Joss Whedon Wasn’t Sold On Guardians Of The Galaxy

In an recent interview, director Joss Whedon admits that at first he wasn’t sold on the idea of making a Guardians of the Galaxy film, and that only after he knew that James Gunn was going to direct it he realized the potential the film had.

"It seemed out there to me [initially, the idea] came from Kevin Fiege. I sort of went 'I don't know about this'. Then they brought on James Gunn, and as soon as they said James, the movie started to make sense to me in a away that it hadn't. I was like 'oh this isn't a guy that's gonna chase Star Wars, he's gonna make a James Gunn movie. And James' first thing was 'oh I love Rocket, it's all the raccoon.' People were like, 'really, a raccoon?' He was like 'the raccoon is the heart'. And knowing that, I felt very safe. And casting Chris Pratt. I was just there before they started production, and seeing all the designs and stuff... I got really jealous. I was like, 'why can't I make this movie?' I really got turned 180 on that one."

Starring in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy is Benicio Del Toro, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close and Karen Gillan.

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