Guardians of the Galaxy (film)/Trivia

A list of trivia related to Guardians of the Galaxy .


 * The first non-Avengers Marvel property developed by Walt Disney Pictures.
 * Director James Gunn cites Iron Man (2008) as an influence on the film: "we are starting Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is Marvel Cosmic. And we're doing exactly what they did with the first Iron Man film."
 * ,, , Lee Pace,, , , , , , , James Marsden, , , , and  auditioned and screen tested for the role of Peter Quill/Star Lord. Pace was cast as Ronan the Accuser.
 * According to producer Victoria Alonso, Rocket Raccoon and Groot will be created through a mix of motion-capture and rotomation VFX.
 * turned down the role of Gamora, while, and  auditioned before the role went to Zoe Saldana.
 * To prepare for the role of Nebula, Karen Gillan shaved her head.
 * The Guardians of the Galaxy is primarily based on the 2008 comic team (Star-Lord, Gamora, Nova, Drax, Rocket Raccoon and Groot), but features Yondu, a member of the original 1969 comic team.
 * ,, , and  were amongst the actors considered to voice Rocket Raccoon.
 * Benicio del Toro's uncredited cameo as The Collector in Thor: The Dark World was written to set the stage for the film.