While
confirming that he's already hard at work on the sequel, James Gunn
has sent out a thank you message to those that helped him bring
Guardians to the big screen, which of course inlduded the cast and
crew, but also fans.
Thanks
to all of you who saw (and are seeing) Guardians of the Galaxy this
weekend, from the bottom of my heart. The Guardians are a group of
oddballs, outcasts, and geeks. The movie is for anyone who ever felt
cast aside, left out, or different. It's for all of us who don't
belong. This movie belongs to you. And, today, I think we're doing
okay.
I
am of course happy with all the film has accomplished
box-office-wise. But what touches me the most is that the film I told
the folks at Marvel I wanted to make two years ago is the film that
you're seeing in theaters today - it's that so many of you seem to be
directly EXPERIENCING the film I INTENDED. The cast, the producers,
the crew, and I felt like we were making something special while we
were making it. But it is very rare that a director's INTENTIONS in
creating a film, or a scene, or a character, or a line of dialogue
are, seemingly, specifically what is experienced by an audience (not
to mention critics!), and that seems to be what has happened here.
You have allowed a talking raccoon - for a moment, a minute, or a day
- to make you a little more human. And for that, I am profoundly
grateful.
If
I relied on myself to implement these intentions, the film would be a
shambling mess. But instead, I had a wonderful cast, genius
producers, an incredibly brave studio, sublimely talented visual
effects artists, great editors, and the best damn crew of
mostly-British bastards to actually implement these intentions for
me. Where I had a good idea they would, through alchemy, transform it
into a great one. Many of you involved are friends of mine on
Facebook. Many of you will read this somewhere else. I love you all.
You
may remember me posting here a couple weeks ago how sad I was to be
finishing up the film, that I was having trouble letting go of
Rocket, and that I was going to miss him. But seeing him (and Groot,
and the rest of the team) embraced by the world like they have been,
to be UNDERSTOOD, makes it a wonderful letting go. It's like giving a
foster pet up for adoption to the most wonderful parents in the
world.
And,
of course, I'm not really saying goodbye as, while many of you have
been enjoying the film, I've spent this weekend hard at work on the
sequel. I couldn't help myself! The results are nice but it's really
the creative process I love and that keeps me going. I'm on fire with
this thing! The Guardians have so many hardships and heartaches and
triumphs ahead of them, and I can't wait to share them with all of
you.
Onto
week two...
Love,
James
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