Cast photo of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ is released by Marvel

The cast photo for Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” has been released.

The movie, scheduled to be released Aug. 1, stars Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora and Dave Bautista as Drax, with Rocket Raccoon and Groot, voiced by Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel.

“The Guardians of the Galaxy” is about a futuristic group of beings which must join forces to, of course, defeat a big bad. Think of The Avengers with a team consisting of a resurrected super human (Drax), a raccoon who shoots laser weapons (Rocket Raccoon), a resurrected spy who is a highly accomplished athlete, gymnast, and hand-to-hand combatant (Gamora) and a NASA astronaut who, let’s just say it’s all a bit complicated (Peter Quill).

As the Marvel wiki explains: “Even the 31st Century needs heroes, and the call has been answered by the Guardians of the Galaxy, a team of superhuman and extraterrestrial adventurers dedicated to the safeguarding of the Milky Way Galaxy from any force that threatens the security or liberty of its various people.”
Marvel has also released nine new images from the upcoming “Captain America: Winter Soldier.”