30 Fun-facts And Trivia You Might Not Know About MCU Guardians Of The Galaxy

The Guardians of the Galaxy blockbuster was the best reveal of 2014 in terms of Hollywood films. Nobody knew what this movie was going to be about. But what happened behind the scenes of this fantastic comic book film? And what interesting Guardians of the Galaxy trivia will you discover?
The Guardians initially appeared in Marvel comic books in 1969, but you wouldn't notice them now since the gang has evolved significantly over the years. We've chosen to peel back the layers of this fascinating work and reveal facts about the Guardians you may not have noticed. All of these Guardians of the Galaxy trivia tidbits may be found beneath! Discover something new about the hit movie Guardians of the Galaxy by checking out the most startling and fascinating Guardians of the Galaxy facts.

#1 Dave Bautista's Makeup Took five hours a day to apply the 18 prosthetic tattoo pieces and full body makeup

#2 Karen Gillan actually shaved her head in preparation for her role of Nebula. They then made a wig made out of her own hair!

#3 When Dave Bautista found out he got the part he immediately broke down crying, then called to sign up for extra acting classes to prepare for the Marvel franchise.

#4 Vin Diesel recorded "I am Groot" lines in several languages including Russian, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and French. He ended up recording the line over 1,000 times.

#5 The film's soundtrack, Awesome Mix Vol. 1, reached number one on the Billboard charts, making it the first film soundtrack to ever do that without a single original song

#6 Director James Gunn said that Chris Pratt's audition was so good that within 30 seconds he knew the role was Pratt's.

#7 During the mid-credits scene when baby Groot is dancing, it was actually director James Gunn whose performance was used for the motion capture.

#8 Chris Pratt Lost 60 Pounds in six months for the Role

#9 Apparently Star-Lord's iconic gesture from the trailer was improvised by Chris Pratt on set.

#10 While devising his plan to stop Ronan, Quill admits to only having 12% of a plan, the same percentage Tony Stark gives Pepper Potts in planning Stark Tower.

#11 Pratt Wasn't Shy About Basing his Performance on Harrison Ford's Han Solo

#12 Djimon Hounsou said he took the role of Korath for the sake of his son, who is a huge comic book fan

#13 Chris Pratt says his Star-Lord is a mix of Marty McFly and Han Solo.

#14 After Olivia Wilde turned down the role of Gamora, Gina Carano, Rachel Nichols, and Adrianne Palicki also auditioned, with the role eventually going to Zoe Saldana.

#15 Marvel announced the release mix tape in a special limited edition cassette tape from Nov. 17th to Dec. 31st, 2014. The tape was available in record stores only.

#16 James Gunn Spent Lots of Time Fine-Tuning the Soundtrack. He said he compiled a list of 120 chart-topping hits and would even play the songs for the actors on set.

#17 James Gunn kept a pile of Play-Doh canisters onset and would give them out whenever someone did an amazing job that day.

#18 Vin Diesel recorded all of his lines on stilts to get a feel for how large and imposing Groot is.

#19 The Nova Corps was designed with an iconic Star Symbol, this symbol is that of the Marvel character Nova, who will make an appearance in the future.

#20 Star-Lord's ship, the Milano, is indeed named after Alyssa Milano, tying into his love of 80s pop culture.

#21 Jason Momoa was then offered the role of Drax the Destroyer, only to turn it down, fearing he would be pigeonholed as only playing brutes.

#22 Unlike with most films, the score by Tyler Bates was written BEFORE the cameras started rolling

#23 Each of the Guardians became one of the most popular costumes worn the 2014 Halloween season, especially Groot

#24 The cassette player Peter Quill/Star-Lord uses throughout the film is a Sony TPS-L2 released in 1979

#25 Djimon Hounsou (who plays Korath) originally auditioned for Drax, and Lee Pace (who plays Ronan the Accuser) originally auditioned for Star-Lord.

#26 Adam Warlock cocoon appears in the Collector's lab and is then seen damaged and empty in the post-credits scene.

#27 Benicio Del Toro said his goal was to portray the Collector as "Liberace in outer space."

#28 Rocket (Bradley Cooper) makes fun of Quill's knapsack, calling it a purse. In The Hangover ( which Bradley Cooper is also in) he makes fun of Alan's satchel, calling it a purse.

#29 At the beginning of the film, a Missouri flag is clearly seen on the nurse's desk next to young Peter Quill. James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.

#30 James Gunn's favorite song of all time is The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," so he was thrilled to be able to include it in the film.