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Chris Pratt Lands GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Lead
Chris Pratt Lands GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Lead
After countless shortlist stories and rumors concerning who would play Star-Lord in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the search for the lead role is finally over, and fittingly the actor is someone who never appeared on any of the aforementioned lists. Deadline reports that Chris Pratt has been tapped to play Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, a character who was born of a human mother and alien father, and is a master strategist and combat expert who wears an ability-enhancing suit and pilots a psychically-linked ship. As Guardians features a cast of strange and cosmic characters, Quill was an important role to fill because he will likely act as the audience’s introduction to the vast, unfamiliar Guardians world. Hit the jump for more. There were plenty of actors rumored for the role that made a lot of sense (John Krasinski, Zachary Levi, etc.), and Deadline notes that Marvel made test deals with Joel Edgerton, Jack Huston, Lee Pace, and Eddie Redmayne, but Chris Pratt actually seems like a perfect fit. His comic timing is excellent as evidenced by his work on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, and he’s shown his talent on the dramatic side with Moneyball and 2012’s Zero Dark Thirty, for which he also proved that he can beef up for a role if need-be. Looking back on the previous shortlists and taking Pratt into consideration, it’s clear that writer/director James Gunn is planning on injecting a good amount of humor into Guardians of the Galaxy. A rumor surfaced recently that Marvel was looking at possibly tapping Jim Carrey or Adam Sandler to do voice work in the film (one of the guardians is a talking raccoon), so I’m interested to see the tone that Gunn settles on for the finished film. With the role of Star-Lord secure, Gunn and Marvel now look to filling out the rest of the cast, which includes the powerful Drax the Destroyer, a giant tree named Groot, the aforementioned Rocket Raccoon, and the female lead Gamora. The story is also rumored to involve the villain Thanos. Expect to hear more soon as production gears up to begin later this year. Guardians of the Galaxy will be released in 3D on August 1, 2014. |
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08-02-2014, 02:40 PM | #301 |
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08-02-2014, 02:45 PM | #302 |
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08-02-2014, 03:26 PM | #303 |
Deus ambulans inter homines
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The director, Gunn, is a bigtime fan of the character. No idea why?
Simply, a geek move to put it in on his part, and in fact they didn't shoot or add this in until just before release this week. None of the sneak peeks included the scene. |
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08-02-2014, 03:41 PM | #304 |
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Wonderful movie, but this James Gunn has been involved with shit film-making for what seems his entire career, then he just does this!?
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08-02-2014, 04:24 PM | #305 | |
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08-02-2014, 05:22 PM | #306 |
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Loved it.
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Nathan Fillion... Edit: Horror comedy is hard to pull off. "Slither" did it well. If you like that kinda thing, check out "Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil" Last edited by KcMizzou; 08-02-2014 at 06:49 PM.. |
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08-02-2014, 09:35 PM | #308 |
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Loved the film. Lots of fun.
Spoiler!
Film was a blast. I'd still put Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Thor, and the Avengers are the tier A Marvel pictures. (I haven't seen Cap 2, yet). This film belongs in the 2nd tier with Thor 2 and the Incredible Hulk. Then you have shit films like Captain America and Iron Man 2. |
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08-03-2014, 01:17 AM | #309 |
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Another Marvel hit. Loved the soundtrack. The characters were great, and the movie didn't take itself too seriously. Loved that.
I'd put it top tier with Cap 2, Avengers and Iron Man. (I thought Iron Man 2 sucked, and 3 was only slightly better, but had a lot of shortcomings, as well.) |
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08-03-2014, 05:57 AM | #310 |
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Looks like it's still on target for a $95 million opening weekend. Pretty great for a comic property that 90% of the moviegoing audience knew nothing about a year ago (or, hell, a few days ago). Equivalent to Captain America 2's opening weekend in April.
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08-03-2014, 06:47 AM | #311 |
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I saw this last night, thought it was excellent.
They did a great job of spoofing the genre in one scene, and then a few seconds later returning to the serious/tension scenes. I'm sure the infinity gauntlet storyline will be very interesting, and I enjoyed seeing the short treatment of Thanos in this film. One of the greatest villains in any kind of pop culture ever, hopefully the coming films (whatever franchise they are) do him justice. |
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08-03-2014, 01:46 PM | #312 |
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I'm experiencing a nerd boner that has lasted more than four hours and may have to consult my local comic book provider.
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08-03-2014, 02:03 PM | #313 |
Deus ambulans inter homines
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08-03-2014, 03:00 PM | #314 |
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****ing Spectacular... Loved it
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08-03-2014, 05:26 PM | #315 |
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I am...
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