Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-68.38.63.82-20140802181548/@comment-36420432-20180801022326

68.38.63.82 wrote: We know there are nine realms. Of those nine we have seen Asgard, Midgrad (Earth), Vanaheim (Hogun's homeworld), Jotunheim (Frost Giants and Svartalfheim (Dark Elves). Where exactly do all the events of GOtG occur? ... Director James Gunn tweeted in response to fan questions regarding the locations in Guardians of the Galaxy and the forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. At first, some misunderstood him, concluding that the Guardians were “unconnected” to the rest of the MCU, and Gunn chimed in again. He confirmed that the Guardians occupy the Andromeda Galaxy, while the rest of the MCU is definitively within the Milky Way.