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A Look Back At Guardians of the Galaxy

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MPAA Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 121 Mins.
Director: James Gunn
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Stars: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista

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With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 coming out May 5th, 2107 we take a look back at the first Guardians of the Galaxy .

The threat of universal destruction is on the horizon from Ronan, a genocidal alien, war monger. The only thing standing in between us and the end of all things is a space pirate, a bounty hunter, an assassin, and a murderous maniac. We’re screwed, right? Not, if they go by the name of Star Lord, Rocket, Gamora, and Drax or more commonly know as the Guardians of the Galaxy.

First things first, I believe that the fact that this is a lesser known Marvel comic works in this movies favor. The unfamiliarity with the names and locales allows for the viewer to go in without expectations and just enjoy the film without picking it apart. That being said I went and began reading up on the the Guardians before watching this, and I will tell you they nailed the casting of the main characters. Chris Pratt as Star Lord/ Peter Quill is as smart assed as his illustrated counterpart. Rocket is unstable as hell and it’s wonderful. Bradley Cooper my hat is off to you for bringing the raccoon to life properly. Drax is played quite well by Bautista who was my biggest question mark as a member of the cast. He’s funny as the straight man to the other Guardians one liners and zingers. Saldana as Gamora is pretty standard from her as the tough woman who’s sexy enough to lure you in before she whoops that ass. Vin Diesel doesn’t say much as Groot except ” I am Groot”, repeatedly but maybe that’s for the best. Benicio Del Toro reprises his role as the Collecter from the bonus scene at the end of Thor. They even squeeze guest roles in for Glenn Close and John C. Reiley, Michael Rooker, and Djimon Hounsou. The villain, Ronan was a little weak but not enough to cause this film any harm.

The action sequences are top notch and well done. The pacing is fantastic and the film continues to move without losing development of characters or story. You can literally sit back and lose yourself in the movie because of these facts. The movie does slide in a few moments of dramatics but it never is not fun or boring. The film knows what it is and never strays from what works for the material. That focus from the director pushes this movie in the perfect direction. I loved this movie and so will you. Forewarning, that this movie does feature the most foul language I’ve heard in a Marvel movie since Disney got on board. I don’t mean full on Quentin Tarantino dialogue, but it is a bit more frequent than the last few films.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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