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**Tribal Warfare** · 02-05-2013, 05:42 PM

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.

Bowser · 04-09-2013, 05:35 PM

Black Bolt = Marvel Universe
Black Canary = DC Universe

In other words, they are of no relation.

beach tribe · 04-09-2013, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

It's a hard story to tell without the Surfer in it. I don't remember if the FF movie character rights are impossible to get for supporting characters or cameo's...

Yup. What was done with the SS, who should have been HUGE now that they are going cosmic, is Marvel's biggest blunder so far. Hopefully they can get it straightened out, but when?
IG is gonna happen. There is no way around it now. It may be 2018, but it's gonna happen.

Bowser · 04-09-2013, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe

Yup. What was done with the SS, who should have been HUGE now that they are going cosmic, is Marvel's biggest blunder so far. Hopefully they can get it straightened out, but when?
IG is gonna happen. There is no way around it now. It may be 2018, but it's gonna happen.

Maybe they'll just reboot the Surfer with some after credit scene in the Guardians movie, showing him and Galactus ala Thanos in the Avengers.

Jamie · 04-09-2013, 06:01 PM

I'm pretty sure Fox still has the Silver Surfer. There was a rumor they were trying to get Surfer and Galactus back in exchange for letting Fox keep Daredevil, but it didn't go through (consequently Marvel has Daredevil back now).

Bowser · 04-09-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamie

I'm pretty sure Fox still has the Silver Surfer. There was a rumor they were trying to get Surfer and Galactus back in exchange for letting Fox keep Daredevil, but it didn't go through (consequently Marvel has Daredevil back now).

They should lose the rights to the Surfer on principle alone. It's obvious they have no idea who the character is or what to do with him. That goes for Galactus, as well. Assholes.

**Tribal Warfare** · 04-09-2013, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamie

I'm pretty sure Fox still has the Silver Surfer. There was a rumor they were trying to get Surfer and Galactus back in exchange for letting Fox keep Daredevil, but it didn't go through (consequently Marvel has Daredevil back now).

Maybe Disney/Marvel will grow some balls and use the Frank Miller continuity.

Rausch · 04-10-2013, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Maybe Disney/Marvel will grow some balls and use the Frank Miller continuity.

Yuck.

They've already gone way too "Ultimates" for my tastes anyway...

02-05-2013, 05:42 PM
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