Marvel’s biggest gamble yet, Guardians of the Galaxy, is on the brink of being unveiled. First off is some stills that were recently released. Chris Pratt stars as Peter Quill, who refers to himself as Star-Lord, with Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Vin Diesel as Groot, and Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon.
Are you caught up on Game of Thrones? Good! We can proceed.
Last year at Comic-Con we were given a tease for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, with a video of an Iron Man helmet being hammered into the face of the villainous android, Ultron. It was easy to make the leap that Tony Stark has a hand in his creation. Then there’s the most recent casting to support that theory: Paul Bettany, who voices J.A.R.V.I.S., will portray the Vision.
I was apprehensive ever since the sequel for Man of Steel became a Batman Vs. Superman flick. It could easily be seen as suspect after Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman — then there was the ridiculous backlash over Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Casting continued to throw people off: Jesse Eisenberg will portray Lex Luthor, and Jeremy Irons will be Alfred Pennyworth.
Warner Bros. is bringing Peter Pan back to the big screen. Two major characters were cast, though Peter Pan himself has not. Yes, that means Captain Hook was cast. Surprisingly, Blackbeard is involved in the plot, and also has an actor filling his shoes.
More Marvel news? Of course! They have many movies in the pipeline. The Avengers: Age of Ultron has cast another villain, because you’d need more than a killer A.I.
The latest Marvel rumor is that Johnny Depp is in talks to play Doctor Strange in a “Phase 3” movie. It makes a lot of sense. Depp has strong ties with Disney, and they own Marvel. Putting the two together is a guarantee for success. Unless The Lone Ranger really put the boots to Depp.
