Guardians of the Galaxy

On-screen title card.

Guardians of the Galaxy, also known as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1, is a 2014 film and the fourth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase Two. It was produced by Marvel Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was directed by James Gunn, from a screenplay written by himself and Nicole Pearlman. It was followed by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2017, with the same cast and Gunn returning to direct and write.

Release dates

• Dolby Theatre, United States: July 21, 2014
• United States: August 1, 2014

Briefing

Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, defects from the Ravagers, who kidnapped him as a child, to form an uneasy alliance with a rag-tag team of extraterrestrial escaped convicts to save the galaxy from being destroyed by a powerful artifact they've come into possession of.

Cast

Main

• Chris Pratt as Peter Quill (Star-Lord).
  • Wyatt Oleff as young Peter.
• Zoe Saldana as Gamora.
• Dave Bautista as Drax.
• Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot.
  • Krystian Godlewski provides on-set motion capture for Groot.
• Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket.
  • Sean Gunn provides on-set motion capture for Rocket.
• Lee Pace as Ronan, the Accuser.
• Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta.
• Karen Gillan as Nebula.
• Djimon Hounsou as Korath.
• John C. Reilly as Corpsman/Denerian Rhomann Dey.
• Glenn Close as Irani Rael (Nova Prime).
• Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan (Collector).

Supporting

• Laura Haddock as Meredith Quill.
• Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri.
• Peter Serafinowicz as Denarian Garthan Saal
• Christopher Fairbank as the Broker.
• Gregg Henry as Grandpa Quill.
• Janis Ahern as Grandma Quill.
• Solomon Mousley as Meredith's brother.
• Lindsay Morton as Meredith's best friend.
• Robert Firth as Dr. Fitzgibbon.
• Melia Kreiling as Bereet
• Tom Proctor as Horuz.
• Nick Holmes as Horuz's mate.
• Max Wrottesley as sacrificed Nova Corpsman.
• Stan Lee as Xandarian ladies' man.
• Nicole Alexandra Shipley as pretty Xandarian.
• Sharif Atkins as Nova arresting pilot
• Brendan Fehr as Corpsman Dey's partner.
• Tomas Arana as Kree ambassador.
• Mikaela Hoover as Nova Prime's assistant.
• Emmett J. Scanlan as head riot guard.
• Dominic Grant as angry guard.
• Spencer Wilding as mean guard.
• Alison Lintott as sad woman with horn.
• Alexis Rooney as Moloka Dar.
• Nathan Fillion as monstrous inmate.
• Keeley Forsyth as mottled prisoner.
• Frank Gilhooley as burly prisoner.
• Alexis Denisof as The Other.
• Enzo Cilenti as watchtower guard.
• Richard Katz as one legged prisoner.
• Enoch Frost as rifle guard.
• Ronan Summers as "drop the leg" guard.
• Ophelia Lovibond as Carina.
• Laura Ortiz as tortured pink girl.
• Marama Corlett as pit boss.
• Rosie Jones as lady of the Boot of Jeremiah.
• Abidemi Sobande as lady of the Boot of Jeremiah.
• Alex Rose as lady of the Boot of Jeremiah.
• Ekaterina Zalitko as lady of the Boot of Jeremiah.
• Emily Redding as lady of the Boot of Jeremiah.
• Fred as Cosmo.
• Stephen Blackehart as Knowhere dispatcher.
• Jennifer Moylan-Taylor as sad Krylorian girl.
• Bruce MacKinnon as one-eyed Ravager.
• Ralph Ineson as Ravager pilot.
• Rob Zombie as the voice of Ravager navigator.
• Naomi Ryan as Nova Centurion.
• John Brotherton as Nova starblaster pilot
• Graham Shiels as alien Nova pilot.
• James Gunn as maskless Sakaaran
  Dancing baby Groot
• Douglas Robson as maskless Sakaaran.
• Rachel Cullen as Corpsman Dey's wife
• Isabella & Imogen Poynton as Corpsman Dey's daughter.
• David Yarovesky as goth Ravager.
• Miriam Lucia as crying Xandarian citizen.
• Josh Brolin as the voice of Thanos.
  • Sean Gunn provided the on-set reference for Thanos.
• Seth Green as the voice of Howard.

Mentioned-only characters

• Ovette
• Camaria

Notes

Title card in trailer.

• Josh Brolin and Seth Green are uncredited for their work as Thanos and Howard the Duck, respectively. Sean Gunn is also uncredited for being the on-set Thanos.
• The Ronan stunt double was Tomas Ereminas.
• The Korath stunt doubles were Maurice Lee and Karanja Yorke.
• The Star-Lord stunt doubles were Ben Wright, Jan Petrina, and William Dent.
• The Gamora stunt double was Chloé Bruce.
• The Drax stunt double was Rob de Groot.
• The Nebula stunt double was Olivia Jackson.
• The Yondu and ugly guard stunt double was David Grant.
• The angry guard stunt double was Florian Robin.
• The watchtower and head riot guard stunt double was Douglas Robson.
• The Nova Prime stunt double was Dani Biernat.
• The Carina stunt double was Sian Milne.
• The Bereet stunt double was Sian Milne.
• The Collector stunt double was Oliver Gough.

See also

• List of unnamed characters in Guardians of the Galaxy

External links

• TBA