Yesterday, August, 1, marked the one-year anniversary ofGuardians of the Galaxyhitting theaters. To celebrate the occasion, directorJames Gunnposted a heartfelt message on hisFacebook pageyesterday, where he thanked the fans for their ongoing support of his hitsuperhero movie. Take a look at the filmmaker’s full statement below.
“One year ago today,Guardians of the Galaxyopened up in the U.S. and many places around the world. The movie massively over-performed that weekend, even by our own expectations, but what meant more to me is how much so many of you, no matter where you were from, took the story and the characters into your hearts. What meant more to me is that “We are Groot” became a rallying cry for unity among friends and families. What meant more to me is that you laughed at the dumb stuff I thought you’d miss, like “Cap’n’s gotta teach stuff” and “I was thinking of something else.”
What meant more to me is that in our tenth week we were out-performing anycomic book filmin recent history - not because of the money, but because people were going back to see the film a second, third, fourth, fifth time, or more, because they loved it. What mattered to me is that after a lifetime of telling stories and half a lifetime making movies, I felt like you and I, filmmaker and audience, were at the same place at the same time. It mattered to me mostly because I told a story fully with my heart, and you took it into yours. I don’t think I can ever explain how much that means to me. It makes every failure I’ve ever had well worth it.
I get a lot of messages from people saying, ‘You made me believe in movies again.’ Well, you guys made me believe that what I spent my life doing was worth doing. And you strengthened my belief that nothing’s worth doing, if it’s not done honestly, and it’s not done with love. On this, the one year anniversary of the cinematic Guardians entering our solar system: thank you, thank you, thank you. We really are, truly, honestly Groot.
James (Gunn)”
Guardians of the Galaxy starChris Prattalso took to hisTwitterpage yesterday to address the anniversary, stating, “A year ago today #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy opened introducing the whole world to directorJames GunnWhat a visionary. Can’t wait to it again.“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2has already been slated for release on July 14, 2025, with production on thesuperhero sequelslated to begin in February 2016. Take a look atChris Pratt' tweet below, and stay tuned for more updates onGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
