So, the reviews came in last night.
I assume youve had time to at least glanced at them?
Ive looked fleetingly at them.
I know the gist.
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Pleased?
I dont know, its weird.
Im excited that people go to see the movie and like it.
But reading reviews is weird for me.
Do you get nervous once a films locked down and people start actually watching it?
Yes, although in this particular case I was more excited to share it with people.
Weve been working on it a long time.
Fun is the right word.
Was broad age-appeal something you specifically had in mind?
Sort of, I wasnt too worried about it.
Marvel had the same audience in mind asAvengers, so I dont know how different it is from that.
Maybe kids will be more attracted to it because theres a raccoon.
Is that what you were going for?
This was intentionally my version ofStar Wars.
Not justStar Wars,butRaiders Of The Lost Ark,and other movies like that.
The stuff I loved as a kid.
I wanted to make a movie that made people feel the way they made me feel.
I went by what I liked.
I liked the visuals of Nebula, shes a really cool-looking character.
I was into adding Yondu because I love his super-power.
Theres way more Id have liked to put in, and hopefully well get that opportunity to.
So youd be back for a sequel?
If theres a sequel, Im doing it.
Do you have an idea of where youll go with it?
Yeah, I do.
Im ready for it.
Especially for Star Lord.
Our search for Star Lord was very long and hard.
What I like, though, is that our cast is like the opposite to the Avengers.
Those guys are billionaires and gods and giant green monsters.
Theyre not really like us.
The Guardians are aliens, but theyre also everyday folk.
In fact, that scene where Star Lords essentially saying to everyone look at us, were losers!
Yeah, that speech in general is the heart of what the movies about.
Finding the good in the asshole in all of us.
Okay, so just to change tack.
You left the stinger off screenings.
Im not going to ask what it is because…
Because I wont tell you!
No, its not.
Its being left off simply because we dont want it spoiled.
We want to have something out there for the fans.
The people who are going to pay for a ticket on opening night.
We want them to have something thats just for them.
Kevin [Feige] and I thought thatd be a really nice thing.
I wish we could give them more.
I waited for it, and then…
Yeah, then it wasnt in there.
Can I ask what happened?
I cut it down.
Its sort of in there, its what became theHooked On A Feelingmontage.
I still sometimes wonder whether I shouldve kept the full thing in or not.
Was it just a kill your darlings moment?
Yeah, I kill my darlings constantly.
Thats like my job.
Im ruthless when it comes to my darlings.
You mentioned the music just then, so lets get to that.
Its a huge part of the film both tonally and narratively, so whats the process there.
Was there anything you wanted to use and couldnt?
Dave Jordan got the rights to every single song I asked for.
Every single song that was in the screenplay is in the movie.
The only one we chose afterwards wasMoonage Daydream,the Bowie song.
How did you select those tracks?
Was it your personal collection?
I liked the idea of these familiar 70s pop songs contrasting with the strangeness of other worlds.
I hate when they just put all the songs over the film afterwards!
That Hooked On A Feeling sequence was only there at all because of Hooked on a Feeling.
I do, but I dont think Im going to.
Weve got to move forward, take a risk.
Yeah, I always wanted to make big movies!
I always felt restrained by lower-budget films.
I enjoyed making them and I felt fulfilled, but I really did always want to make bigger movies.
Marvel wanted to make the same movie that I wanted to make.
That movie is fucking awesome.
I couldnt believe that movie when I saw it.
Then I sawCrankand I couldnt believe how awesome it was.
I thought it was just another Jason Statham movie!
That, as far as Im concerned, is the correct answer.
Thats theDen Of Geekquestion?
Does anyone say anything other thanCrank!?
Kevin Feige saidThe Transporter.
Thats just because he didnt seeCrank.
Theres no way anyone who sawCrankwould preferThe Transporter.
James Gunn, thank you very much!
Guardians Of The Galaxyopens this weekend.
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