query: who plays groot in guardians of the galaxy

pos: Groot in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including animated television series, toys and trading cards. Vin Diesel voices Groot in the 2014 film "Guardians of the Galaxy", its 2017 sequel, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and reprised the role in the 2018 film "" and will do so again in "" (2019) while Krystian Godlewski played the character via performance capture in the first film. Since his film premiere and animated series debut, Groot has become a pop culture icon, with his repeated line "I am Groot" becoming an Internet meme. Groot first appeared in "Tales to Astonish" #13

pos: Groot in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including animated television series, toys and trading cards. Vin Diesel voices Groot in the 2014 film "Guardians of the Galaxy", its 2017 sequel, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and reprised the role in the 2018 film "" and will do so again in "" (2019) while Krystian Godlewski played the character via performance capture in the first film. Since his film premiere and animated series debut, Groot has become a pop culture icon, with his repeated line "I am Groot" becoming an Internet meme. Groot first appeared in "Tales to Astonish" #13

pos: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 moved up to May 5, 2017. In the following months, Michael Rooker said he would return as Yondu, and was looking forward to exploring new areas of the character. Chris Pratt, who played Peter Quill/Star-Lord in the first film, confirmed the sequel would be one of his next projects. Bradley Cooper expressed interest and excitement when asked if he would return as Rocket. Vin Diesel also confirmed he would return as Groot. In March 2015, Gunn revealed that filming would take place in Atlanta, Georgia with "major crew changes" from the first film, and that his brother, Sean Gunn, would

pos: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Guardians of the Galaxy (retroactively referred to as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1) is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the tenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by James Gunn, who wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman, and features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper as the titular Guardians, along with Lee Pace, Michael Rooker,

pos: Production of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame the Guardians of the Galaxy, including Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, and Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket. Sean Gunn served as the on-set stand-in actor for Rocket on both films. Additional actors reprising their roles in "Infinity War" from the various MCU franchises include Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange from "Doctor Strange", with Benedict Wong as Wong; Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man from "Spider-Man: Homecoming", with Jacob Batalon as

pos: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Vin Diesel stated that he was voicing Groot. However, Marvel did not confirm Diesel's involvement in the film at the time. On October 12, 2013, Gunn announced on social media that filming had completed. Director of photography Ben Davis used Arri Alexa XT cameras for the film, saying, "I'm traditionally a photochemical fan, but going with the digital format was the right way for this movie ... the Alexa [provided] the right look for this particular film." During the opening scenes in the 1980s, Davis chose JDC Cooke Xtal (Crystal) Express anamorphic prime lenses because they "had more anamorphic artifacts

neg: Groot and get rid of Hydra. Realizing they are now facing a galaxy without human interference, the Galactic Council refuses aid and attempt to kill the three Guardians as they flee. After the Planetary Defense Shield is shut down, Groot and the Guardians of the Galaxy join the final battle against Hydra. Rocket Raccoon and Groot are on their way to the Stohlad Ring when they are ambushed by Gardener where he shattered Groot because the Guardians of the Galaxy "corrupted" him and devated him from his true purpose. Rocket Raccoon escaped with a splinter where Groot grew a new body

neg: Groot series. Groot went on to join the Guardians of the Galaxy in the series of the same name, and remained a fixture of the title until its cancellation with issue #25 in 2010. Groot appeared in its follow-up, the limited series "The Thanos Imperative", and, alongside fellow Guardian Rocket Raccoon, Groot starred in backup features in "Annihilators" #1–4 (March–June 2011) and "Annihilators: Earthfall" #1–4 (September–December 2011). Groot appeared in issues #6–8 of "Avengers Assemble" as a member of the Guardians. Groot is one of the stars of "Guardians of the Galaxy" vol. 3, a part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch.

neg: Groot ever since the incursion, slamming it into the roots of the World Tree and causing Groot to transform the giant tree into his body, decimating Doom's castle as the surviving heroes mount their final assault. During the "Civil War II" storyline, Groot and the Guardians of the Galaxy are summoned by Captain Marvel to help her in her fight against Iron Man's side when it came to the fate of the Inhuman . The resulting battle damaged the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship stranding them on Earth. During the "Monsters Unleashed" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy defend Groot from

neg: Vin Diesel voiced Groot in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Guardians of the Galaxy". He starred in the supernatural action film "The Last Witch Hunter" (2015). In 2016, Diesel appeared as a supporting character in Ang Lee's war drama "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk". In 2017, Diesel also reprised his roles as Xander Cage in "", and Groot in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2". Over the course of several years, Diesel has discussed playing two separate roles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In November 2016 director of "Guardians of the Galaxy", James Gunn, confirmed that Diesel had been in talks

neg: Groot "Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout" at Disney's California Adventure, voiced by Fred Tatasciore. He and the other Guardians are captured by the Collector and have to be rescued by Rocket and the guests. In the Halloween version of the ride titled "Monsters After Dark," the Guardians accidentally left Groot behind during their escape, so Rocket goes back and has the guests distract Surtur's Fire Dragon so they can escape. Groot was ranked #16 on a listing of Marvel Comics' monster characters in 2015. Groot Groot () is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) Earth. The Guardians and their newest member Iron Man defeat the ship; however, London is still attacked. The Guardians defend London and finish off the horde of Badoon but learn that, for violating the "Earth-is-off-limits" rule (the Spartax Earth Directive), they are to be placed under arrest by the King of Spartax. The Guardians manage to escape with the help of Groot, who had recently regrown after being destroyed by a Badoon ship's explosion. The team includes Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, and Tony Stark. In April 2013, it was announced that Image Comics' Angela (Spawn) would

neg: Groot Mantis. When the Guardians reformed, Groot joined with Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora, whom Groot counted as friends. During the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline, Groot is with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they take part in the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. Groot and Rocket Raccoon are killed by the Children of Tomorrow. However, when Peter Quill — one of the few survivors of the incursions from Earth-616 — finds himself confronted by Black Swan in the castle of Emperor Doom, he reveals that he has been carrying a small twig of Groot in his pocket

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! the gantry lift more items can be found such as: In August 2017, it was announced that the attraction would receive a new experience during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort called "Guardians of the Galaxy" – Monsters After Dark. The experience is offered after sunset each night from early-September through October 31. The storyline of Monsters After Dark takes place chronologically after the events of Mission Breakout!; the Guardians have just escaped but accidentally left Groot behind. Rocket returns and has guests distract all of the escaped creatures so he can find and rescue Groot. One of the creatures

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional spacefaring superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti formed this new version of the team with an initial roster of Rocket Raccoon, Kitty Pryde, Thing, Drax the Destroyer, Agent Venom and Groot. However, Star-Lord and Gamora eventually re-joined the team, and so did Angela. This Guardians team first appeared in "Guardians of the Galaxy" Vol. 4 #1 (October 2015). The second volume of the title was published in May 2008, written by Dan Abnett and Andy

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional spacefaring superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists, with an initial roster of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer and Groot. These Guardians first appeared in "Annihilation: Conquest" #6 (April 2008). A feature film based on this team was released in 2014 to critical acclaim. A sequel, titled "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", was released

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) Rocket Raccoon, and Groot, with Mantis as support staff. On the recommendation of their ally, Nova, the group establishes a base of operations on the space station Knowhere, which possesses a teleportation system with near-universal range. An intelligent, telepathic dog named Cosmo the Spacedog is Knowhere's chief of security and works closely with the new team. After a confrontation with the Universal Church of Truth, the team meets a semi-amnesiac man who identifies himself as Vance Astro - Major Victory of the original Guardians of the Galaxy. Astro's declaration inspires the as-yet-unnamed team to adopt the "Guardians of the Galaxy"

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) still attacked. The Guardians defend London and finish off the horde of Badoon but learn that, for violating the "Earth-is-off-limits" rule (the Spartax Earth Directive), they are to be placed under arrest by the King of Spartax. The Guardians manage to escape with the help of Groot, who had recently regrown after being destroyed by a Badoon ship's explosion. The team includes Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, and Tony Stark. In April 2013, it was announced that Image Comics' Angela (Spawn) would join the Marvel Universe as the result of a legal battle between Neil Gaiman and

neg: Alternative versions of Thor (Marvel Comics) and the Hulk. Thanos brutally overpowere Hulk and kills Heimdall and Loki and obtains the Tesseract (which Loki stole prior to leaving Asgard) which he crushes to obtain the Space Stone and decimates the ship by using the Power Stone. Thor is later rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy who responded to the distress signal sent by an Asgardian. Thor later warns the Guardians that Thanos is heading to Knowhere to obtain the Reality Stone in the Aether. The Guardians (except for Rocket Raccoon and Groot) go to stop Thanos while Rocket and Groot accompany Thor to Nidavellir to

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 him of Ego's plan. Gamora and Nebula also learn of the plan as Rocket, Yondu, Groot, and Kraglin arrive. As they come under attack from the Sovereign's drones, the reunited Guardians find Ego's brain at the planet's core. Rocket makes a bomb using the stolen batteries, which Groot plants on the brain. Quill fights Ego with his newfound Celestial powers to distract him long enough for the other Guardians and Mantis to escape. The bomb explodes, killing Ego and disintegrating the planet. Yondu sacrifices himself to save Quill, who realizes that the reason Yondu kept him was to spare him

neg: Groot people were doing was wrong and managed to save the child and send her back to Earth. However, for his disobedience, Groot was exiled from Planet X and forced to wander the universe until he met Rocket Raccoon many decades later where this version of Groot later became a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Yet another alternate origin was presented in "Guardians of Infinity", written by Edgardo Miranda Rodriguez, wherein a woman makes the claim that Groot is a ceiba tree from Ponce, Puerto Rico. According to Puerto Rican folklore, a ceiba tree is believed to possess the

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) "Avengers Assemble" #4–8 (June–October 2012). The Guardians of the Galaxy appeared in a new series for Marvel NOW! starting with issue 0.1 written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Steve McNiven. In addition to the previous Guardians, Iron Man also joined the team. Later issues of the series saw Angela, Agent Venom, and Captain Marvel join. With the success of the film adaptation, spinoff books were also created as solo titles featuring Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. "Guardians of the Galaxy" was relaunched as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative with Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti returning

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 its visuals, soundtrack, humor, and cast, though some critics deemed it not as "fresh" as the original. It also received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards. A sequel, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", was initially being developed for a 2020 release, but has been put on hold after the firing of director James Gunn. In 2014, Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Baby Groot are renowned as the Guardians of the Galaxy. Ayesha, leader of the Sovereign race, has the Guardians protect valuable batteries from an inter-dimensional monster in exchange for Gamora's estranged sister

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) Dubhghlas, Goodman Root, and Aroughcun the Raccoon. Angela befriended them where she helped to fight off the beasts that were attacking them. Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional spacefaring superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists, with an initial roster of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer and Groot. These Guardians first appeared in "Annihilation: Conquest" #6 (April 2008). A feature film

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series) of the Galaxy managed to break J'son out of Magus restoring him back to Adam Warlock. After J'son goes supernova with the Nova Centurian helmet that he steals from Peter, Adam Warlock takes the brunt of it and is cocooned by Groot until the day for his re-emergence occurs. A third season was announced at the D23 Expo, which is based on the Disney Parks attraction . In this season, the Guardians of the Galaxy go on the run when they are framed by Collector who has Howard the Duck set them up for the theft of a Kree item

neg: Groot new plan. Groot decided to sprout inside the Spire, growing to colossal size and filling a large portion of the building. Mantis was able to remix Groot's sap in a way as to make it extremely flammable, and again Groot died for the team, this time by purposefully igniting so the resulting fire would destroy the Babel Spire. A cutting of Groot was kept by Rocket Raccoon, though, and Groot was again able to regrow. Groot then joined the new Guardians of the Galaxy (or, as Groot would have it, "Groot and Branches"), and began regrowing under the care of

neg: Rocket Raccoon Thief, whose mind had escaped into the asylum after his host body died. When the "Guardians of the Galaxy" title was relaunched in 2013, Rocket was again a member of the team. In the first issue of "Secret Wars", the Guardians of the Galaxy take part in the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610, in which Rocket and Groot are killed by the Children of Tomorrow. As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel", Rocket Raccoon takes leadership of the Guardians of the Galaxy while Star-Lord was busy handling things on Spartax. Rocket Raccoon possesses the normal attributes of an Earth raccoon,

neg: Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series in 2008, agreed to write the tie-in comic preludes to the film "Guardians of the Galaxy", as a favor to director James Gunn. The Infinite Comic was released on April 1, 2014, and features art by Andrea De Vito. Issue 1 sees Nebula, while searching for the Orb, remembering growing up with Gamora and their father, Thanos, as well as her recent experiences with Ronan the Accuser. Issue 2 follows Rocket and Groot as bounty hunters in the lead-up to "Guardians of the Galaxy". This film prelude was also written by Dan Abnett and

neg: Groot from it. During the "Infinity Countdown" storyline, Groot was with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they notice that the planet Telferina is under attack by the Flora Colossi that Gardener grew from Groot's splinters. Groot got close to Gardener and used his healing powers to purge the poison that Loki put in him from his body. Gardener repaid Groot by using his abilities to restore Groot back to his previous size. In addition, Groot can now speak in full sentences and refers to himself in the third person. Groot can absorb wood as food, and has the ability to

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series) 2017. A third season was confirmed on July 14, 2017. The third season is subtitled "Mission: Breakout!". The Guardians of the Galaxy team consists of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. They have obtained an artifact called the Spartaxian CryptoCube that is tied to the Spartax race. Inside is a map leading to the Cosmic Seed. The Cosmic Seed is a powerful weapon that is capable of creating a new universe. The Guardians of the Galaxy must find and destroy the Cosmic Seed before it can wind up in the hands of Thanos, his minions Ronan the

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Nebula, who was caught attempting to steal the batteries. After Rocket steals some for himself, the Sovereign attacks the Guardians' ship with a fleet of drones. These are destroyed by a mysterious figure, and the Guardians crash-land on a nearby planet. There, this figure reveals himself as Quill's father, Ego, and invites Quill, Gamora, and Drax to his home planet. Rocket and Groot remain behind to repair the ship and guard Nebula. Ayesha hires Yondu Udonta and his crew, who have been exiled from the greater Ravager community for child trafficking, to recapture the Guardians. They capture Rocket, but when

neg: Groot Groot Groot () is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "Tales to Astonish" #13 (November 1960). An extraterrestrial, sentient tree-like creature, the original Groot first appeared as an invader that intended to capture humans for experimentation. The character was reintroduced as a heroic, noble being in 2006, and appeared in the crossover comic book storyline "". Groot went on to star in its spin-off series, "Guardians of the Galaxy", joining the team of the same name. Groot has been featured

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) comrades. During the subsequent conflict with the Beyonder-empowered Doom, Star-Lord is one of the survivors of the previous universe, piloting the 616 and Ultimate versions of Mister Fantastic in to mount a final assault on Doom's castle, and revealing that he kept a twig from Groot in his pocket until the right moment. During the "Secret Empire" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel, the Ultimates, the Alpha Flight Space Program, Hyperion, and Quasar into fighting the Chitauri wave. Captain America, who was brainwashed into being a Hydra sleeper agent by Red Skull's clone using the powers of

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) of the previous universe, piloting the 616 and Ultimate versions of Mister Fantastic in to mount a final assault on Doom's castle, and revealing that he kept a twig from Groot in his pocket until the right moment. During the "Secret Empire" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel, the Ultimates, the Alpha Flight Space Program, Hyperion, and Quasar into fighting the Chitauri wave. Captain America, who was brainwashed into being a Hydra sleeper agent by Red Skull's clone using the powers of , activates the Planetary Defense Shield trapping them outside of Earth. During the "Secret Wars"

neg: Groot gifted with a tremendous grasp of quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering. Groot did not get along with fellow saplings but instead preferred the company of the "Maintenance Mammals", which the other saplings treated with prejudice. Groot was exiled by the "Arbor Masters" in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #14 after killing another sapling to defend a maintenance mammal it was brutalizing. An alternate origin was presented in the "Groot" ongoing series. In the story, it is revealed that the other "Flora colossi" had been abducting organisms from other planets, including a young human girl named Hannah. After seeing Hannah, Groot realized what his

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is an episodic graphic adventure video game series developed and published by Telltale Games. Based on Marvel Comics' "Guardians of the Galaxy" comic book series, the game's first episode was released in April 18, 2017. The plot centers on the Guardians finding an artifact of great power, called the 'Eternity Forge' that each individually covets, but must protect it from the malicious Kree Hala the Accuser who wants it for herself. "Guardians of the Galaxy" plays similar to other Telltale games, in which the player's character

neg: Rocket Raccoon "Guardians of the Galaxy". He remained a regular member of the series cast until it was canceled with issue #25 in 2010, also appearing in the follow-up limited series "The Thanos Imperative". Along with fellow Guardian Groot, Rocket starred in backup features in "Annihilators" #1-4 (March–June 2011) and "Annihilators: Earthfall" #1-4 (Sept.–Dec. 2011). Rocket Raccoon, along with the other members of the Guardians, appeared in issues #4-8 of "Avengers Assemble", a series intended as a jumping-on point for fans of the film "The Avengers". He appears prominently in "Guardians of the Galaxy" vol. 3, a part of the 2012 Marvel

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) join the Marvel Universe as the result of a legal battle between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane. After appearing in Age of Ultron, she joined the Guardians in November. Captain Marvel and Agent Venom are set to join the team. During the "Secret Wars" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy take part in the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. During the incursion, Rocket Raccoon and Groot are killed by the Children of Tomorrow, Star-Lord is teleported away trying to come up with a back-up plan, and Gamora and Drax the Destroyer are surrounded and confused by the corpses of their

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Prelude". Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art by Wellington Alves, the first issue focused on the background of Nebula and her bond with Thanos; the second issue featured the adventures of Rocket and Groot before they join forces with the other Guardians. In June 2014, Mike Pasciullo, senior VP of Marvel Studios, described the marketing approach for "Guardians of the Galaxy" by saying that Marvel had "built a robust marketing program for the theatrical release that carefully integrates traditional advertising, social media, digital marketing, strategic promotional partnerships, organic entertainment integrations [and] publicity." In July 2014, Marvel launched

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) Todd McFarlane. After appearing in Age of Ultron, she joined the Guardians in November. Captain Marvel and Agent Venom are set to join the team. During the "Secret Wars" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy take part in the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. During the incursion, Rocket Raccoon and Groot are killed by the Children of Tomorrow, Star-Lord is teleported away trying to come up with a back-up plan, and Gamora and Drax the Destroyer are surrounded and confused by the corpses of their comrades. During the subsequent conflict with the Beyonder-empowered Doom, Star-Lord is one of the survivors

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Feige said exploring Quill's father "would certainly be part of a next Guardians adventure", adding "I think there's a reason we seeded it at the very end of the [first] film like that." Gunn also stated that he wanted to make sure "Yondu's place in everything made sense" in regards to his relationship to Quill and his father, and also revealed Quill's father would not be J'son as in the comics. Gunn "was less confident [Marvel] was going to buy in on Baby Groot than" including Ego, since "adult Groot was the most popular character from the first film and

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat Build Stone. Mantis gets Groot back to normal and joins him, Rocket, and Quill in pursuing the villains. Thanos attempts to make the BLT (Big Laser Thingy) with the Build Stone, but he, Ronan, and Nebula are found by Quill, Rocket, Groot, and Mantis. Gamora and Drax later join the battle. Rocket takes control of the BLT while Quill sends everything else into a portal using Nebula's remote. Ronan and Nebula flee from a space monster, making Thanos "accuse you both of being failures". Quill gives Thor the Build Stone, Rocket keeps the BLT, and the Guardians head to an

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 included creatures, spaceships, Ayesha's lair, the space chase, the "Eclector" scenes, and the adolescent Groot post-credit scene. Framestore also created the film's opening sequence. Despite appearing as a single shot, it ultimately was composed of 11 different visual effect shots. Gunn provided reference video for Baby Groot's dancing in the sequence. Framestore animation supervisor Arsland Elver noted that the majority of the opening sequence includes CGI and digital doubles, with three moments (Quill falling on the ground near Baby Groot, Gamora talking to Baby Groot, and Drax rolling behind Baby Groot) consisting of actual photography. As with the first film,

neg: Infinity Countdown to restore the Skrull Empire to its former glory. At some point in the past, Loki, who wanted to know about the Soul Gem's location, visited Gardener. When Gardener didn't know where it was, Loki infected him with a poison that drove him mad to the point where he shattered Groot and took some of his splinters to grow an army of Flora Colossi. In the present, Gardener and his army of Flora Colossi are attacking Telferina. The Guardians of the Galaxy intercepted the army of Flora Colossi where it was revealed that Groot regenerated from a splinter and couldn't

neg: Knowhere appears in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" TV series. Like the comics, Cosmo the Spacedog serves as the chief of security when first encountered by Rocket Raccoon and Groot. It first appears in the episode "Road to Knowhere" in order to sell an item stolen from Korath the Pursuer in its market. It is here that Star-Lord learns that he is part-Spartax. During the fight between the Guardians of the Galaxy, Korath the Pursuer's group, and the Ravagers, Knowhere starts to come to life and ensnare everyone. Knowhere Knowhere (pronounced "no where") is a fictional location appearing in American comic

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat it for Thanos. While Ronan and Yondu argue, the team escapes, however, Rocket Raccoon, Drax, and Baby Groot fall into a portal, leaving Peter Quill and Gamora to attempt to deliver the Stone but are attacked by Ronan, whom they defeat, and Yondu, who steals back the Stone. Gamora crash-lands on Thanos' base where she reunites with Drax, who is trying to destroy Thanos. The two fight off Thanos and escape. Quill manages to find Rocket, but they're cornered by Ronan, Yondu, and Taserface. The villains are fought off by an overloaded Groot, despite Yondu and Ronan escaping with the

neg: Venom (Marvel Comics character) who had arrived in an Iron Man armour separated Otto from Venom and returning to Flash. When Flash was part of the Guardians of the Galaxy he got separated from the symbiote and his team mates decided to send him to Earth. While traveling Groot accidentally bonds to the symbiote and started attacking the others. Then Rocket tried to save his friend, but the symbiote left Groot and bonded to him. Then he tried to convince them to leave "his" ship, but Drax grabbed Rocket by the tail and started bashing him to the walls until the symbiote bonded to

neg: Gardener (comics) a poison that drove him mad to the point where he shattered Groot and took some of his splinters to grow an army of Flora Colossi. In the present, Gardener and his army of Flora Colossi attacking Telferina. During the "Infinity Countdown" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy intercepted the army of Flora Colossi where it was revealed that Groot regenerated from a splinter and could not reach his normal size due to Gardener having taken all his splinters. Getting close to Gardener, Groot used his energy to cure Gardener of the poison. After being healed, Gardener's first action was

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) the scene from Marvel two weeks after the film's theatrical release, along with the rush announcement from Funko, indicated the popularity of both the character and the scene. The scene also produced the word "grooting", coined by Michael Rooker, in which a person dances similar to Groot, with the word entering the social media lexicon. Also in August, Marvel held a special screening of the film at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where Pratt dressed as Star-Lord to entertain the patients. In June 2012, Marvel filed eleven trademark applications for "Guardians of the Galaxy", covering a variety of consumer products, from

neg: Vin Diesel and the video game spin-offs from the "Chronicles of Riddick" franchise, as well as Groot in the Marvel Studios films "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014), "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017), and "" (2018). He wrote, directed, produced and starred in a short film titled "Multi-Facial" and the feature-length drama film "Strays". He is the founder of the production companies One Race Films, Racetrack Records and Tigon Studios. Diesel was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, with his twin brother, Paul. His mother, Delora Sherleen (Sinclair) Vincent, is an astrologer. Diesel has stated that he is "of ambiguous

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 scoring to the film. Recording for the score occurred in January 2017 at Abbey Road Studios. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Volume 2", along with the film score album composed by Bates, were released on April 21, 2017. A cassette version of "Awesome Mix Volume 2" was released on June 23, 2017, while a deluxe edition vinyl LP featuring both "Awesome Mix Volume 2" and Bates' score was released on August 11, 2017. In June 2016, Marvel announced plans for an expanded merchandising program for the sequel, with Groot playing a central role. Gunn ensured the film's

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) movie Guardians will get their own solo series. Star-Lord will continue as a solo series written by Sam Humphries, while Rocket Raccoon and Groot will join to be a duo series written by Skottie Young. Drax and Gamora also received their own solo series written by UFC fighter CM Punk and Nicole Perlman respectively. In the aftermath of the , Star-Lord decides to form a team of interstellar heroes that will be proactive in protecting the galaxy, rather than reacting to crises as they happen. To this end, he recruits Adam Warlock, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Phyla-Vell (the new Quasar),

neg: All-New X-Men reunited with Cyclops when they are called upon to aid the Guardians of the Galaxy in retrieving the fabled Black Vortex. Cyclops, Iceman and Groot become superpowered by the Vortex and return it to Captain Marvel. Emma Frost takes the young Jean Grey to Madripoor to train her powers. She takes away Jean's telepathy and forces her to face off with The Blob using only her telekinesis and wits. Soon after Cyclops rejoins the team. The team encounters the Guardians of the Galaxy while hunting down The Black Vortex, during a storyline in which Angel gets cosmic powered wings. Upon

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 symbiote that is exclusive to the game). While some characters are just based on the comic books, others have their visuals taken from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man. Using the ability to manipulate time, the players can change the look and abilities of certain characters. For instance, they can take Baby Groot (from the "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2") and move time forward for him to become his adult version, and Spider-Man can go both ways with his Noir and 2099 counterparts. On 6 October, ten DLC packs were

neg: Groot a snake-headed Leviathon. During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Groot and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel, the Alpha Flight Space Program, members of the Ultimates, Hyperion, and Quasar in intercepting a fleet of Chitauri that are approaching Earth until a Hydra-aligned Steve Rogers activated the Planetary Defense Shield trapping those fighting the Chitauri outside of Earth's atmosphere. Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot try to enlist representatives of the Skrulls, Kree, Brood, Shi'ar and Spartax empires that are on the Galactic Council in helping against the Chitauri hordes and to break down the Planetary Defense Shield

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) based on "Dancing Groot", while in October 2014, Marvel and KID designs announced a replica of dancing Groot, for release in December 2014. In December 2014, Disney made a second marketing push, to coincide with the film's home media release with additional merchandise. Merchandise partners included: KID designs with its replica dancing Groot; Funko's Fabrikations line with a plush Rocket; Mattel's Hot Wheels character cars; C-Life, Hybrid-Jem Sportswear, Freeze, MZ Berger, Accutime, AME and Her Universe with apparel; ThinkGeek with jewelry and watches; American Greetings with cards; Jay Franco with homegoods; and Vandor with drinkware. Additional partners included Mad Engine,

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) it was to have Sean Gunn and Krystian Godlewski portray Rocket and Groot on set, as it provided references for lighting and on-set performances to the animators. When creating Groot, MPC realized early on that his eyes would be essential in maintaining the character's human qualities, as his face couldn't move in the way that humans' do. MPC visual effects supervisor Nicolas Aithadi explained that, "When you look at humans what makes the eyes interesting is the imperfections—trying to make these two irises not aimed at the same place—trying to make them strange and look more human." Textures for Groot

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) Nova, Star-Lord remains in the collapsing Cancerverse as the other Guardians escape. After the death of Star-Lord, the Guardians disband. Still believing in their cause, Cosmo recruits another team under the name "Annihilators". Rocket Raccoon and Groot later reunite and decide to continue the Guardians' legacy after the duo prevent an incident on Rocket's home world, Halfworld. The new team appears on Earth to aid the Avengers against Thanos. After Star-Lord's father visits him in a bar to tell him that it is forbidden for any alien species to visit Earth, Iron Man is attacked by Badoon appearing to attack

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 I didn't think they'd want to risk a good thing." However, by changing Groot, Gunn felt it "opened the film up" creatively, allowing Gunn to bring out "new aspects of our other characters." Gunn said Thanos would only appear in the sequel "if he helps our story and he will not show up at all if not. Thanos is not the most important thing in "Guardians 2", that's for damn sure. There's the Guardians themselves and other threats the Guardians are going to be facing that are not Thanos." Feige later confirmed that Thanos would not appear in the sequel,

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) Major Victory, and Groot, who is fully regrown. Meanwhile, Star-Lord was banished to the Negative Zone by Ronan the Accuser for his actions during the Phalanx's attempted conquest of the Kree Empire. There, he finds himself in the middle of King Blastaar's fight to break into 42 and use its portal to invade Earth. Star-Lord allies with Jack Flag to defend the prison and contact the other Guardians for rescue. Rocket's new team successfully brings both of them back, and Flag becomes a Guardian. Elsewhere, Drax and Phyla begin looking for Cammi, but on their search they talk to a

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) With the success of the film adaptation, spinoff books were also created as solo titles featuring Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. "Guardians of the Galaxy" was relaunched as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative with Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti returning as writer and artist respectively. The series sees Peter Quill and Gamora leaving the team, and Rocket becoming the new team's self-appointed leader, also two new characters were added to the team. Kitty Pryde (taking up the mantle of Star-Lord) and the Thing. As a part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative, all the cast of the

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Harrington as Groot. On the outskirts of a long abandoned planet, the Guardians receive a call from the Nova Corps asking them to help defeat Thanos (Jake Hart). After being shot down by the mad titan's ship, they arrive at a Kree outpost where they find him in the lower section of the building, the Nova Corps having been killed during the battle. In the lower section of the building, Thanos finds an artifact called the Eternity Forge and claims it for his own. The Guardians engage him in battle, ending with Star-Lord (Scott Porter) killing him with a weapon

neg: Archive of Our Own stated that: "The OTW’s mission is to advocate on behalf of transformative works, not just the ones we like." The length of a story on Archive of Our Own tends to correlate with its popularity. Stories of 1,000 words received less than 150 hits on average while stories that were closer in length to a novel were viewed closer to 1,500 times apiece. As of June 2015, the most popular story on the site was reportedly "I Am Groot", a "masterpiece of hardcore "Guardians of the Galaxy" erotica" that consists of the words "I am Groot" and no others. Aja

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) devices. The game's original story was written by Dan Abnett, and was meant to complement the film. On July 21, Pratt, Saldana, Bautista, Diesel and Cooper appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to promote the film and debut some additional exclusive content. On July 29, Pratt and Saldana rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange as part of the film's marketing strategy. On August 14, Marvel released the scene of Groot dancing, which was shortly followed by an announcement from Funko that they were releasing a toy "Dancing Groot". "The Hollywood Reporter" noted that the quick release of

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Rocket, extending the Kyln prison set and constructing Knowhere; Luma Pictures, who worked on Thanos; Method Studios, who worked on creating the Orb opening and revealing its powers, as well as the holographic displays at the Nova Corps command center; Lola VFX; Cantina Creative; Sony Pictures Imageworks, who worked on Howard the Duck and creating the "Dark Aster" shots with MPC; CoSA VFX; Secret Lab; Rise Visual Effects Studios; and Technicolor VFX. Pre- and post-visualizations were done by Proof and The Third Floor, with Proof also contributing to the creation of Rocket and Groot. Producer Nik Korda noted how helpful

neg: GraphicAudio All Enemies" were released, followed by "Iron Man: Extremis", "Astonishing X-Men: Gifted", "New Avengers: Breakout", and "Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon and Groot Steal The Galaxy!" In 2015, "The Death of Captain America", "Secret Wars", "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "Avengers: Everyone Wants to Rule the World", and "Ant Man: Natural Enemy" were released. GraphicAudio produces "USA Today" bestselling author William W. Johnstone’s Western and Action Adventure series such as "Eagles, Blood Bond, The First Mountain Man, The Last Gunfighter, The Mountain Man (Smoke Jensen)" and "Sidewinders". Some of the series and titles available are "A Town Called Fury,

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) of an ancient, unknown species. Quill finally opens the last present he received from his mother: a cassette tape filled with her favorite songs. The Guardians leave in the rebuilt "Milano" along with a sapling cut from Groot. In a post-credits scene, Tivan sits in his destroyed archive with two of his living exhibits: a canine cosmonaut and an anthropomorphic duck. Additionally, Josh Brolin appears, uncredited, as Thanos through voice acting and performance capture. Sean Gunn stood in for Thanos during filming and portrays Kraglin, Yondu's first mate in the Ravagers. Alexis Denisof reprises his role as Thanos's vizier, "The

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 from the fate of Ego's other progeny, and that Yondu was Quill's true "daddy". Having reconciled with Gamora, Nebula still chooses to leave and resume her quest to kill Thanos by herself. The Guardians hold a funeral for Yondu, which is attended by Kraglin and dozens of Ravager ships, acknowledging Yondu's sacrifice and accepting him as a Ravager again. In a series of mid- and post-credit scenes, Kraglin takes up Yondu's telekinetic arrow and control-fin; Ravager leader Stakar Ogord reunites with his ex-teammates; Groot has grown into a teenager; Ayesha creates a new artificial being with whom she plans to

neg: Infinity Wars the female from her sword, Thanos attacks the figure who proceeds to behead Thanos. Afterwards, the releases a poisonous gas from her suit which he uses on the Chitauri armada. While destroying Thanos' gauntlet, the figure claims that her future is blank as the past is dead. Gamora approaches Star-Lord (who is in possession of the Power Infinity Stone), Rocket Raccoon, and Groot at Cebulski's bar at Knowhere as Star-Lord is unable to get Gamora to return to the Guardians of the Galaxy. Meanwhile in Manhattan, a cyclist is saved by Adam Warlock during a time freeze when he, Drax

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) based on the font used in the teaser posters for the opening credits, which was tinted orange to offer a better contrast to the film's blue and grey imagery. One of the typography solutions offered before the final product wound up being repurposed as the locator cards seen throughout the film. The film featured 2,750 visual effects shots, which make up approximately 90% of the film. The visual effects were created by: Moving Picture Company (MPC), who worked on creating Groot, as well as Morag, Xandar, the "Dark Aster" and the final battle on Xandar; Framestore, who worked on creating

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) as writer and artist respectively. The series sees Peter Quill and Gamora leaving the team, and Rocket becoming the new team's self-appointed leader, also two new characters were added to the team. Kitty Pryde (taking up the mantle of Star-Lord) and the Thing. As a part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative, all the cast of the movie Guardians will get their own solo series. Star-Lord will continue as a solo series written by Sam Humphries, while Rocket Raccoon and Groot will join to be a duo series written by Skottie Young. Drax and Gamora also received their own solo

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard) series written by UFC fighter CM Punk and Nicole Perlman respectively. In the aftermath of the , Star-Lord decides to form a team of interstellar heroes that will be proactive in protecting the galaxy, rather than reacting to crises as they happen. To this end, he recruits Adam Warlock, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Phyla-Vell (the new Quasar), Rocket Raccoon, and Groot, with Mantis as support staff. On the recommendation of their ally, Nova, the group establishes a base of operations on the space station Knowhere, which possesses a teleportation system with near-universal range. An intelligent, telepathic dog named Cosmo the

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) contacts Yondu before following Gamora into space, giving her his helmet to survive; Yondu arrives and retrieves the pair. Rocket, Drax, and Groot threaten to attack Yondu's ship to rescue them, but Quill negotiates a truce, promising the orb to Yondu. Quill's group agrees that facing Ronan means certain death, but that they cannot let him use the Infinity Stone to destroy the galaxy. On Ronan's flagship, the "Dark Aster", Ronan embeds the Stone in his warhammer, taking its power for himself. He contacts Thanos, threatening to kill him after first destroying Xandar; hateful of her adoptive father, Nebula allies

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat is a computer-animated Lego film based on Marvel Comics and starring the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Guardians of the Galaxy are on a mission to deliver the Build Stone, an artifact that enables its wielder to build any weapon, to the Avengers, while evading Yondu and the Ravagers, who stole it from Ronan the Accuser. After making Yondu space sick, the Guardians attempt to escape but are found by Ronan and Nebula, who are taking

neg: Gamora event "", and became a member of the titular team in its spin-off comic, "Guardians of the Galaxy". Gamora has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise. Zoe Saldana plays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the 2014 film "Guardians of the Galaxy". She reprised her role in the sequel "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and "", and will appear in "". The character debuted in "Strange Tales" #180 (1975), and was created by Jim Starlin. She returned in issue #181, "Warlock" vol. 1 #9, 10, 11 and 15 (1975-1976), and in the 1977

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Bautista, who responded positively to Sean and his on-set performances. Special effects makeup designer David White made two life-size versions of Rocket and a bust of Groot as aids for visual effects, with White saying, "it gives [the filmmakers] a good indication of where visual effects needs to pick up and whether Rocket can actually reach certain things or use certain devices." These busts were also used to see how the on-set lighting would affect the characters, to assist with the visual effects lighting process. In January 2015, Disney revealed that the film came in "slightly over the agreed budget"

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) with an intended release date of August 1, 2014. He said the film's titular team would consist of the characters Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, and Rocket Raccoon. Two pieces of concept art were also displayed, one of Rocket Raccoon, and one featuring the entire team. In August 2012, James Gunn entered talks to direct the film, beating out other contenders, including Peyton Reed and the duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. "The Avengers" director Joss Whedon, who signed a deal to creatively consult on all of the films leading up to , was enthusiastic about the selection of

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) in the Kyln prison. A powerful inmate there, Drax, attempts to kill Gamora due to her association with Ronan and Thanos, who killed his family. Quill convinces Drax that Gamora can bring Ronan to him, though Gamora reveals that she has betrayed Ronan, unwilling to let him use the orb's power. Learning that Gamora has a buyer for the orb, Quill, Rocket, Groot, and Drax work with her to escape the Kyln in Quill's ship, the "Milano". Ronan meets with Gamora's adoptive father, Thanos, to discuss her betrayal. Quill's group flee to Knowhere, a remote criminal outpost in space built

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes are pursued. With all the Cosmic Bricks collected and reassembled back into his board, Silver Surfer thanks the heroes and departs into deep space, promising to lead Galactus away from Earth. In the mid-credits scene, Fury oversees the repair of the Statue of Liberty. He apologizes to the Guardians of the Galaxy (consisting of Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, and Gamora), whom he called for help during the attack. Star-Lord states that there is something else threatening Earth. While having lunch with the construction crew, Fury encounters Black Panther, who was looking for his cat Mr. Tiddles, and

neg: Avengers: Infinity War by having Maximoff destroy the Mind Stone to keep Thanos from retrieving it. Rogers suggests they travel to Wakanda, which he believes has the resources to remove the stone without destroying Vision. The Guardians of the Galaxy respond to a distress call from the Asgardian ship and rescue Thor, who surmises Thanos seeks the Reality Stone, which is in the possession of the Collector on Knowhere. Rocket and Groot accompany Thor to Nidavellir, where they and Eitri create Stormbreaker, a battle-axe capable of killing Thanos. On Knowhere, Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, and Mantis find Thanos with the Reality Stone already

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) name for their own. When the team learns Star-Lord directed Mantis to telepathically coerce the heroes into joining the team, they disband. Rocket Raccoon decides to continue Star-Lord's mission and starts a search for the missing members. His new team includes Bug, Mantis, Major Victory, and Groot, who is fully regrown. Meanwhile, Star-Lord was banished to the Negative Zone by Ronan the Accuser for his actions during the Phalanx's attempted conquest of the Kree Empire. There, he finds himself in the middle of King Blastaar's fight to break into 42 and use its portal to invade Earth. Star-Lord allies with

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 for doing something that the Vibranium Troopers can't, and destroys the Nexus of All Realities, bringing down the barriers separating all of Chronopolis. Kang then broadcasts to all of Chronopolis that he is issuing a contest for the mightiest warriors to rise up and face him. At Avengers Mansion, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy receive a faint signal from beyond Chronopolis, Deducing that they need a negative ion emitter to help the signal come through, Wasp sends Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot to find Star-Lord and Drax, who have a scanner that can locate the emitter. Arriving

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 announced for the game. Of these ten, there are six level packs and four character packs based on Marvel Cinematic Universe films, superhero teams, and time variant heroes. On the planet Xandar, the armies of Kang the Conqueror are attacking the Nova Corps HQ as Nova Prime puts out a distress signal. The Guardians of the Galaxy answer the distress signal. While Rocket Raccoon and Groot remain on the ship, Star-Lord, Gamora, and Drax the Destroyer jump towards Nova Corps HQ where they work to keep Kang the Conqueror's forces from harming the evacuating citizens who are heading towards the

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat Earth deli to have a BLT sandwich. Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat is a computer-animated Lego film based on Marvel Comics and starring the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Guardians of the Galaxy are on a mission to deliver the Build Stone, an artifact that enables its wielder to build any weapon, to the Avengers, while evading Yondu and the Ravagers, who stole it from Ronan the Accuser. After making Yondu space sick, the Guardians attempt to escape but are found

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series) Accuser, Nebula, Korath the Pursuer, and his ally J'son (who is Star-Lord's long-lost father), the Ravagers led by Yondu, and anyone else who would abuse its power to threaten the entire universe. Marvel Entertainment announced on their Twitter feed that the Avengers will team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy in Season 2 for an episode where they fight the High Evolutionary. Following Thanos's defeat, the Guardians of the Galaxy get their hands on a strange sarcophagus that was found on Thanos's asteroid base that has strange abilities and later stolen by Yondu. The Guardians of the Galaxy work

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! of the Collector's archive. The archive itself houses a number of interactive artifacts. A video plays on loop of the Collector and his new assistant revealing that they have a new addition to the Tivan Collection, the Guardians of the Galaxy themselves. It's revealed through their banter that the Guardians, specifically Peter Quill, were tricked into coming to visit as they thought they too were going to be given a tour of the facility. The Collector has their glass cases electrified so that the team cannot escape, yet Rocket is still determined to get out (and later, it is revealed

neg: Stitch (Disney) similar in certain aspects to him such as the Minions of Universal Studios's "Despicable Me" franchise and Baby Groot of Marvel Studios's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" as a result. In 2016, WatchMojo.com ranked Stitch as their ninth-funniest Disney character, using a frame of him in "Lilo & Stitch" where Lilo shows Stitch's ability to be used as a gramophone speaker to Nani as the affiliated video's thumbnail, and ranked the scene in "Lilo & Stitch" where he gets "lost" after running away from Lilo #3 in a video of "Another Top 10 Saddest Cartoon Movie Moments". WatchMojo also

neg: Arizona Annie Super Heroes 2". At the time when the Guardians of the Galaxy were in the Old West part of Chronopolis, she and Kid Colt help Star-Lord rescue Rocket Raccoon and Groot from a circus train run by the local version of the Circus of Crime that Arizona Annie and Kid Colt were pursuing. Arizona Annie Arizona Annie, also known as The Arizona Girl, is a fictional Old West female gunslinger appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She debuted in "Wild West" #1 (Spring 1948) and was created by Syd Shores. In her earlier days, Arizona Annie and

neg: Griffon Ramsey War" franchise attracted attention from multiple gaming sites and was called, "the most apropos "Gears of War" tribute ever" by "Kotaku". In October 2014, her video of sculpting an Eastern red cedar into Groot, based on the tree-like character from Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy", accumulated over 115,000 views in three days and was posted to many geek culture sites, including Gizmodo, io9 and Geekologie. In November 2014, she drew attention for carving Elsa from Disney's "Frozen" after being inspired by her daughter's love of the character. In December 2014, Ramsey was invited by Stihl to carve a special piece

neg: Gamora In prison, she joins the other Guardians of the Galaxy (Starlord, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot) in an escape and they save Xandar from Ronan. Because of her heroic action, Gamora is cleared of her previous crimes. When Nebula also rebells against Thanos, the two sister admit their genuine affection for one another. Meanwhile, Starlord and Gamora begin to develop a mutual romantic attraction. Thanos later abducts and emotionally tortures Gamora because she knows where he can find an Infinity stone. He reveals that he truly saw her as a daughter, but he chooses to kill her to retrieve the

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Other", from "The Avengers". Ophelia Lovibond plays Carina, the Collector's slave; Peter Serafinowicz plays Denarian Garthan Saal, a Nova Corps officer; Gregg Henry plays Quill's grandfather; Laura Haddock plays Quill's mother, Meredith; Melia Kreiling plays Bereet; Christopher Fairbank plays The Broker; Mikaela Hoover plays Nova Prime's assistant; Marama Corlett plays a pit boss at the bar, The Boot; Emmett J. Scanlan plays a Nova riot guard; Alexis Rodney plays Moloka Dar; Tom Proctor plays Horuz, a Ravager; and Spencer Wilding plays a prison guard who confiscates Quill's Walkman. Canine actor Fred appears as Cosmo. Stephen Blackehart had a supporting role.

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series) Lee having a voice role to go with his cameo. Marvel was rumored to be considering a new animated series with another "Spider-Man" show or a "Guardians of the Galaxy" show. The appearances of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" in "Avengers Assemble" and "Ultimate Spider-Man" were supposed to be test runs for their own show. Comicbookmovie.com indicated in January 2014 that the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series was selected for development. On July 26, 2014, at San Diego Comic-Con, a week before the release of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" film, Marvel Animation announced the Guardians of the Galaxy animated

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) of "", Feige stated that the Infinity Stones would be a focus in the film, as well as going forward into the Phase Three slate of films within the MCU. In a separate interview for "The Dark World" in November, Feige added that a third, unknown Infinity Stone would be seen in the film, referred to as the "Power Stone" by the Collector. The mid-credits scene in "The Dark World" revealed Lovibond's role as the Collector's slave, later named Carina. In December 2013, Marvel confirmed that Diesel would voice Groot. A few weeks of additional filming, involving the film's main

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) were considered for the role included ""s Zachary Levi, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Rosenbaum, and John Gallagher Jr. Chris Pratt was cast in the role in February 2013, as part of a multi-film deal that he signed with Marvel. In January 2013, filming was scheduled to take place at Shepperton Studios in London, United Kingdom, and Marvel Studios announced that the film would be released in 3D. Victoria Alonso, an executive producer on the film, said that filming would begin in June. She also said that both Rocket Raccoon and Groot would be created through a combination of CGI and motion

neg: Monsters Unleashed (comics) in Boston, the X-Men fight a spider monster in London, the Black Panther and Shuri defend Wakanda from a thick-skinned monster, the Guardians of the Galaxy defend Groot from a snake-like monster in Seattle, the Inhumans fight a multi-headed monster in Venice, and the Champions fight a tentacled eye monster in Los Angeles. In Peru, Elsa Bloodstone finds a prophecy that tells of the Monster King whom all monsters fear. The Winter Guard fights monsters in Moscow while Valkyrie and Warrior Woman fight them in Edinburgh while Atlas fights them in Washington, D.C. Medusa and Karnak discover that Kei Kawade

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 /Film felt the teaser was strong, despite not showing any of the new characters or relying on Baby Groot, while "The A.V. Club"s Esther Zuckerman called it "an immediate crowd-pleaser". According to media-measurement firm comScore and its PreAct service, the teaser was the top trailer for the week it released, generating 108,000 new social media conversations. In early December, before Gunn revealed the first teaser trailer at Comic Con Experience 2016, he said that finding scenes and moments to showcase in the trailer without revealing too much of the film resulted in hard choices, since "people really go through every

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) to ensure shots of Rocket at MPC would match the Rocket created by Framestore, and vice versa for when Groot was needed by the other studio. In order to give Thanos "the performance and the weight that he deserved", Luma Pictures created a new facial animation system to re-create Josh Brolin as a fully CG character, using his "eyes, some of his cheek, how his muscles move when he talks". The character's large jaw, and the deep groves that run down his face, had "to be carefully planned out with the movement of his face." In August 2013, Gunn revealed

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series the temple by Hala, the team escape, though are attacked by many rock worms. After making it back to the Milano, they are swallowed by a giant variant and trapped in the creature's stomach where they have the option to adopt a younger worm that they find. Using the engines of other ships while also emptying out the Milano to lighten the load, they manage to find a way to escape the creature, but it still pursues them, forcing Drax to seemingly sacrifice himself to let the others escape or Groot (Adam Harrington) being injured in the process. With the

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 he states that they have no idea what Kang's plans are. Captain America, Captain Avalon, Doctor Strange, and Star-Lord then proceed to free the real Sir Percy, as well as Gamora and Groot. Kang the Conqueror states to Ravonna that the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy are starting to see the full extent of his genius. Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk follow Klaw through the portal to Wakanda, where they run into Black Panther. Upon hearing that Klaw is in Wakanda, Black Panther joins up with them into hunting Klaw. Arriving in Wakanda's Vibranium mines, Black Panther, Spider-Man,

neg: Star-Lord Kitty Pryde, a proposal which she accepts. When the universe is facing its imminent end, Star-Lord and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy come to the world's final battle against the Children of Tomorrow. During the battle, Groot and Rocket Raccoon are killed, and Star-Lord is teleported away by Reed Richards to his ship. In the end, he is one of the few survivors of the apocalypse aboard the Fantastic Four's "life raft". After the end of the universe, Doctor Doom somehow creates a new, patchwork world formed from the remains of dead universes. The life raft that

neg: Guardians of the Galaxy (film) Twenty-six years later on the planet Morag, Quill steals a mysterious orb but is attacked by Korath, a subordinate to the fanatical Kree, Ronan. Although Quill escapes with the orb, Yondu discovers his theft and issues a bounty for his capture, while Ronan sends the assassin Gamora after the orb. When Quill attempts to sell the orb on Xandar, capital of the Nova Empire, Gamora ambushes him and steals it. A fight ensues, drawing in a pair of bounty hunters: the genetically and cybernetically modified raccoon Rocket, and the tree-like humanoid Groot. Nova Corps officers capture the four, detaining them