When asked about the team that makes up the Guardians, he said:
"They are an unlikely band. It’s pure circumstance that brings them all together throughout the course of the movie.
- "Rocket [Raccoon] has been genetically and mechanically altered, he’s an experiment from one part of the galaxy.
- "Groot is a species that happens to look like trees look, and is quite communicative if you can understand the different inflections in the way he says, 'I am Groot.'
- "Peter Quill left Earth in the mid-’80s, but when we meet back up with him he’s very much a citizen of the Universe.
- "Drax (Dave Bautista) has one goal and one goal only, which is to kill Ronan because of a past tragedy.
- "When we meet Gamora (Zoe Saldana), she’s a bad guy working with Ronan and Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou), and by extension for Thanos. Gamora doesn’t necessarily like doing that anymore, and tries to find a new path for herself. But she has such a reputation as the deadliest woman in the galaxy that people aren’t greeting her with open arms."
As many of you remember, we saw our first glimpse of Thanos at the end of The Avengers ( he was the one in charge of the Chitauri army that was lead by Loki). Since Thanos is heavily involved with Ronan, Nebula and Korath, Feige was asked if he'll be the big bad in the film:
"Ronan The Accuser (Lee Pace) is very much the main bad guy. And Thanos is lurking above it all. You will learn more about Thanos in Guardians, for sure. Certainly you’ll get more than the one turn-around-and-smirk. You’ll get much more than that."
Guardians of the Galaxy is certainly setting itself up to be the 'most out there' film in the MCU. For the cast panel at the SDCC, click here. For the full Q&A, visit the Empire website. Guardians is set to open in theatres on August 1st, 2014.
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