Kicking off this weekend is a new four-part story arc in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! that'll see our heroes step into the Black Vortex and transported to new dimensions. As previously detailed, each of these strange, new worlds will be brought to life using a different animation technique.
One of these worlds will see Gamora wake up in a children's fairytale reminiscent of a classic Disney animated movie — complete with adorable woodland creatures and a catchy working song. A newly released clip ahead of the episode teases what looks to be a hilarious adventure for the adopted daughter of Thanos (which the creatures claim technically makes her a Princess).
"Gamora's worst nightmare is this princess world with singing bunnies and flowers. That's hell for Gamora, which I thought was hilarious," said Gamora voice actress Vanessa Marshall of the upcoming episode.
"The idea for the fairytale setup for Gamora, with the woodland creatures, it played to every stereotype that anyone who is a fan of animation has seen since the 1940s. We really went almost to the extreme with the temperature of the colors that we used. That was very reminiscent of Snow White and Bambi," explained creative director Eric Radomski.
Check it out below.
"They really went full princess mode and they crushed it," added Marshall. "They really did. They crushed it."
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! "Black Vortex" story arc kicks off as a double-header on Sunday, May 5 at 9:30 p.m. EDT on Disney XD.
"Black Vortex, Part One" will see Gamora wake up in the children's fairytale, while Drax is trapped in a comic book. Immediately following, we'll see "Black Vortex, Part Two" featuring Rocket searching for his best friend Groot in a 3D sinister packing factory. Parts Three and Four will conclude the Black Vortex story next weekend on May 12.