When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.
SMURFS features an all-star voice cast including Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña, Marshmello, with Kurt Russell and John Goodman.
Directed by Chris Miller, SMURFS opens in theaters on July 18.
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It’s all glitz and glamour as the granddaddy of all awards shows, The Oscars, gets ready to hit the worldwide stage this Sunday and WAMG is glad you’re back!
In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 93rd Awards eligibility period was extended into early 2021 and the awards presentation was moved from its original date of February 28, 2021 to April 25, making it the latest date on record for a televised broadcast of the Academy Awards.
Host Jimmy Kimmel was on hand for the carpet rollout for the 95th Oscars on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
Instead of the traditional red, AMPAS went with an elegant champagne tone – the first time since 1961 that the carpet at the Oscars isn’t red. Kimmel said, “I think we can go with a champagne carpet instead of a red carpet because of how confident we are that no blood will be shed.” ABC has telecast the show since 1976 and is under contract through 2028.
The decision to change the color came from creative consultants Lisa Love, a longtime Vogue contributor, and Raúl Àvila, the creative director for the glamourous Met Gala in New York.
This year the carpet will be covered, in part to protect the stars and cameras from the weather, but also to help turn the arrivals into an evening event. For Love, there has always been a disconnect between the elegant black tie dress code and the fact that it’s mid-afternoon when people arrive to be photographed in the daylight. With a covered carpet, they could change that.
“We turned a day event into night,” Love told The Associated Press. “It’s evening, even though it’s still 3:00.”
The Oscars red carpet dates back to 1961, the 33rd Academy Awards held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, when Billy Wilder’s “The Apartment” won best picture, Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor won the lead acting prizes, and there was still a “juvenile award,” which went to Hayley Mills for “Pollyanna.” It was the first televised ceremony, broadcast on ABC and hosted by Bob Hope. The general public wouldn’t see the red carpet in all its glory on television until 1966, when the Oscars were first broadcast in color.
WAMG went behind the scenes as The Academy got ready for Hollywood’s biggest night. We’ll be in the pressroom once again to bring you coverage of the winners as they arrive backstage with their statuettes.
Halle Berry, Paul Dano, Cara Delevingne, Harrison Ford, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Olsen, Pedro Pascal and John Travolta round out the slate of presenters at the 95th Oscars®, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced.
Previously announced Oscars presenters include Riz Ahmed, Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Salma Hayek Pinault, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Nicole Kidman, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Florence Pugh, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Donnie Yen.
Preparations continue for the 95th Oscars on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT
Join the Academy Museum on Sunday, March 12, from 3pm to 10pm, for a one-of-a-kind evening celebrating the 95th Academy Awards. Come dressed in your best Hollywood glam looks! The event includes access to the David Geffen Theater to watch the Oscars live stream on ABC, gallery admission, food by Wolfgang Puck Catering, hosted bar, a commemorative gift, red carpet photography, access to fun photo booths, a 15% discount at the Academy Museum Store. Get your tickets here: https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/detail/oscars-night-2023
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s indie sci-fi hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the field as the favorite to win Best Picture and has 11 nominations. Second is director Martin McDonagh’s Irish comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin,” with nine nods, a total matched by Netflix’s WWI film “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
The Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” will be performed at the 95th Oscars. Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava will make their Oscars debut performing the song. Oscar®-winning multi-hyphenate David Byrne, Oscar-nominated actor Stephanie Hsu and music trio Son Lux will perform the Oscar-nominated song “This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Actress and singer Sofia Carson, accompanied by songwriter Diane Warren, will perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman”. “Applause,” with music and lyric by Warren, is nominated for Original Song. It is Warren’s 14th Oscar nomination. She received an Honorary Award at the Academy’s Governors Awards in November 2022. Music superstar Rihanna will perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. “Lift Me Up,” with music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson and lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler, is nominated for Original Song. It is Rihanna’s first Oscar nomination.
Oscars executive producer and showrunner Glenn Weiss slashed Lady Gaga fans’ hopes when he confirmed Wednesday that the Oscar- and Grammy-winning entertainer, who is nominated this year for her “Top Gun: Maverick” power ballad “Hold My Hand,” will not take the stage to sing the song. The LA Times says, “In a Zoom call with entertainment journalists Wednesday, Weiss explained that the artists who perform this year’s Oscar-nominated original songs were invited to perform, but Lady Gaga couldn’t make it work.”
Grammy®-winning musician Lenny Kravitz will deliver the “In Memoriam” performance at the 95th Oscars®.
A writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Kravitz has transcended genre throughout a three-decade-plus musical career. He has recorded eleven studio albums that have sold 40 million copies worldwide and won four consecutive Grammy Awards. Kravitz appeared in such films as “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “The Hunger Games” and “Precious.”
Following the broadcast tribute, more than 200 filmmakers, artists and executives will be memorialized in an extended photo gallery on A.frame, the Academy’s digital magazine.
The broadcast can be streamed with a subscription to Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV. Some of these services offer brief free trials. You can also stream the show on ABC.com and on the ABC app by authenticating your provider. https://www.oscars.org/how-to-watch/
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The PAW Patrol is on a roll! When their biggest rival, Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and everyone’s favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge head on. While one pup must face his past in Adventure City, the team finds help from a new ally, the savvy dachshund Liberty. Together, armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the PAW Patrol fights to save the citizens of Adventure City! Joining the PAW Patrol in their thrilling first big screen adventure are members from the original series’ cast along with Iain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian West, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, with Tyler Perry and Jimmy Kimmel and introducing Will Brisbin.
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L-R: Skye (voiced by Lilly Bartlam), Zuma (voiced by Shayle Simons), Marshall (voiced by Kingsley Marshall), Ryder (voiced by Will Brisbin), Rubble (voiced by Keegan Hedley), Liberty (voiced by Marsai Martin), Rocky (voiced by Callum Shoniker), and Chase (voiced by Iain Armitage) in PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Spin Master.
The PAW Patrol is on a roll! When their biggest rival, Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and everyone’s favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge head on. While one pup must face his past in Adventure City, the team finds help from a new ally, the savvy dachshund Liberty. Together, armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the PAW Patrol fights to save the citizens of Adventure City!
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Joining the PAW Patrol in their thrilling first big screen adventure are members from the original series’ cast along with Iain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian West, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, with Tyler Perry and Jimmy Kimmel and introducing Will Brisbin.
PAW Patrol The Movie is directed by Cal Brunker with a screenplay by Billy Frolick and Cal Brunker & Bob Barlen, story by Billy Frolick.
Based on the television series created by Keith Chapman, PAW PATROL: The Movie unleashes in theaters and on PARAMOUNT+ ON AUGUST 20, 2021.
L-R: Chase (voiced by Iain Armitage), Rocky (voiced by Callum Shoniker), Skye (voiced by Lilly Bartlam), Zuma (voiced by Shayle Simons), Rubble (voiced by Keegan Hedley), and Marshall (voiced by Kingsley Marshall) in PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Spin Master.L-R: Zuma (voiced by Shayle Simons), Rocky (voiced by Callum Shoniker), Skye (voiced by Lilly Bartlam), Chase (voiced by Iain Armitage), Marshall (voiced by Kingsley Marshall), and Rubble (voiced by Keegan Hedley) in PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Spin Master.Foreground: Chase (voiced by Iain Armitage) and Ryder (voiced by Will Brisbin). Background L-R: Skye (voiced by Lilly Bartlam), Rocky (voiced by Callum Shoniker), Rubble (voiced by Keegan Hedley), Zuma (voiced by Shayle Simons), and Marshall (voiced by Kingsley Marshall) in PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Spin Master.
Okay, not really, but Ewan McGregor did join Jimmy Kimmel from the set of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” to promote the new limited series “Halston” on Netflix, premiering this Friday.
Ewan talked about Star Wars spoilers, going back into the role of Obi-Wan with a lot of extraordinary technology for his new Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, turning 50, learning to ride a unicycle, traveling by motorcycle around the world, as well as playing fashion designer Roy Halston in the new Netflix series “Halston,” and making a pair of pants by himself.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the new Disney+ special event series starring Ewan McGregor as the iconic Jedi Master, began shooting in April. The story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” where Kenobi faced his greatest defeat, the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker turned evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is directed by Deborah Chow, director of two critically acclaimed episodes of “The Mandalorian,” Season 1.
The series also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role of Darth Vader.
Joining the cast are Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is executive-produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor and writer Joby Harold. The casting director is Carmen Cuba.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” will be available exclusively on Disney+.
Host Jimmy Kimmel onstage during The 89th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 26, 2017.
For a second consecutive year, late-night talk show favorite Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Oscars telecast and Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd will produce, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced today.
The 90th Academy Awards will air live on the ABC Television Network and broadcast outlets worldwide on Oscar Sunday, March 4, 2018.
“Jimmy, Mike and Jennifer are truly an Oscar Dream Team,” said Boone Isaacs. “Mike and Jennifer produced a beautiful show that was visually stunning. And Jimmy proved, from his opening monologue all the way through a finale we could never have imagined, that he is one our finest hosts in Oscar history.”
“Hosting the Oscars was a highlight of my career and I am grateful to Cheryl, Dawn and the Academy for asking me to return to work with two of my favorite people, Mike De Luca and Jennifer Todd,” said Kimmel. “If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show!”
“It’s not often you get two chances to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience and even more rare to be handed the keys to a party 90 years in the making,” said De Luca and Todd. “We always thought the idea that anything can happen on the Oscars was a cliché until we lived it.”
“Our Oscars team this year delivered a show that hit every high note,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “Jimmy brought back the essence and light touch of the greatest hosts of Oscars’ past. Mike and Jennifer’s love of movies is infectious and touched every aspect of the show. This is the perfect team to lead us into the ninth decade.”
“After just one year, we can’t imagine anyone else hosting The Oscars. Jimmy’s skillful command of the stage is invaluable on a night when anything can happen – and does,” said Channing Dungey, President, ABC Entertainment. “With Mike and Jennifer at the helm, we’re ready for another unforgettable show that will dazzle, delight and, most importantly, honor 90 years of Hollywood’s most prestigious award.”
Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of the Emmy®-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” ABC’s late-night talk show. Now in its 15th season, “JKL” has earned six Emmy nominations in the Outstanding Variety Series Talk category, the Writing for a Variety Series category, and the Variety, Music or Comedy Series category.
De Luca earned Best Picture Oscar nominations for producing “Captai” Phillips,” “Moneyball” and “The Social Network.”
Todd is currently president of Pearl Street Films, the production company founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, where she produced “Live by Night” and executive produced last year’s “Jason Bourne.”
The 90th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Sibling rivalry can really put a family through the ole’ ringer, really it can be “H-E-double hockey sticks. But for writers it’s heaven sent, a ready to order formula for drama with a conflict going way, way back to Cain and Abel. It certainly works for all movie genres and formats, even the animated feature films. While a great majority of cartoon heroes and heroines are solo offspring from single parent homes (like Belle and Jasmine) and others are orphans (Aladdin and Mowgli), there have been some siblings mixed in there. There were 99 dalmatians, Ariel had several sisters, and both Wendy Darling and Princess Merida had rambunctious brothers. Oh, and we can’t forget the sister superstars, Elsa and Anna of FROZEN (although many parents may want to after hearing “Let it Go” on a near continuous loop). Now comes an animated tale of two brothers with the rivalry ramped to a fever pitch, mainly because the new arrival is “running the show” because he is THE BOSS BABY.
The older brother Tim narrates the film as an adult (voice of Tobey Maguire), wistfully recalling the golden days of “only child-dom”, or is it “only child-hood”? Well, however you wish to phrase it, five year-old Tim (Miles Christopher Bakshi) “rules the roost”. His Mom (Lisa Kudrow) and Dad (Jimmy Kimmel) absolutely dote on their ‘golden boy”. Before bedtime he’s treated to a multitude of songs, stories, and kisses. But the party must end some time, and the festivities screech to a halt with the arrival of Tim’s baby brother. But this is not your normal infant, since he isn’t brought by the stork, rather he steps out of a taxi. And he’s dressed in a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase. All of the attention goes to the Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin). Then, when the parents are out of the room, Tim discovers that his lil’ brother can talk! After confronting “B.B.’, Tim makes him fess up. Via a magic pacifier, the truth is revealed. BB has been sent there on mission assigned to him by his own bosses at “Babycorp.” to spy on his folks. They’re working for a big rival to Babycorp, and their new project must be stopped. BB tells Tim that if he helps him complete the mission he’ll return to his company, never to return (all memory of the BB will be erased). Can these arch enemies possibly work together, and return things to normal?
The marketing folks are pushing Baldwin’s voice work as the film’s title character (probably due to his sky-high profile via an invigorated Saturday Night Live), and he really carries the script. This baby’s a great mixture of that SNL role and his other big TV role, Jack, the cut-throat network exec on “30 Rock”. In one glorious bit, Baldwin pokes fun at one of his iconic movies. We know he can be funny, but somehow he manages to pluck at our heartstrings when BB’s tough exterior begins to soften as he finds that there’s more to life than that plush office. Maguire exudes a folksy charm as the teller of the tale, while his younger counterpart Bakshi is all youthful energy and exasperation. Kudrow and Kimmel hit all the right notes as the loving, but fairly clueless parents, putting a zany spin on “June and Ward” cliches. Saved for the film’s second half, the terrific Steve Buscemi steals several scenes as their boss, the daffy deranged Francis Francis, with a wacky sing-song line delivery. The “adult boss” turns on a dime from affable to sinister with Buscemi as a great partner/nemesis to Baldwin.
Escaping the jungle of MADAGASCAR and its sequels, director Tom McGrath finds just the proper pace for the film’s opening act, establishing an off-kilter setting for the slapstick. There is that late second half lull that plagues many comedies, but he wisely switches gears, aiming for the heart rather than the “funny bone”. Sure, they’re playing up the pathos, but the last few scenes are more moving than manipulative, especially for anyone dealing with sibling conflict. The design elements really mesh well. The backgrounds have a smooth retro look, evoking the suburbia of the late 50’s. That’s until the action shifts to a neon bedazzled Vegas right out of that 60’s Elvis classic (complete with lots of “king” gags). I really enjoyed the look of Tim’s fantasy daydreams, looking like a florescent, thick brushline homage to the Ralph Phillips shorts from the great Chuck Jones. Babies are difficult to cartoon (either lil’ pink blobs or odd Churchill/Hitchcock hybrids), but the artists achieved the perfect mix in BB with his large expressive eyes and inflated upper cranium. My favorite of the infants may be BB’s “muscle” Jimbo, a “no-necked” baby behemoth only clad in a diaper who could be a distant cousin of MOANA’s Maui. As for the adults, I enjoyed the look of another henchman, Francis’s dimwitted aide Eugene, a CG riff on Mugsy, a gangster who was no match for Bugs Bunny. The script from Austin Powers scribe Michael McCullers (from the book by Marla Frazee) sneaks in just the right amount of adult humor that will zip over the wee one’s heads, while still providing plenty of “gross-out’ diaper gags for them. As for the film’s soundtrack, like many Dreamworks efforts it’s a tad overloaded with pop tunes (did I hear the old Banana Splits theme song?), but they’re not relying on them and pop culture references for easy chuckles. Though the film doesn’t approach the wonders of their HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON or KUNG FU PANDA series, there are loads of laughs to be had by hanging out with THE BOSS BABY. 3.5 out 5
Late-night talk show host, producer and comedian Jimmy Kimmel confirmed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he will host the 89th Oscars to be broadcast live on Oscar Sunday, February 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network.
This is Kimmel’s first time hosting the global telecast.
“Mike and Jennifer have an excellent plan and their enthusiasm is infectious,” said Kimmel. “I am honored to have been chosen to host the 89th and final Oscars.”
“Jimmy’s ability to connect with people is what makes him a singular choice for this job,” said producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd. “His frank observations, relatable persona, wry humor and love of all kinds of film make him a natural fit for the Oscars stage.”
“Jimmy has the qualities of all the great hosts,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “He knows who he is, he knows the audience and he knows how to captain a ship with many moving parts. We’re thrilled he has agreed to host our show.”
“The Oscars are in great hands with Jimmy,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “He is razor sharp, funny, and unpredictable, and has proven himself a master of live event television, which is perfect for our audience around the world.”
Channing Dungey, President ABC Entertainment said, “Jimmy is the perfect choice for us. He is deeply rooted in the Hollywood community and gifted at connecting with an audience as the consummate emcee. We expect the evening will be filled with great fun while honoring the best in the movie business.”
Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” ABC’s longest running late-night talk show. Now in its 14th season, “JKL” has earned six Emmy nominations in the Outstanding Variety Series Talk category, the Writing for a Variety Series category, and the Variety, Music or Comedy Series category.
The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
In celebration of National Boss’s Day, DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox have released the new trailer for THE BOSS BABY.
Check out the trailer below and share with the BOSS’s in your life.
DreamWorks Animation and the director of Madagascar invite you to meet a most unusual baby. He wears a suit, speaks with the voice and wit of Alec Baldwin, and stars in the animated comedy, DreamWorks’ THE BOSS BABY.
THE BOSS BABY is a hilariously universal story about how a new baby’s arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim. With a sly, heart-filled message about the importance of family, DreamWorks’ THE BOSS BABY is an authentic and broadly appealing original comedy for all ages. Also features the voices of Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, and Lisa Kudrow.
Directed by Tom McGrath, THE BOSS BABY hits theaters everywhere on March 31, 2017.
Jimmy Kimmel welcomes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper to a special GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Monday, July 21 the same evening as the film’s worldwide premiere. The stars of the highly anticipated new film will talk about the project and debut exclusive content.
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MARVEL’S GUARDIANS
OF THE GALAXY
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From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.
Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, which first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969), stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Nova Prime and Benicio Del Toro as The Collector.
James Gunn is the director of the film with Kevin Feige, p.g.a., producing. Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Nik Korda and Stan Lee serve as executive producers.
Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman and releases in U.S. theaters on August 1, 2014.
