Yahoo फिल्में traveled to लंडन last September with a group of journalists to visit the production, where they talked to Pratt about what it’s like wielding the Star-Lord’s blaster and what might make Guardians better than Star Wars.
Yahoo Movies: Is the fact that most of the general public is going to meet these characters for the first time a benefit?
Chris Pratt: It probably is helpful that people don’t know who he is, because it would be my intention to make him my own anyway. That’s something that Robert Downey Jr. did with Iron Man. He came in and now he is Tony Stark — the guy could probably build his own suit now with all the money he’s making. I don’t know Robert Downey Jr., but I’m just assuming!
आप think of when those तारा, स्टार Wars prequels that came out, there were a lot of expectations there. It makes it difficult if आप spend the whole movie trying to satisfy what people think they know about a character. The first तारा, स्टार Wars didn’t have that problem because it was all brand new. So what I’m saying is that we will be better than तारा, स्टार Wars. [Laughs]
Is part of the kick of this role getting to play with all the अंतरिक्ष gadgets?
It’s definitely part of it. The प्रॉप्स and toys and sets and costumes—all that stuff makes my job much easier, because it’s doing a lot of the work. The props, the costume, mask, and guns, everything that distracts the viewers’ attention from me, I invite. Just in case I f—- it up, please just look at the cool guns.
When we visited the guys in the प्रॉप्स department, they कहा they sent आप the Star-Lord’s blaster ahead of time. What was it like trying it out the first time?
They sent me the gun, and I think they wanted to see how it matched up against my hand, but at the time, all I was worried about was, “I’m going to send them pictures of me holding this gun, and they’re going to think I’m too fat and आग me.” I was still very much in the process of losing weight, so I was, like, sucking it in holding the gun. My wife was like, “You look uncomfortable in this photo.” I said, “I am! God.”
How important is comedy to telling the story of the Guardians of the Galaxy?
James [Gunn, the director] is really, really funny. We have similar senses of humor, and a great relationship, and banter on set [in a way] that could probably be seen as inappropriate, but it’s really keeping us both sane. You’ll definitely see that humor through the course of this movie. All the best big adventure फिल्में have comedy, like all the Indiana Jones फिल्में and Romancing the Stone.
Has there been a particularly surreal दिन on-set?
There was one दिन when we had a [second assistant director] called Michael doing crowd control on 160 extras, all of who had gone through extensive alien makeup. And we’re on a [prison] set that’s maybe as big as this warehouse that we’re in right now, and there are prison cells all the way around, a giant tower in the middle, and there’s this long — I’m getting गूसबम्प्स [talking about it] — there’s this long क्रेन and I’m watching Michael directing these extras, saying “You are in a prison! आप are not happy!” And then we’re walking through, and there’s this long क्रेन shot that’s on our backs and then lifts up and circles around — आप see a fight break out, and then it pans down to a सेकंड level and आप see these ominous prisoners grab someone. And then it goes down even further and you’re seeing details that I don’t want to give [away.] It was so surreal, because the shot ends on my face, looking around taking it all in. It’s been five months of moments like that. It’s really, really crazy. I’m like, how much does this cost per second?
Yahoo Movies: Is the fact that most of the general public is going to meet these characters for the first time a benefit?
Chris Pratt: It probably is helpful that people don’t know who he is, because it would be my intention to make him my own anyway. That’s something that Robert Downey Jr. did with Iron Man. He came in and now he is Tony Stark — the guy could probably build his own suit now with all the money he’s making. I don’t know Robert Downey Jr., but I’m just assuming!
आप think of when those तारा, स्टार Wars prequels that came out, there were a lot of expectations there. It makes it difficult if आप spend the whole movie trying to satisfy what people think they know about a character. The first तारा, स्टार Wars didn’t have that problem because it was all brand new. So what I’m saying is that we will be better than तारा, स्टार Wars. [Laughs]
Is part of the kick of this role getting to play with all the अंतरिक्ष gadgets?
It’s definitely part of it. The प्रॉप्स and toys and sets and costumes—all that stuff makes my job much easier, because it’s doing a lot of the work. The props, the costume, mask, and guns, everything that distracts the viewers’ attention from me, I invite. Just in case I f—- it up, please just look at the cool guns.
When we visited the guys in the प्रॉप्स department, they कहा they sent आप the Star-Lord’s blaster ahead of time. What was it like trying it out the first time?
They sent me the gun, and I think they wanted to see how it matched up against my hand, but at the time, all I was worried about was, “I’m going to send them pictures of me holding this gun, and they’re going to think I’m too fat and आग me.” I was still very much in the process of losing weight, so I was, like, sucking it in holding the gun. My wife was like, “You look uncomfortable in this photo.” I said, “I am! God.”
How important is comedy to telling the story of the Guardians of the Galaxy?
James [Gunn, the director] is really, really funny. We have similar senses of humor, and a great relationship, and banter on set [in a way] that could probably be seen as inappropriate, but it’s really keeping us both sane. You’ll definitely see that humor through the course of this movie. All the best big adventure फिल्में have comedy, like all the Indiana Jones फिल्में and Romancing the Stone.
Has there been a particularly surreal दिन on-set?
There was one दिन when we had a [second assistant director] called Michael doing crowd control on 160 extras, all of who had gone through extensive alien makeup. And we’re on a [prison] set that’s maybe as big as this warehouse that we’re in right now, and there are prison cells all the way around, a giant tower in the middle, and there’s this long — I’m getting गूसबम्प्स [talking about it] — there’s this long क्रेन and I’m watching Michael directing these extras, saying “You are in a prison! आप are not happy!” And then we’re walking through, and there’s this long क्रेन shot that’s on our backs and then lifts up and circles around — आप see a fight break out, and then it pans down to a सेकंड level and आप see these ominous prisoners grab someone. And then it goes down even further and you’re seeing details that I don’t want to give [away.] It was so surreal, because the shot ends on my face, looking around taking it all in. It’s been five months of moments like that. It’s really, really crazy. I’m like, how much does this cost per second?
Name: चमेली Quill
Nickname: Jazz
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Race: Human but has the power to turn invisible
Personality: Outgoing and shy, she is a loyal friend to those who know her the best. Jazz can be calm in some situations she finds herself in. She doesn't trust people that easily but will slowly warm up to others.
History: Jazz was born on the same दिन as her brother Peter, she had a thing for horses. She loved the जानवर so much that now she owns one named Uranus. Jazz got taken from Earth द्वारा Nebula at a young age. She ended up bonding with Gamora after meeting her.
Other: Jazz loves her brother even if he can be annoying at times. She isn't afraid to admit that to him. Her horse Uranus also happens to be a pegasus. Jazz ended bonding with Rocket as well after getting rescued द्वारा Peter and the Guardians.