Okay, so yes we've recently gotten trailers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and TV spot for Transformers: Age of Extinction. But there's one thing all those movies (And the majority of this year's summer releases) have in common, and that's that they're all sequels. Well for all of you who are desperately waiting for Hollywood to throw out something fresh and new, look no further than Marvel's new sci-fi film Guardians of the Galaxy. Arguably the studio's riskiest film to date, these movie can go either way, it can be Marvel's equivalent to the critical and financial failure Green Lantern, or an instant cult classic that rivals Star Wars itself. Well now the first trailer from the film has finally hit, and you can finally judge for yourself.
Below is the long anticipated first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy which premiered on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (As introduced by Chris Pratt himself):
So as you can see, Guardians of the Galaxy definitely is taking a very different approach then past Marvel films have (And really superhero movies in general). As I stated above, the last time a major studio tried to adapt an intergalactic property, which resulted in 2011's Green Lantern. GOTG seems to have learned from the many mistakes we saw take place with Green Lantern, and it seems director James Gunn has really gone out of his way with the film's impressive set pieces, effects, and overall tone. The brief glimpse we do get of the team's ship "Milano" in action like quite breath taking, and it'll be interesting to see what other ships will be included along the way.
Now the trailer does seem to give us a heavy focus on Chris Pratt's Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, and we've known from early on that the character would really be the selling point for audiences. While the likes of Rocket Raccoon and Groot will get their fair share of much deserved fandom and publicity once the film's release rolls around, the character of Quill is really the only relatable human character in the entire context of the story, and his character's personal background back on Earth may come into play somewhere in the film. Quill will basically be the Guardians answer to Tony Stark (As in the Mr. Personality type), so with a strong supporting cast surrounding him, a lot of the film's weight will fall onto Pratt's shoulders.
Now of course, taking into account the many things the trailer DID show us from the film, there's still many questions that remain under answered. Many of the film's primary characters have yet to spurt a line of dialogue, and I think I speak on behalf of many fans when I say that I'm anxious to hear the voice Bradley Cooper has decided to go with for a character as key as Rocket Raccoon (Who's had numerous accents from New Yorker to Cockney in past incarnations). Then there's of course the anticipated depute of the film's primary villain Ronan the Accuser (Played by Lee Pace), who's reveal will likely be saved for a trailer down the line as we near the film's release date of August 18th.
Below are all 12 of the new stills from the film, not including the three shown above:
So what did you think of the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer? Are you more or less interested in seeing the movie now? Let us know below!
