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**Tribal Warfare** · 02-05-2013, 06:42 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.

**notorious** · 10-07-2016, 07:38 PM

Yeah, that is pretty dumb.

I prefer actual on screen deaths:

**hometeam** · 10-07-2016, 07:43 PM

Last samurai so sick~

thats kind of off topic..

yea that 80k on screen death thing is BS

ThaVirus · 10-08-2016, 10:42 AM

I watched Last Samurai recently and loved the time he spent in the Japanese village in the mountians

**BigRichard** · 10-08-2016, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

That's a stretch. Braveheart is on the list. That's on screen death. Which, I believe is a Disney movie, just under one of their distribution companies.

Does Independence Day make the list?

I immediately thought of Independence Day. I can't believe it isn't up there. You see complete cities destroyed. I would think that would count.

Aries Walker · 10-08-2016, 06:42 PM

Tangentially, I saw The Magnificent Seven today, and Pratt was pretty darn good in it.

**Anyong Bluth** · 10-08-2016, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Aries Walker

Tangentially, I saw The Magnificent Seven today, and Pratt was pretty darn good in it.

He's a guy with a demographic wet dream for a Q rating. Universally liked. He's not an amazing actor, but not bad, and I don't say it to be negative. At this point in his career he hasn't taken the range of roles necessary to be considered more.

keg in kc · 10-19-2016, 02:24 PM

**Baby Lee** · 10-19-2016, 02:37 PM

Oooka chacka

lcarus · 10-19-2016, 02:59 PM

My favorite movie from Marvel so far. Can't wait for the sequel

**Anyong Bluth** · 10-19-2016, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

My favorite movie from Marvel so far. Can't wait for the sequel

I expect it to suck in the hope I'm proven an idiot and totally wrong.

#limpexcited

**RockChalk** · 10-20-2016, 01:24 PM

Baby Groot FTW

**Dartgod** · 10-21-2016, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

My favorite movie from Marvel so far. Can't wait for the sequel

It's one of my favorite movies period. I too can't wait for the sequel.

**Munson** · 12-03-2016, 06:39 PM

This is looking even better than the first movie.

**Baby Lee** · 12-03-2016, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Munson

This is looking even better than the first movie.

Showtime A-holes!!

Just Passin' By · 12-03-2016, 08:10 PM

Lovin' it

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