight with Rocket and Groot. The remaining outlaws are summoned by Gamora's buyer, Taneleer Tivan/The Collector, who reveals that they have found an Infinity Stones and share its history. His assistant, Carina, attempts to take the stone for herself, but she causes an explosion in the Broker's shop. Meanwhile, Drax sends a dispatched message to Ronan, alerting him of their presence and where the Orb is at. The Guardians enter a bloodless battle with Sakaaran Soldiers, Nebula, and Ronan while evading the Ravagers.

During the fight, Gamora is suddenly launched out of her space pod after Nebula shoots her down. Quill sees her out in space and gives Gamora his helmet for her to breathe in while giving himself up to Yondu. Rocket returns to Knowhere, where he, Drax and Groot team up to save Quill and Gamora. In the meanwhile, Ronan realizes that there is an Infinity Stone within the Orb, and breaks off his deal with Thanos, going to destroy Xandar first and then coming after Thanos. Nebula joins Ronan in his cause, if it ensures her father's death.

Shortly after capture by the Ravagers, Quill manages to get Yondu to help him and his friends stop Ronan from destroying Xandar. Rocket, Groot, and Drax join in on Quill's plan, which they execute on Xandar, bot not before Quill warns Rhomann Dey that Ronan has an Infinity Stone that he plans on using to destroy Xandar. When Gamora, Groot, Draxx and Quill enter the spaceship, Gamora goest o destroy a battery that is holding the door between the Guardians and Ronan. She fights Nebula, who falls on top of an M-ship and escapes. Quill uses the Hadron Enforcer to attempt to kill Ronan, but he ultimately fails. Rocket enters on his ship and manages to knock Ronan off the ground. As the Dark Aster crashes, Groot cocoons himself and his family and sacrifices himself to save them as the spacecraft crashes.

After the group recovers, Ronan emerges from the smoke, having survived the crash. Before he can destroy Xandar, Quill does a dance-off, which distracts Ronan as Rocket and Drax work on the Hadron Enforcer. The Enforcer works as Quill grabs the Power Stone, but it slowly tears him apart until Gamora, Drax and Rocket join in and utilize the power of the Power Stone to destroy Ronan. Quill gives the orb to Yondu as promised but warns his adoptive father not to open it, knowing the full extent of its powers. As Yondu and the ravagers leave, Kraglin reveals he is glad they didn't turn Quill over to his father like they were supposed to. Peter reveals to Gamora that he switched the Orbs and gives the real stone to the Nova Corps. Now known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, Irani Rael (Nova Prime, played by Glen Close) has their criminal records exponged and Quill learns he is half human with his other half unknown. Finally opening his mother's gift from twenty-years ago, he sees it is a cassette tape, Awesome Mix Vol. 2. The guardians leave on the rebuilt Milano with a sapling cut from Groot.

In the post credits scene, Tivan is alone with two of his living exhibits, a dog and a duck named Howard.

Cast

 * Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
 * Wyatt Oleff as Young Peter Quill
 * Zoe Saldana as Gamora
 * Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer
 * Vin Diesel as Groot
 * Krystian Godlewski as Groot (on set)
 * Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon (voice)
 * Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
 * Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta
 * Karen Gillan as Nebula
 * Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer
 * John C. Reilly as Denarian Rhomann Dey
 * Glenn Close as Nova Prime Irani Rael
 * Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan/The Collector
 * Laura Haddock as Meredith Quill
 * Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri / Rocket Raccoon (motion capture) /Thanos (motion capture)
 * Peter Serafinowicz as Denarian Garthan Saal
 * Christopher Fairbank as Broker
 * Gregg Henry as Peter Quill's Grandfather
 * Robert Firth as Doctor Fitzgibbon
 * Melia Kreiling as Bereet
 * Tom Proctor as Horuz
 * Stan Lee as Xandarian Ladies' Man
 * Tomas Arana as Kree Ambassador
 * Alexis Rodney as Moloka Dar
 * Nathan Fillion as Monstrous Inmate (voice)
 * Alexis Denisof as The Other
 * Ophelia Lovibond as Carina
 * Fred the Dog as Cosmo
 * James Gunn as a Maskless Sakaaran (cameo)
 * Rachel Cullen as Rhomann Dey's Wife
 * Isabella Poynton as Rhomann Dey's Daughter
 * Imogen Poynton as Rhomann Dey's Daughter
 * Bruce Mackinnon as Vorker
 * Mikaela Hoover as Nova Prime's Assistant
 * Stephen Blackehart as Knowhere Dispatcher
 * Laura Ortiz as Krylorian Attendant
 * Seth Green as Howard the Duck (uncredited)
 * Josh Brolin as Thanos (uncredited)
 * Simara Dixon as Ti Asha (deleted scenes; uncredited)
 * Unknown Actor as Eson the Searcher (uncredited)

Production

 * In 2010, Kevin Feige mentioned that a film for the Guardians of the Galaxy had potential . In 2011, while Thor was in production, he re-iterated the sentiment, "There's an opportunity to do a big space epic, which Thor sort of hints at, in the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe" and would feature an ensemble of characters, like The Avengers or the X-Men series.
 * 2012: The Guardians of the Galaxy is considered a mystery Marvel Studios project and was confirmed by Kevin Feige as an active development at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International during the Marvel Studios panel, with an intended release date of August 1, 2014.
 * He also added that it would include characters Star-Lord, Rocket, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora and Groot as the titular characters
 * Peyton Reed, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were considere directors, with James Gunn being announced.

Filming

 * Principal photogrophy began on July 6, 2013 in London, United Kingdom, being under the working title of Full Tilt..
 * On October 12, 2013, Gunn tweeted that filming had completed.

Casting

 * Joel Edgerton, Jack Huston, Jim Sturgess, and Eddie Redmayne all auditoned for the role of Peter Quill, as did Lee pace, Zachari Levi, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Rosenbaum, and John Gallagher Jr. However, Pratt ultimately go cast in February 2013.
 * In Mid-March, Dave Bautista was signed on to portray Drax the Destroyer.
 * In April 2013, Zoe Saldana was in talks to play Gamora and was cast as Gamora and Michael Rooker joined the cast as Yondu.
 * In May, several cast members were added:
 * John C. Reilly was in talks to play Rhomann Dey . He was later cast that month.
 * Lee Pace was going to portray Ronan the Accuser in the film.
 * Glenn Close was cast as Nova Prime Irani Rael, head of the Nova Corps.
 * Later, Karen Gillan was added to the cast as Nebula
 * In 2013, Benicio del Toro joined the cast as part of a multi-film deal with Marvel and was cast as the Collector.
 * In June, Sean Gunn was announced to standing in for Thanos during production and was cast as Kraglin Obfonteri

Music

 * Guardians of the Galaxy – Songs from the Motion Picture Original Score
 * Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

Gallery
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