Tom Creo

I'm assuming Thanos will be in this flick and will tie into the Avengers sequel? Man, the price of Iron Man #55 is gonna get even higher (1st Thanos and Drax).

Matthew Chmiel

Rumors prior to today's announcement have already confirmed this.

Tom Creo

Soooooo were the rumors confirmed? lol I'm fuckin' with you, of course Thanos has got to be in this just would like someone official stating that.

Solid Snake

I forgot to comment on this. I know this is concept art. So...I'm taking this w/ a grain of salt.

I dig Starlord's (guy in mask) look. I'm assuming that's Gamora on the side, can't really tell much about her aside that she looks fine. HOWEVER...Is that Drax w/ only one fucking hand? WTF is that where his right hand i supposed to be? Don't really like Groot's visual either. Also...Rocket Raccoon is a bit too.....cartoony for me. I know this is concept but..I'd like to see wtf the other concept art is like.

Jules Winfield

I'm going to see a character named Rocket Racoon in a movie theater. If you told me that ten years ago, I'd say you were a fucking loon,

Mondo Kane

Eh, just watch a Narnia movie and you'll accept it.

Solid Snake

I know what Narnia is but don't exactly get the statement.

Mondo Kane

Just sub the sword with a rocket

Matthew Chmiel

DON'T LISTEN TO THIS MAN SNAKE.

The Narnia films were all garbage. Well the first two were enough for me to not even bother with the third... and I would say that goes for the majority as they're not producing the remaining four!

Mondo Kane

^I wasn't talking about the movies themselves. But the fact that a talking, weapon-wielding critter can be pulled off. I was just using Reepicheep as a reference.

Matthew Chmiel

The biggest difference between the Marvel Studios' films and the Narnia franchise have been the Narnia films have taken place in a fantasy world.

The Marvel films have (tried) to have some sort of resemblance of being grounded in reality. They mash the real with the whimsical. It's a tough job to pull off, but it can be done as long as Marvel gets the right team in place.

Preterite

You guys are ragging on the Rocket now. But some day Guardians of the Galaxy is going to be a big hit, and you're going to say "Oh, I've been into Rocket Raccoon for years and I think he's fabulous".

Solid Snake

Via THR:

Why So Blu?

Okay, so James Gunn (Slither & Super) in talks to direct Guardians..... I am interested now.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Marve...axy-32552.html

Marvel Studios has a track record of picking unlikely directors for their giant tentpole projects, but they may have just outdone themselves. James Gunn, the indie filmmaker whose last movie was the dark anti-superhero movie Super, is apparently the studio's top choice to direct Guardians of the Galaxy, the upcoming space drama that's a key part of "phase two" of the studio's development.

Announced at Comic Con last month, Guardians of the Galaxy is set for release August 1, 2014, which gives them not a lot of time to put together a CGI-heavy film set in space that features a machine-gun-wielding raccoon as one of its characters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel is considering several other unlikely choices if talks with Gunn don't work out-- they're also eyeing Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the indie filmmakers behind projects like Half-Nelson and It's Kind Of A Funny Story, and Peyton Reed, most famous for directing Bring It On. If they had simply thrown darts at a board covered with every director currently alive, I don't think they could have come up with a more seemingly random list.

But that's kind of the magic of the Marvel films so far, which have brought in unlikely choices-- like Kenneth Branagh for Thor, or especially Joss Whedon for The Avengers-- and made them pay off in spadea. Marvel is also famous for refusing to pay top dollar for talent, and Gunn-- whose debut film Slither made $7.8 million total, and whose Super topped out at $327,716 theatrically-- surely can't demand a giant paycheck. We'll see if talks pan out, but Gunn's participation could take Guardians of the Galaxy from what looked like an oddball also-ran Marvel movie to something potentially fascinating, dark and unlike anything else they've made.

Solid Snake

well that's interesting. Never saw Slither....always wanted too.

Why So Blu?

Rectify that asap. Slither is hysterically awesome. Great gore and Nathan Fillion is the lead.


If they let Gunn direct, I'd love for him to contribute to screenplay.


He's a cool dude. I won an autographed Super script by the entire cast a few months ago.

anomynous

If Gunn and Whedon are both directing the MCU, it can't be long until Nathan Fillion shows up.

Solid Snake

I'm actually, and seems like hopelessly, waiting for it to hit BD. It was on HD DVD. I know I would like it. I just...await to own it at some point.

And that might be too much for us to handle. I honestly no idea what he'd be in it but he sure has a lot of charm that's hard not to love.

islandclaws

If Gunn directs then my interest level has raised by 137%.

riotinmyskull

if gunn's directing...uh, i'm fucking in.

Matthew Chmiel

If Gunn gets the gig, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up polishing the screenplay. In fact, I also wouldn't be surprised if Whedon contributes notes too.

I hope Gunn says yes.

LickTheABCs

Joss Whedon, James Gunn, Edgar Wright and Shane Black is a nerd murderers row of directors. Not sure how the Russo's fit in, though..

I just now learned Gunn from Angel was named after him. That's awesome.

Solid Snake

So...out of all the directors Marvel has hired...who's the most expensive? I'd assume it'd be Wright and Whedon, no?

LickTheABCs

Of Phase II and on, Joss Whedon, post-Avengers most likely.

Why So Blu?

So James Gunn just confirmed on his FB page that it is on:


For a month or so there’s been a lot of Internet speculation about my involvement with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Until now I haven’t said anything, because I’m trying to be less expulsive about this project than I am about the rest of my life. But last night I got the go-ahead from Kevin Feige to let you all know that, yes, indeed, I am rewriting and directing Guardians of the Galaxy. As a lifelong lover of Marvel comics, space epics, AND raccoons, this is the movie I’ve been waiting to make since I was nine years old. Kevin, Joss, and all the folks at Marvel have been amazing collaborators so far, and we’re committed to bringing you something majestic, beautiful, and unique. I am incredibly excited. I am also incredibly grateful to the fans and the press for all their words of encouragement and support regarding my involvement with this project since the news first leaked. Thanks – you have, honestly, touched and overwhelmed me. And that’s it for now. Other than the occasional photos of my dog and cat here on Facebook, I’ll talk to you again in August 2014 when Guardians is released!