In honour of the new marvel movie being released tomorrow (August 1st) I shall put up a Guardians of The Galaxy fact paged!
Cause you know, Disney owns Marvel now.
I wonder if they'll add the characters from the movie into Super Hero Squad Online?
Oh well, I'll find out later. Onto the facts!
Fact #1141
While containing some elements from the original comic book, the movie is primarily basing its story on the 2008 version and adding Yondu to the mix, an original member of the 1969 team.
Fact #1142
Guardians of the Galaxy is a big part of the second phase in the cinematic Marvel Universe. Which means we could possible see a cross over between the Guardians and the Avengers.
Fact #1143
If you stuck around after the credits of the Avengers and Thor: The Dark World chances are you caught a glimps of characters that will appear in the future marvel movies. Thanos played by Josh Brolin, may make an apperance in this movie, but if not, maybe some other time.
Fact #1144
None of the characters featured in this film were a part of the original team back in the Marvel Comics of 1969. The original line-up consisted of a 20th century astronaut fortuitously named Vance Astro, a crystalline alien named Martinex, a human living on Jupiter named Charlie-27, and a blue alien named Yondu from Alpha Centauri.
Fact #1145
However, Yondu will make an apperance in the movie as Star Lord's mentor.
Fact #1146
Despite first showing up in 1969, the first official Guardians of the Galaxy comic wasn't published until 1990. It ran for 62 issues before being canceled; the second GotG comic series, with a line-up much closer to that of the movie and operating in the 21st century instead of the far future, debuted in 2008.
Fact #1147
The Guardians weren't even part of the official Marvel universe until their second series.
Fact #1148
Rocket Raccoon was inspired by the Beatles song "Rocky Raccoon."
Fact #1149
Groot could originally speak in the comics books. Now in this movie he only says three words. "I am Groot."
Fact #1150
Gamora was kidnapped when she was a baby by Thanos and was raised and trained to be his assassian.
Fact #1151
Drax the Destroyer was originally a real estate agent.
Fact #1152
Chris Pratt had to lose several pounds in order to play the film’s lead role.
Fact #1153
Drax is played by a famous WWE Pro Wrestler named Dave Bautista.
Fact #1154
Disney Interactive recently released a mobile action RPG called Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon for iOS, Android and Windows smart phone and tablet devices.
Fact #1155
They were introduced as a group from an alternative time line answerable for safeguarding the universe from forceful threats of the 31st century.
Fact #1156
Star Lord’s strength and power as a soldier came from Element Gun, a special meta-pistol capable of projecting one of the four elements.
Fact #1157
Star Lord also shares a psychic link with his sentient space vessel, "Ship."
Fact #1158
The Guardians of the Galaxy will appear in a new series for Marvel NOW! beginning with issue 0.1 written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Steve McNiven in which Iron Man will join the team.
Fact #1159
Guardian of the Galaxy also made a TV apperance in The Avengers: Earth's Mightest Heroes. The team consited of Star Lord, Adam Warlock, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar and Groot.
Fact #1160
The movie will also feature the Nova Corp, and Nebula.
Fact #1161
Djimon Hounsou will be playing Korath the Pursuer.
Fact #1162
Before the movie, Djimon provided the voice of The Black Panther in The Avengers: Earth's Mightest Heroes.
Fact #1163
Zoë Saldana is making history as the first woman of color prominently featured in the Marvel Cinema Universe.
Fact #1164
Guardians of the Galaxy will be setting up events for the second “Avengers” sequel.
Fact #1165
Not only that, but Thanos will be the main villain in Avengers 3.
Fact #1166
In order to play the villainous Nebula, "Doctor Who" star Karen Gillan had to shave off all her hair.
Fact #1167
Finding the perfect cassette player to use in the film was a challenge that fell to prop master Barry Gibbs. Despite searching all over the Internet for four months, Gibbs’ team was able to find only 16 cassette players in various states of repair that were suitable to use in the film.
Fact #1168
The design of the Milano was a 14- week build involving several trades.
Fact #1169
It took a team of five makeup artists to complete Bautista’s makeup application, which consisted of 18 pieces for the body and face.
Fact #1170
It's gotten positive reviews already and it doesn't come out until tomorrow! (August 1st).
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