One of the best panels I saw in Hall H at Comic-Con this year wasn't even listed on the official schedule. While Marvel definitely surprised fans with the unveiling of the title for The Avengers 2, the studio also drew great applause when the entire cast of Guardians of the Galaxy came out and introduced the first footage from the James Gunn-directed pic. Though they've only been shooting for two weeks, the footage looked great and Gunn's trademark humor brought the house down. Guardians is a bit of a gamble for Marvel because it's not a well-known property and the source material is, let's face it, a little strange, but the footage definitely made it seem like this is the perfect marriage of director and material. Immediately after the panel, Gunn took some time to talk a bit about Guardians now that filming is underway. He discussed his love for Rocket Raccoon and what his take on the character entails, the unlikely casting of Chris Pratt as the protagonist, whether we'll see the origins of the entire Guardians gang in the film, and how the pic fits into the larger Marvel universe. Hit the jump to read on. A feature film adaptation of Guardians of the Galaxy provides a number of challenges for director James Gunn, but one of the biggest is how to handle a main character that is a talking, gun-toting raccoon. Gunn has long maintained that Rocket is his absolute favorite character of the bunch, and in speaking with ...
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