Submitted by Chris S.
The new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy debuted on Monday, but before the trailer, Guardians fans were treated to a Q&A with James Gunn, Kevin Feige, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillen, Chris Pratt, and Vin Diesel. If you missed it, you can read over the Q&A here. Many questions were asked, and while not all were answered, many of the ones that were, revealed some important information about the film. Here are the top seven things we learned from the Q&A.
The new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy debuted on Monday, but before the trailer, Guardians fans were treated to a Q&A with James Gunn, Kevin Feige, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillen, Chris Pratt, and Vin Diesel. If you missed it, you can read over the Q&A here. Many questions were asked, and while not all were answered, many of the ones that were, revealed some important information about the film. Here are the top seven things we learned from the Q&A.
1. Everybody loves Groot.
Q: (For Vin Diesel) Is there any chance for you to be cast for another character in the future (in a Marvel movie, of course)?
A: (James Gunn) The best character in the movie isn't enough for you?!!! Everyone who sees the movie loves Groot the most. Really. He’s our baby.
2. We may see other Guardians from the DnA run.
Q: (For Gunn) Are there going to be appearances by any of the other Guardians of the Galaxy from the Abnett/Lanning run without going into specifics?
A: (Gunn) Maybe Sorta.
3. There will be easter eggs of the original Guardians.
Q: (For Gunn) For us fans of the original guardians can we expect anything else cool beyond Yondu (easter egg or otherwise)?
A: (Gunn) Easter egg wise, yes.
4. Rocket is NOT a Raccoon
Q: (For Gunn) Would you rather fight 1 Groot sized Rocket Raccoon, or 10 Rocket Raccoon sized Groots?
A: (Gunn) Definitely one Groot sized Rocket - Groot is way too powerful, unless the Groot sized Rocket has a huge gun, then I'm screwed. And he's not a raccoon.
5. Star-Lord’s guns will be close to the elemental guns from the comics.
Q: (For Chris Pratt) What's Starlord's equipment like? Does he use the Elemental Gun?
A: (Pratt) Yes. It’s not the exact elemental gun that you see in the comics but it’s close. His gun is awesome. Two great blasters and they are amazing.
6. James Gunn is possibly contractually obliged to direct a sequel if there is one.
Q: (For Gunn) If/when Marvel gives the go-ahead for a sequel, would you be willing to revisit Guardians as the director?
A: (Gunn) I believe I am contractually obliged to do that whether I want to or not. But, of course, I'd love it. I love these guys so much - the guys at Marvel and the cast. They've become very close friends.
7. Vin Diesel said “I am Groot” about a thousand times.
Q: (For Diesel) How many times did you have to say the line "I am Groot"?
A: (Diesel) Oh god... maybe a thousand? I don't know. It felt like a thousand. James Gunn and I were having so much with it. So it could've been a thousand. And it was amazing to go in there and to work with someone who wanted to explore the character- we wanted each "I am Groot" to mean something different... It reminded me, as an actor, how much we can do with so little- and if we're passionate about it, good thing can come from it.
Though not as important as the information above, we did learn some other very interesting facts such as:
· Rocket will have a “Very horrible spaceship”.
· The movie may have a connection to an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
· There is a chance at a villains movie poster, or set of, along with a Yondu poster.
· The film was inspired by Magritte's Empire of Light paintings and the films of Sergio Leone.
· The movie will remain true to the spirit of the comic.
· James Gunn is a huge Starhawk fan and while he isn’t in this movie, “the future is beautiful”.
What did you guys think about the Q&A? What news are you most excited to hear? Let us know in the comments below.
"And he's not a raccoon."
ReplyDeleteI get the feel Gunn made a mistake. He was most likely typing and answering as quickly as possible. Or everyone (including me) is just misunderstanding that answer.
Making Rocket Raccoon not a raccoon is a pretty big thing or at least big enough to not be told on FB, it is something that should've been revealed in the trailers at the least or later in the movie itself.
I'm sure he's a raccoon. He just doesn't know what raccoons are yet. You forget, he's lived his whole life in space.
DeleteHe does not like being called a raccoon. He's a semi-cybernetic genetic experiment. Thus why he is sometimes referred to as Rocket "don't call him a" Raccoon.
DeleteBut the him not liking being called a raccoon was a Bendis invention, that's why I didn't expect James, who was inspired by DnA, to run with it. Rocket used to refer to himself as a raccoon often and one of his most iconic lines is "Never doubt a raccoon."
DeleteNot to mention the movie's crew has been referring to Rocket as a raccoon for some time. But yes, as Leo mentioned, being a raccoon used to be a point of pride for him.
DeleteI feel like Marvel had something to do with this. All the 'not a raccoon' stuff seems extremely tacked on... just the same way 'Blam! Murdered you!' has been tapering off lately. It's like Bendis is taking a handful of catchphrases at him and seeing which one sticks. What was wrong with 'Never doubt a raccoon,' I'll never know.
Either way, I wish Marvel would realize NO ONE likes the whole 'not a raccoon' bit and just give up at trying to ram it down our throats.
I guess my concerns about his name just being "Rocket" in that first trailer were justified. It is very strange, though, as much direct raccoon-related research that James did for the character, using a raccoon as a model, and that the official character descriptions for the movie call him one definitively. I was hoping that I was possibly misreading that and he meant *Groot* is not a raccoon, but I don't think that's likely.
ReplyDeleteI just asked him on Twitter, to be clear, if that's what he meant. I've never gotten a response from James Gunn, though, so I doubt I will get an answer.
DeleteI think the line in the trailer, "There ain't nobody like me, except me." was Rocket basically saying "Don't call me a raccoon, because I'm waaaay different than raccoons" Either that or Rocket doesn't know what raccoon's are (which is more likely). I'm sure he'll find out where he came from eventually.
DeleteThat's what I was thinking the context of that line would be, too, makes sense. Yeah, and I like your explanation, too. I hope that is the case in the comics, even.
DeleteYeah Cameron, I'm also hoping it's what you're describing. I've always found the whole "I just happen to look like a raccoon, but I'm really an alien" thing to be really dumb.
DeleteAll I could think was, "They felt the need to take something from the Bendis run, and THAT'S what they pick?"
DeleteThe whole "not a raccoon" this does feel very tacked on, but I think it's a gimmick on Marvel's part, for the movie. I think they're wanting to keep some mystery around Rocket and his origins for the movie, and after in the comics. I think it could be a combination of things. Like Cam said, in the movie, he may not know what a raccoon is, but Peter would. When they meet, Peter would refer to him as a raccoon as if it were an animal. Some cute fuzzy mascot. Which Rocket very much /isn't/. So a 'new' Rocket may be very against such the idea. Without knowing what he is, the idea of being 'just a raccoon' could be very offensive to someone like Rocket, who's already in a lot of pain over what happened to him and who he is. Once he finds out, it could become something he's proud of, finding his origins.
DeleteAs far as the comics go, I feel like it's an identity crisis. Mid-life crisis kind of thing. People are calling him a raccoon like it's a slur, like he's less than a sentient being with thoughts and feelings and talents and relationships. Look at the way he acted when he saw those raccoons at the end of the Trail of Jean Grey. He was offended that they weren't wearing pants. He had this 'show some respect for yourselves!' kind of attitude. Like he's seeing them more as his hillbilly cousins that he doesn't like to talk about. I think it would make sense to an extent, for him to question that part of himself as it's revealed that there's more like him out there. While I hope they aren't aliens, there could be other genetically and cybernetically altered raccoons, that wouldn't be /just/ raccoons, but something more.
So it's a way to allow some growth and maturity in a character already decades old, by rattling the core of who and what he is, making him rediscover himself and where he comes from and where he's going. If handled correctly, it could be a good thing for the character once it comes out of the end of it. He could be proud of being called a raccoon, if he meets others like him who are also proud of their heritage and wanting to preserve that part of themselves. If Marvel and Bendis are playing the long con and setting up this story so that people going into the movie aren't sure of his origins anymore than he is, and then do a big reveal after the movie, I think that would make sense and be fun. When we look back on this, we'll see we were all going through similar emotional turmoil over this 'not a raccoon' thing as Rocket is.
But that's just my opinion.,
Didn't mean for that to be an epic-wall-of-text blog post! lol
DeleteWell said, but apparently James Gunn confirmed that he's no more raccoon than the human-looking aliens are human (if that makes sense). Seems like he's not going to be an earth-raccoon.
Delete''James Gunn is a huge Starhawk fan and while he isn’t in this movie, “the future is beautiful”
ReplyDeleteA sequel with Starhawk?
James Gunn: I am one who knows
DeleteIn regards to the Raccoon confusion, I think James Gunn is making the point that calling Rocket a raccoon is an insult. He is much more than just a raccoon. It would be like calling Peter Quil a talking Ape.
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DeleteGunn answered my question, which involved the legal rights of certain songs, and if they had difficulty getting certain tracks to appear in the film/soundtrack. I thought that if a song was gone, then a piece of Star-Lord's narrative would be missing. He said that every song that they wanted for the film, they got with no legal issues.
ReplyDeleteSadly, he was the only one to answer my question. I had two more, but they weren't responded to.
That's good that they got all the songs they wanted. I can't wait to see the full tracklisting.
DeleteOk, just got a response from James Gunn himself on Twitter. If you are a follower, you can see the RT's but I will copy paste what he said...
ReplyDelete"I adore @Raccoonatic but it’s no joke. Rocket’s an alien raccoon-like lower life form genetically modified."
"@Raccoonatic He’s no more a raccoon than human-looking aliens are human. We see him as a raccoon so #YearoftheRaccoon is still ok"
So, he considers it ok to refer to the MCU Rocket as a raccoon, casually, even though he isn't one. Now the 616 version? Still not 100 percent clear, but I believe in an article yesterday, Marvel called him a raccoon, so I think the same rule applies, regardless of new universe or 616 retcons. 2014 is still the #YearOfTheRaccoon and his fans are still #Raccoonatics. :)
And, also, I did say some months ago, I would be understanding of his MCU origin being different, and I am gonna stick with that. The movie is still so much awesome. Can't wait.
That sucks, but it won't ruin the movie for me. It's like Rocket said, there ain't nobody like Rocket, except Rocket. Whether he's an earth-raccoon or a raccoon from another planet, it won't change the character's personality.
DeleteDifferent universes, different origins, and, the way he describes it, it is almost a matter of semantics. They could reveal that Rocket has raccoon ancestry or something, who knows.
DeleteIn the Marvel Heroes universe (doesn't have a designation) Rocket is definitely one, and who knows what will unfold in the 616 in the future.
While you're right, it doesn't diminish my excitement for the movie, it is a little disappointing. I saw someone refer to Drax as an alien as well. I think it was Bautista. But you gotta figure they have to change certain things for flow and to make it fit in the over-all MCU continuity. Really, I think this movie is risky in a completely different way than what's been talked about, because they're going to do a team movie for the first time, that isn't a conglomeration of solo-movies that's leading up to it. To clarify, I think we're getting an Avengers without the foundation of the solo movies to help. One of the cool things about Avengers is that we didn't have to take up time explaining where everyone was from. To keep from bogging down the movie with 5 origins, they're changing some things around a bit. Makes sense, I suppose!
DeleteSomething else interesting, if you read James' tweets, that origin sounds awfully similar to the one we are first presented with on the Ultimate Spider-man cartoon (the first real sign of a 616 retcon)
DeleteAnd another Tweet that James made during the conversation: "I wrote his cinematic origin story."
In other words, I think Bendis didn't do this retcon after all, I think he was *told* to change Rocket's origin in Guardians v3 to be more in line with the new origin for Rocket that James Gunn wrote. And that kinda explains why during one of my retcon rants, Bendis' response seemed somewhat apologetic.
That's very interesting actually. I've never liked the 616 retcon, mainly because it goes against established continuity. The idea that MCU Rocket is not a raccoon is perfectly fine to me because I understand that the universe works differently. For MCU Rocket to be an Earth raccoon would require some sort of origin story involving someone capturing Earth animals. That's just a little too ridiculous for the MCU.
DeleteThat being said, I don't like the retcon occurring in 616. It feels shoehorned and out of place. I have many more problems with the Bendis run beyond the "not a raccoon" issue, so I still do not enjoy Bendis' GotG personally. It's a shame that the films are changing the established universe in unnecessary ways.
And, to be clear, I'm not throwing James under the bus or anything, he's awesome. He had every right to change stuff for the cinematic universe, it's reasonable to do so. He would not have been the one telling Marvel to change the comics to fit his vision. It was likely someone on the marketing side of things deciding that. Yes, if he had used an origin closer to the 616 version, the retcon probably wouldn't have happened, but it is what it is.
DeleteMarvel has been trying to blur the lines between 616 and the cinematic universe. I wouldn't be shocked if he was originally written to be a raccoon and at some point Marvel stepped in and said 'No.' I seem to remember earlier conversations, interviews and assorted press that seemed to imply him being a raccoon.
DeleteSo basically same story as Leo is telling except I think it started the other way. Let's remember Bendis was the one who tried, and failed, to introduce 'Blam! Murdered you!" As a catchphrase and failed. So, instead he's now trying to make 'Nobody calls me a raccoon!' a thing.
The reference to Lylla and Halfworld in the original trailer was a total departure from this current attitude of embracing the retcon. I think something changed. I think someone was fighting for keeping the original Rocket and just recently lost.
It bothers me that they seem more worried about marketability and continuity in two universes that don't need it than they do about not retconning years of story. First the accent, now this. I literally had to stop reading the FCBD Guardians comic because they tried to rub it in my face so hard.
Everyone talks about Rocket, and no one seems to care about the most awesome part : The dance-off. http://i.imgur.com/hHNAGRj.png?1
ReplyDeleteIf anybody is going to end up calling Rocket a raccoon it will probably be Peter Quill who may have seen some on Earth as a boy or he, at least, knows what a raccoon is. It may just cause Rocket confusion and may misinterpret that as an insult.
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