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Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Aug. 24, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

Release Date: Friday, August 1, 2014 Nationwide

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

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

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

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
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.
Cited as modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Crew Behind the Film

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
Producer
Kevin Feige

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Untitled Marvel Studios Film, Full Tilt, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Language
English

All Trailers

Official Guardians of the Galaxy movie trailers and clips.

Guardians of the Galaxy Theatrical Trailer #2 Clip Image
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Production Details

What we know about the Guardians of the Galaxy movie production.

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.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Filming began in late June 2013 at Shepperton Studios in England.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Marvel confirmed the film is being prepped for 2014.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Twitch reports the project is in active development

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Guardians of the Galaxy was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 1, 2014. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Get On Up, What If and Cabin Fever: Patient Zero. Additional information: 3D/2D.



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Sun., Aug. 24, 2014

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language

Sun., Jun. 1, 2014

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