We are roughly six weeks away from the August 1, 2014 North American debut of James Gunn’s pulpy sci-fi Marvel film, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and today we have a new international trailer. Stripped away is the upbeat catchy throwback songs of the 80’s Hooked on a Feeling and Spirit of the Sky, and replaced with what may be our first good hint at the actual score for the film, this trailer has a more bleak tone than that of its predecessors, but that is not to say it is not without humor. The banter between Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and Jason Quill / Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) is fantastic.
The more and more I see of this film, the more my excitement grows. One thing that is interesting is that Marvel is definitely not showing us their full deck with these trailers and clips. So far we have yet to see any official images of Yondu (Michael Rooker) or Thanos (Josh Brolin) whom we know both make an appearance in the film. This could change over the next few weeks, but so far, they are keeping those surprises strictly for the film.
Check out the new trailer and let us know what you think? Where is your excitement level for this one?
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is directed by James Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Benicio del Toro, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Gregg Henry, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and Josh Brolin.
Synopsis: From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969), stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Commander Rael and Benicio del Toro as The Collector.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is set to hit theaters on August 1, 2014.
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Jim is an avid movie enthusiast, representing the general movie going audience, looking at movies for their entertainment value as opposed to their critical weight. He enjoys the escapism that movies provide. He is a fan of all genre's of movies, but gravitates toward comic-based movies, summer "popcorn" flicks and over-the-top comedies as his preference. 
