United States in the 3. D and IMAX 3. D formats. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing 7. Includes downloads, cheats, reviews, and articles. The film garnered praise for its humor, action, soundtrack, visual effects, direction, musical score, and acting. A sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. May 5, 2. 01. 7, with a third film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. In 1. 98. 8, following his mothers death, a young Peter Quill is abducted from Earth by the Ravagers, a group of space pirates led by Yondu Udonta. Twenty six years later on the planet Morag, Quill steals an orb but is attacked by Korath, a subordinate to the fanatical Kree, Ronan. Although Quill escapes with the orb, Yondu discovers his theft and issues a bounty for his capture, while Ronan sends the assassin Gamora after the orb. When Quill attempts to sell the orb on Xandar, capital of the Nova Empire, Gamora ambushes him and steals it. A fight ensues, drawing in a pair of bounty hunters the genetically and cybernetically modified raccoon Rocket, and the tree like humanoid Groot. Nova Corps officers capture the four, detaining them in the Kyln. A powerful inmate there, Drax, attempts to kill Gamora due to her association with Ronan, who killed his family. Quill convinces Drax that Gamora can bring Ronan to him, though Gamora reveals that she has betrayed Ronan, unwilling to let him use the orbs power. Learning that Gamora has a buyer for the orb, Quill, Rocket, Groot, and Drax work with her to escape the Kyln in Quills ship, the Milano. Ronan meets with Gamoras adoptive father, Thanos, to discuss her betrayal. Quills group flee to Knowhere, a remote criminal outpost in space built in the giant severed head of a Celestial. A drunken Drax summons Ronan while the rest of the group meet Gamoras contact, the collector Taneleer Tivan. Tivan opens the orb, revealing an Infinity Stone, an item of immeasurable power that destroys all but the most powerful beings who wield it. Tivans tormented assistant Carina grabs the Stone, triggering an explosion that engulfs Tivans archive. Ronan arrives and easily defeats Drax, while the others flee by ship, pursued by Ronans followers and Gamoras adoptive sister Nebula. Nebula destroys Gamoras ship, leaving her floating in space, and Ronans fighters capture the orb. Quill contacts Yondu before following Gamora into space, giving her his helmet to survive Yondu arrives and retrieves the pair. Rocket, Drax, and Groot threaten to attack Yondus ship to rescue them, but Quill negotiates a truce, promising the orb to Yondu. Watch Choose Your Own Adventure - The Abominable Snowman Online Free. Quills group agrees that facing Ronan means certain death, but that they cannot let him use the Infinity Stone to destroy the galaxy. On Ronans flagship, the Dark Aster, Ronan embeds the Stone in his warhammer, taking its power for himself. He contacts Thanos, threatening to kill him after first destroying Xandar hateful of her adoptive father, Nebula allies with Ronan. The Ravagers and Quills group join with the Nova Corps to confront the Dark Aster at Xandar, with Quills group breaching the Dark Aster with the Milano. Ronan uses his empowered warhammer to destroy the Nova Corps fleet. Gamora fights and defeats Nebula, who then escapes, but the group find themselves outmatched by Ronans power until Rocket crashes a Ravager ship through the Dark Aster. The damaged Dark Aster crash lands on Xandar, with Groot sacrificing himself to shield the group. Ronan emerges from the wreck and prepares to destroy Xandar, but Quill distracts him, allowing Drax and Rocket to destroy Ronans warhammer. Quill grabs the freed Stone, and with Gamora, Drax, and Rocket sharing its burden, they use it to destroy Ronan. In the aftermath, Quill tricks Yondu into taking a container supposedly containing the Stone, and gives the real Stone to the Nova Corps. As the Ravagers leave Xandar, Yondu remarks that it turned out well that they did not deliver Quill to his father per their contract. Quills group, now known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, have their criminal records expunged, and Quill learns that he is only half human, his father being part of an ancient, unknown species. Quill finally opens the last present he received from his mother a cassette tape filled with her favorite songs. The Guardians leave in the rebuilt Milano along with a sapling cut from Groot. In a post credits scene, Tivan sits in his destroyed archive with two of his living exhibits a canine cosmonaut and an anthropomorphic duck. N 1. The cast of Guardians of the Galaxy promoting the film at the 2. San Diego Comic Con International. From top to bottom Pratt, Saldana, Bautista, Pace, Rooker, Gillan, Hounsou, and del Toro. Scrollable imageChris Pratt as Peter Quill Star Lord. The half human, half alien8 leader of the Guardians who was abducted from Missouri as a child in 1. Ravagers. 91. 01. About the character, Pratt said, He had a hard time as a kid, and now he goes around space, making out with hot alien girls and just being a rogue and a bit of a jerk, and through teaming up with these guys, finds a higher purpose for himself. He also added that the character is a mix of Han Solo and Marty Mc. Fly. 8 Pratt, who was mostly known for playing supporting characters, including Andy Dwyer on the television series Parks and Recreation, initially turned down the role. Pratt had lost weight to portray fit characters in films such as Moneyball and Zero Dark Thirty, and had given up ambitions to play the lead role in action films after humbling auditions for Star Trek and Avatar. Casting director Sarah Finn suggested Pratt to Gunn, who dismissed the idea despite struggling to cast that role. Despite this, Finn arranged for a meeting between the two, at which point Gunn was immediately convinced that Pratt was perfect for the role. Pratt also won over Feige, despite having gained weight again for Delivery Man. Prior to filming, Pratt underwent a strict diet and training regimen to lose 6. Pratt signed a multi film contract with Marvel,1. Parks and Recreation in order to accommodate his participation in the film. Wyatt Oleff portrays a young Quill. Zoe Saldana as Gamora. An orphan from an alien world who seeks redemption for her past crimes. She was trained by Thanos to be his personal assassin. Saldana said that she became Gamora through make up rather than computer generated imagery CGI or performance capture. On taking the role, Saldana said, I was just excited to be asked to join by James Gunn and to also play someone green. Ive been blue before in Avatar. Watch Cartoon Online Anime. Toon. Watch Cartoon OnlineABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.