10 Little Known Facts About Guardians Of The Galaxy.

#1 Djimon Hounsou took the role of Korath, just to prove a point to his son and clear his mind about Racism.

"I have a son who loves superheroes from Spider-Man to Iron Man to Batman. One day he looks at me and says ‘Dad, I want to be light-skinned so I could be Spider-Man. Spider-Man has light skin.' That was sort of a shock."

#2 When Dave Bautista got the role of Drax the Destroyer, he broke down in tears, overjoyed at getting a Marvel comic-book role.

#3 Vin Diesel recorded all his lines in several different languages, including Russian, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French so that they could use his real voice in the film around the world.

#4 Chris Pratt stole his Star Lord costume so he could show up in costume to visit sick children in the hospital who might want to meet Star Lord.

#5 James Gunn said that Chris Pratt’s audition was so good, he was ready to offer him the role even if Pratt did not lose weight or get in shape in time.

Gunn even joked that he was willing to CGI a six pack on Pratt's body.

#6 Vin Diesel used the role of Groot to help him cope with the death of Paul Walker.

"It was the first time I came back to dealing with human beings after dealing with death, so playing a character who celebrates life in the way Groot does was very nice."

#7 Chris Pratt cites heroes Han Solo and Marty McFly as influences on his performance as Star-Lord.

#8 Iron Man was planned to have a cameo role in this film, but this was scrapped when Robert Downey Jr. said he may not reprise his role as Tony Stark in the future.

He later signed a renewed contract for two more Avengers films.

#9 Chris Pratt went on a very strict training regimen and diet for 6 months and dropped 60 pounds, eventually getting a six pack for his shirtless scenes.

#10 The film has even generated renewed interest in and demand for personal cassette players, especially classic Walkmans.