Guardians of the Galaxy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[kristen]

The casting of Howard the Duck was the idea of Editor Fred Raskin. Kevin Feige loved it, James Gunn recalled, "He couldn't stop laughing every time he saw it, he was like, 'We're f*****g crazy!'"

[melinda]

Nicole Perlman is the first woman to be credited for writing a Marvel screenplay.

[claude]

The sales of Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling" shot up by seven hundred percent after the release of the film's first trailer, which prominently featured the song.

[linda]

Djimon Hounsou auditioned for the role of Drax and Lee Pace auditioned for Peter Quill (Star-Lord). Both were cast as the villains. Hounsou said that after he saw Dave Bautista, and how ripped he was, he knew why he wasn't cast, and admitted that Bautista was the perfect choice for the role.

[chris]

When Nebula falls from Ronan's warship, she lands on a Nova fighter ship, punches through the windshield, and states "Get out!", forcing the unfortunate pilot to jump out. This may be a nod to the famous helicopter scene in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

[phyllis]

The French dub is globally more polite and kid-friendly than the original version.