Watch Chris Pratt Try on His Guardians of the Galaxy Mask for the First Time

James Gunnlikes to give his loyal fan gifts on social media and today he did just that. In honor of “Flashback Friday” theGuardians of the Galaxydirector decided to share a never-before-seen video from behind the scenes. In it, we get to seeChris Pratttry on his Star-Lord mask for the very first time.

The video was posted toJames Gunn’sInstagramand even though it isn’t long,Guardians of the Galaxyfans should really enjoy it. In the video, we seeChris Prattand a small team of people putting the mask on and seeing how it looks.James Gunnis also looking on and seems to be quite pleased with the results. Here is what the director had to say about the video in his post.

“Wow! I just found this footage from the first time we tried the Star-Lord mask on @prattprattpratt! #fbf #flashbackfriday”

This video is clearly from the pre-production phase ofGuardians of the Galaxy. It is easy to look at it now and think that everyone must have known this movie was going to be a home run, but at that time many people thought the movie was a major risk. Prior to the release of the movie, very fewMarvel Cinematic Universefans had even heard ofGuardians of the Galaxy. But the gamble paid off in a very big way for Marvel Studios, as well asJames GunnandChris Pratt.

Guardians of the Galaxywent on to become the highest-grossing movie domestically in 2014 and set arecordat the time for opening weekend August box office. The movie grossed a total of $773 million worldwide, making it a tremendous success and surpassing almost everyone’s expectations for it. It also helped makeJames Gunna big name in Hollywood and helped turnChris Prattinto one of the biggest stars working today. It has also helped open the door for Marvel Studios to try and do some more inventive things like they did withAnt-Manlast year and with the upcomingDoctor Strange.

Given the success of the firstGuardians of the GalaxyMarvel Studios was quick to green light a sequel.James Gunnreturned to direct the sequel andChris Prattwill be back asStar-Lord, along with the rest of the central cast members.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2is set for release on July 23, 2025. In the meantime while we all wait for the sequel to arrive next year, you can check out the Instagram video ofChris Pratttrying on the Star-Lord mask for yourself below.