Everything You Need to Know About Guardians of the Galaxy Movie (2014)

Editor Amy Renner photo By Amy Renner Dec. 9, 2014

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Features an unlikely cast of characters who must team up in order to defeat a cosmic force of epic proportions.

Who's Involved:

John C. Reilly, Zoe Saldana, Glenn Close, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Benicio Del Toro, Lee Pace, Nicole Perlman, Ophelia Lovibond, Chris Pratt, Djimon Hounsou, James Gunn, Kevin Feige, Michael Rooker, Chris McCoy, Gregg Henry

Release Date:

Friday, August 1, 2014 Nationwide

PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED ^MPA
intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language

Runtime: N/A

Language: English

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Contents:
Plot
Cast/Crew
Trailers
Production
Releases
Photos
Q / A

Plot: What's the story about?

An American pilot ends up in space in the middle of a universal conflict and goes on the run with futuristic ex-cons who have something everyone wants.

modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com

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Who stars in Guardians of the Galaxy: Cast List

Chris Pratt ... Peter Quill / Star-Lord

The Garfield Movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Dave Bautista ... Drax the Destroyer

The Killer's Game, Dune: Part Two

Zoe Saldana ... Gamora

Avatar: Fire and Ash, Elio

Michael Rooker ... Yondu

F9, The Out-Laws

Glenn Close ... Nova Prime

Brothers, The Deliverance

Benicio Del Toro ... The Collector

The Battle of Baktan Cross, Song to Song

John C. Reilly ... Rhomann Dey

The Little Hours, Ralph Breaks the Internet

Lee Pace ... Ronan the Accuser

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Karen Gillan ... Nebula

Sleeping Dogs, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Djimon Hounsou ... Korath

A Quiet Place: Day One, Beneath the Storm

Ophelia Lovibond

Mr. Popper's Penguins, No Strings Attached

Vin Diesel ... Groot (voice)

Fast X: Part 2, Fast & Furious 6

Who's making Guardians of the Galaxy: Crew List

A look at the Guardians of the Galaxy behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director James Gunn last directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. The film's writer Nicole Perlman last wrote POKÉMON Detective Pikachu and Kiss & Tango.

Director

James Gunn

Screenwriters

Nicole Perlman
Chris McCoy

Producer

Kevin Feige

Companies

Walt Disney Studios

Production Company

Marvel Studios

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Production: What we know about Guardians of the Galaxy?

Key Facts

At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2013, Kevin Feige stated that Thanos would be a part of the film as the "mastermind". Also, footage shown established that the movie will have a totally different tone and attitude than Marvel Studios' other films (Hollywood Reporter, 7/20/13). The word "asshole" is used and Pratt's character gives the camera the finger in shots filled with irreverent humor.
Chris Pratt will play Peter Quill / Star-Lord, who is "the Guardians' leader, who is the offspring of a human mother and an alien father." Zoe Saldana will play skilled assassin Gamora, the green-skinned humanoid who is the last of a species that was exterminated by a race known as the Badoon.
Based on the comic book published by Marvel Comics. First written in 1969 by Arnold Drake and penciled by Gene Colan. In the comicbooks, the characters have crossed over into the The Avengers universe, making them fit in easily with Marvel's bigscreen plans to expand the superhero franchise.

Filming Timeline

2014 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
2014 - February: The film was set to Post-Production status.
2013 - July: The film was set to Production status.
Filming began in late June 2013 at Shepperton Studios in England.
2013 - May: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
2012 - July: The film was set to Development status.
Marvel confirmed the film is being prepped for 2014.
2011 - August: The film was set to Development status.
Twitch reports the project is in active development

Guardians of the Galaxy Release Date: When was the film released?

Guardians of the Galaxy was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, August 1, 2014. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Get On Up, Behaving Badly and What If. Additional information: 3D/2D.