Fancast: Guardians of the Galaxy

First off, I have to say that I haven't read one issue of Guardians of the Galaxy. That's because ever since Civil War and One More Day, I've been turned off from Marvel (and a big [frick] you to Joe Quesada, you douche bag). Anyway, I had plan on doing Guardians cast way before Marvel announced that their 2014 movie will be Guardians of the Galaxy, so this is pretty much a coincidence. I'd also like to give a big thanks to CBM Users DDD, tweeeeenkies3, and Robert Garlan for helping me with this cast!!

Anyway, here's the cast, enjoy!!

Heroes:

Jim Caviezel (Person of Interest, Transit) as Peter Quill/Star Lord: An Earth astronaut who gained the title, an interplanetary policeman.He formed the Guardians of the Galaxy to be more proactive in protecting the galaxy, rather than just reacting to threats when they happen. Starlord is outfitted with a Kree-issued, heat-damoening espionage battle suit, a battle helmet that analyses strategy data, can improve vision and regulate oxygen when in space, and a universal translator. His preferred weapon is a pair of Kree submachine guns that can fire various ammunition, including explosives.



Reason for Casting: Caviezel is a pretty talented actor who I think could bring a lot of charisma and badassery to the role of Starlord. He's also familiar with action as seen in his work on Outlander and Person of Interest.

Charlie Hunnam (Queer as Folk, Sons of Anarchy) as Adam Warlock: An synthetic human created by scientists and protector of Counter Earth. Adam is in possession of a Soul Gem, which contains an idyllic pocket universe that hosts all of the souls that the hem has ever captured. He also uses Quantum Magic, which allows him to manipulate energy, create force fields, teleport, travel faster than light and detect wormholes and other irregularities in space.



Reason for Casting: Hunnam is an underrated actor who has the right look for Adam Warlock. Although he hasn't played any roles that are similar to Warock, he does have the talent to pull it off.

Luke Goss (Hellboy ll: The Golden Army, Tekken) as Arthur Douglas/Drax the Destroyer: A human who was chosen by the Titan god Chronos to destroy Thanos, the Mad Titan. He was given a new body and was christened Drax the Destroyer. Drax's powers include super strength, resilience, flight, and the ability to fire concussive blasts of cosmic energy from his hands. Drax is also highly skilled in the use of knives.



Reason for Casting: Goss is no stranger when it comes to make-up and prosthetics. He would be great as Drax if he beefed up. And even though Goss isn't as tall as Drax, camera tricks can be use to make him seem taller.

Lynn Collins (True Blood, John Carter) as Gamora: A highly trained assasin and the adoptive daughter of Thanos. Gamora posses super strengh and agility along with a healing factor. She is one of the most skilled martial artists in the universe, and wields a sword called Godslayer.



Reason for Casting: I was hesitant in casting Collins, becasue she played a similar role in John Carter, but then I deciced it doesn't really matter. Anyway, Collins, with her black hair and her exotic looks, has the looks for Gamora and is pretty handy with a sword.

Sienna Miller (Layer Cake, Factory Girl) as Phyla-Vell/Quasar: The daughter of Captain Mar-Vell, and the third person to take on the persona of Quasar. Phyla has has superhuman strength, can fly, can fire energy blasts from her hands, and absorb energy attacks and redirect them. She is also in possession of the Quantum Bands, that give her vast energy manipulation powers, including absorbing and transforming energy on a stellar level, forming solid energy constructs and forcefields, the ability to space travel and protection from telepathic attacks.



Reason for Casting: Miller's a great actress that can give solid performances even in the crappiest of films (e.g. G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra). I know that she isn't as tall as Phyla, but three inch heels could fix that problem.

Andy Serkis (The Adventures of TinTin: Secret of the Unicorn, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) as Rocket Racoon (voice and motion capture): The Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant, an area of space sealed off by the Galacian Wall, and the captain of the starship, Rack 'n' Ruin. Rocket is an accomplished starship pilot, marksman, and military tactician. He uses a pair of laser pistols, and prefers to use heavy weapons.



Reason for Casting: After seeing Greg Ellis's performance as Rocket in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 , I've always read Rocket's voice in a Cockney accent. Serkis has been recently given a few great performances recently, and I'm convinced that he can pull off Rocket's attitude and badassery.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Shogun, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) as Groot (voice): A giant tree monster from Planet X, who can only say the phrase "I am Groot", but it can means a number of different things. He is good friends with his team mate Rocket Raccoon. Groot can absorb wood to feed, rebuild himself, or enhance his strengh, control trees, and is resistant to fire.



Reason for Casting: For Groot, you need somebody with a big and powerful voice, which Davies certainly brings to the table. I also took in the fact that he already voice a giant tree creature, Treebeard, in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Jamie Chung (Dragon Ball Evolution, Sucker Punch) as Mantis: A former member of the Avengers, who served as a counciler for the Guardians on Knowhere (the Guardians' base of operations), and later became a full fledge member. Mantis is a Grandmaster martial artist, and has the abilities of Empathy, plant manipulation, an accelerated healing factor, and astral projection.



Reason for Casting: I haven't seen much of Chung's work, but from what I have seen, she's pretty good, and I think she'd be a good Mantis. Plus, she knows martial arts.

Noomi Rapace (Babycall, Prometheus) as Heather Douglas/Moondragon: A human who was raised by the monks of Shao-Lom on Titan, who help developed her mind and body to her full potential. Moondragon is an immensely power telepath, a low level telekinetic, and a master martial artist.



Reason for Casting: I originally went with Angelina Jolie, but then I decided to use somebody a bit more original. Anyway, Rapace is currently one of my favorite actresses, and I'm a big fan of her work. I think she'd do good as Moondragon, and I find seeing her with a shaved head would be sort of sexy.

George Eads (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Young Justice) as Vance Astro/Major Victory: A member of the Guardians of the Galaxy from the future, who joins the modern team when he is displaced in time. Vance posses the power of psychokinesis, the ability to affect matter with his mind. However, he ca only manifest them as "psyche-blasts", focused psychokinetic blasts of explosive concussive force, which can disrupt the synpases in the minds of any living being they strike. He also carries Captain America's shield in combat.



Reason for Casting: George's a good actor, as seen on CSI. I choose him as MAjor Voctory mainly because he has this Buzz Aldrin quality to him that would fit Vance.

Doug Jones (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) as Bug (voice and motion capture): A former member of the Micronaunts who joined the Guardians in an attempt to stop the Sh'iar-Kree conflict known as the War of Kings. Bug can communicate with other antennae beings over a limited amount of space, and is adept with all types of weapons and hand-to-hand fighting.



Reason for Casting: Doug Jones' name is particularly associated with motion capture and prosthetics. I think he suits a character like Bug, and I think he would have some fun in the role.

Taylor Kitsch (John Carter, Saveges) as Jack Harrison/Jack Flag: A human from Earth who joined the Guardians after escaping with them from the Negative Zone prison. Jack posses superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and a regenerative healing factor. He is also a skilled martial artist and athlete.



Reason for Casting: Kitsch is a very (and I mean very) underrated actor who has had a recent string of failed films. However, I think Guardians of the Galaxy would be his ticket to Stardom. He'd just need to train in martial arts and he would nail the role.

Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,The Dark Knight Rises) as Cosmo the Space Dog (voice): A former test animal of the Soviet Space Program, who drifted into space and mutated to the point where he had telekinetic and telepathic powers. He currently serves as Knowhere's chief of security.



Reason for Casting: With Nolan's Bat trilogy ending, I thought it would be nice to see Oldman in a Marvel film, and a small role like this would be nice. And seen from his work as Viktor Reznov in the Call of Duty games, he can easily do the accent.

Villians:

Keith David (They Live, The Chronicles of Riddick) as Thanos: The Mad Titan who is obsessed with death and nihilism to the point where he fell in love with Mistress Death, it's embodiment. He wishes to control the Infinity Gems, which would grant him God-like powers and dominion over the Universe. Thanos posses superhuman strength, stamina, and durability, can absorb and project vast amounts of Cosmic energy, and is capable of telekinesis, telepathy, and matter manipulation. He has been trained in the Titan art of war, and is genius in all known fields of advance science.



Reason for Casting: David has a deep, commanding voice that would work very well with Thanos. But what sold me on casting him was his big grin, which is one of the characteristics needed for Thanos.

Charlie Hunnam (Queer as Folk, Cold Mountain) as The Magus: An evil, alternative version of Adam Warlock who was driven insane by the Soul Gem and the Inbetweener. He leads a religious empire called the Universal Church of Truth. Magus has similar powers to Warlock, including superhuman strength, stamina, durability, energy projection, telepathy, intangibility, quantum sorcery, and cosmic awareness.



Reason for CastingL I think it makes sense that the guy who's playing Warlock should also play Magus. But Hunnam is also great at playing, dark, disturbed, and simply insane people.

Anyway, please leave your thoughts and comments below. I hope you have enjoyed this article. Also, rude or mean comments will be deleted. And to end this fan cast, I present to you, A Rocket Raccoon Montage:



(Credit to the above Image goes to keithchan-art of Deviantart)