Guardians of the Galaxy Character Photo and Synopsis

Marvel has released a character lineup photo and official synopsis for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy. The image shows Gamora, Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord), Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, and Groot.

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team — the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits — Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand — with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

The film stars Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Bradley Cooper (voice of Rocket Raccoon), Vin Diesel (voice of Groot), Michael Rooker (Yondu), John C. Reilly, Karen Gillan, Benicio Del Toro and Glenn Close. Guardians of the Galaxy directed by James Gunn is slated for release on August 1.