In December 2014, Disney made a second marketing push, to coincide with the film's home media release with additional merchandise. Cameos in the film include: James Gunn as a Sakaaran; [6] Stan Lee as a Xandarian Ladies' Man; [6] [88] Lloyd Kaufman as an inmate; [89] [90] Nathan Fillion as the voice of an inmate; [6] [91] Rob Zombie as the voice of the Ravager Navigator; [6] composer Tyler Bates as a Ravager pilot; [92] and Seth Green as the voice of Howard the Duck. He was a fan of what we did, he met with Jeremy Latcham in a hotel in London and learned about the characters a little bit.

I." introduced the Kree race to the MCU, which began a storyline that recurs throughout the series and involves finding a hidden Kree city.He's always felt like a creep, a weirdo, who didn't know what he was doing and felt like he didn't belong. Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell and " Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" by Three Dog Night were originally considered for the film instead of "Moonage Daydream".

Quill's group flees to Knowhere, a remote lawless outpost in space built in the giant severed head of a Celestial. The Hollywood Reporter noted that the quick release of the scene from Marvel two weeks after the film's theatrical release, along with the rush announcement from Funko, indicated the popularity of both the character and the scene. A new iteration of the Guardians of the Galaxy is born, led by Rocket ( Bradley Cooper) and Groot ( Vin Diesel), but that's for the future. Pratt, Bautista, Diesel, Cooper, Gillan, Klementieff, Rooker, and Sean Gunn reprise their roles in the special, [282] which is set before the events of Vol. To celebrate, Pandora has brought back its digital mini-game, which has been given a Guardians twist, sending fans on their very own mission to collect new charms and unite the collection of characters together.

However, it was criticized for beginning partway through the film, not allowing viewers to easily acclimate to the film's tone, [195] [198] and for how the general audience might respond to a film within the MCU without established characters making appearances. For the specific aesthetic look to the film, Gunn wanted to create "a colorful science-fiction world", and include elements of 1950s and '60s pulp movies, citing the Ravagers' spaceships, which he compared to muscle cars, as an example of the latter. Rocket raccoon an

Amanda Seyfried had been offered the role, but declined due to the excessive hours of make-up required for the role, and her uncertainty over the film's commercial viability. On July 12, 2014, Gunn and the actors from the film promoted Guardians of the Galaxy at the Lido 8 Cineplex in Singapore. Additionally, Davis worked closely with production designer Charles Wood to achieve the correct lighting looks for each scene. Costume supervisor Dan Grace added to this by saying, "We really, really get the feeling of the scale and scope of the galaxy. Gunn has mastered the art of creating 'needle-drop moments' where a song pulls audiences right into the moment.The film's success was partially attributed to its appeal to both genders: the opening-weekend audience was 44% female, which is the biggest proportion ever for a MCU film; 55% of the opening-weekend audience was over the age of 25. Agree with others noting it is not a very lively digital mastering but it is very consistent and clean. Austrian album certifications – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Guardians of the Galaxy - Awesome Mix Vol. We ran it by James who loved it, ran it by Joss [Whedon] who loved it because Thanos is in this universe because of Avengers. Anyone who was of age at the beginning of the 2010s knows the lyrics to "Dog Days Are Over" by heart.