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. [Reply]
Yeah, he was kind of weird and underutilized in this. If you're only looking for Benicio del Toro, you'll probably be happier if you just go re-watch License to Kill or The Usual Suspects again. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Aries Walker:
Yeah, he was kind of weird and underutilized in this. If you're only looking for Benicio del Toro, you'll probably be happier if you just go re-watch License to Kill or The Usual Suspects again.
Don't forget Big Top Pee Wee and Excess Baggage. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Aries Walker:
Yeah, he was kind of weird and underutilized in this. If you're only looking for Benicio del Toro, you'll probably be happier if you just go re-watch License to Kill or The Usual Suspects again.
He was brilliant in Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Great Expectations:
How is the 3D? It is the only showing I can make today. Should I wait until I can make a normal viewing?
Not out of the ordinary spectacular. Couple of scenes where they utilized it well, but really, I didn't notice it one way or the other with GotG. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chieficus:
Not out of the ordinary spectacular. Couple of scenes where they utilized it well, but really, I didn't notice it one way or the other with GotG.
Most of the 3D stuff in movies is just tacked on in post. Very few movies are made for it with 3D in mind. It's just a way to add a surcharge to ticket prices. [Reply]
It was damn good IMO. It was a nice change up from the other comic book movies with the humor.
If you're taking your kids and are sensitive about language, then you might want to skip this one. There was more foul language than I expected but it wasn't bad. [Reply]