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Guardians of the Galaxy are a crucial part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe right now, however, Marvel Studios was afraid to integrate them into the storyline as they were worried the characters would be a major flop, particularly Rocket Raccoon. Initially, there were concerns that all these characters with no popularity getting their own film would cause a major financial loss for the studios.
Thanks to Kevin Feige’s support, James Gunn’s direction, and Nicole Perlman’s screenplay, 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxywas a massive hit and the characters instantly became popular among the fans. As for Rocket Raccoon, the iconic character that Marvel wanted to remove, went on to become a central MCU character, appearing in six films as of 2023.
Also read:One Non-Avengers Movie, That Was Scrapped, Was Marvel’s Failsafe In Case Guardians Of The Galaxy Bombed
Marvel was terrified of releasingGuardians of the Galaxy
The recently published book,MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, is an in-depth story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In one section of the book, it has been revealed that Marvel was initially reluctant to releaseGuardians of the Galaxy. An insider who worked at Marvel during the development ofGuardians of the Galaxyrecalled,
“It seems so simple now but don’t forget that selling a talking tree and a raccoon was the dumbest thing you’d ever heard. We were terrified. One of the phrases we always used was ‘We’re terrified, we’re drinking the Kool-Aid that nobody else is.’ We were like, “This is so good, but are people going to agree with us?'”
The fact that all these characters had no popularity and they were getting their solo film was something that terrified everyone as it was a gamble.
Also read:Karen Gillan Auditioned for the Most Forgettable Captain America Character Before Guardians of the Galaxy
Rocket Raccoon was compared to Jar Jar Binks
The idea of a raccoon and a talking tree was baffling for many at first, in fact, one Marvel executive suggested that Rocket Raccoon would end up like theStar Warscharacter named Jar Jar Binks, however, the book revealed thatKevin Feigewas firm on keeping Rocker Raccoon in the movie.
Nicole Perlman, who wrote the screenplay ofGuardians of the Galaxywith James Gunn, revealed that her parents were sure that the movie would be a failure,
“For years, I told my parents, I’m working on a movie about a raccoon – well, not about a raccoon, but it has a raccoon and a talking tree.’ And they were like, ‘Oh, you poor thing. We’re going to be so supportive when you have your first major flop!'”
Upon release, the movie grossed over $773 million worldwide and became the third-highest-grossing film of 2014. It was praised by fans as well as critics, kicking off the journey of Guardians of the Galaxy in the MCU.
Related:Marvel Fully Expected James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy to Fail, Planned on Another Superhero as Leader Instead of Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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