Sarofsky, "a one-stop cross-media production company specialized in producing outstanding long format, motion graphics, VFX, live-action, main titles, animation, editorial, design, and concept solutions," has released Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's four-minute opening scene.
Beginning with The High Evolutionary reaching for the baby raccoon that ultimately becomes Rocket, we then follow the Guardian through Knowhere for a sequence which culminates with a drunken Peter Quill being carried to his bed by Nebula.
Director James Gunn has revealed the Peter Quill in this scene was actually a lifelike doll created by Legacy Effects and even shared some footage of it on set.
"For the third and last film of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, the vibe of the main title sequence is definitely a departure from the upbeat ones in Vol. 1 and 2," reads Sarofsky's description of the scene. "We needed to develop a solution that felt much softer and introspective in order for it to work well with the tone of the sequence."
"Set to a beautiful acoustic version of "Creep" by Radiohead, the animation of the letters blowing on and off the screen had to feel light as a feather – having an almost ethereal quality to it."
It's easily one of the MCU's best opening scenes, and you can watch this lengthy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 clip in the player below.
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
Gunn writes and directs Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, and Maria Bakalova.
Kevin Feige is the producer and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nikolas Korda, Simon Hatt, and Sara Smith serve as executive producers.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is now playing in theaters.