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Chris Pratt Getting ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Lead

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday February 5, 2013 @ 12:34pm PSTTags: Big Deals Film, Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: After a long search, Marvel Studios has found its lead for its next big superhero franchise, the James Gunn-directed Guardians Of The Galaxy. I hear the role will go to Chris Pratt, the Moneyball star who bulked up and played one of the hero Navy SEALs in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty. The role is Star-Lord, the Guardians leader who is the offspring of a human mother and an alien father. A puffier Pratt plays Andy Dwyer on the NBC series Parks And Recreation. He certainly has the charisma to hold the screen.

Marvel had made test deals with Zero Dark Thirty‘s Joel Edgerton, Boardwalk Empire‘s Jack Huston, Cloud Atlas‘ Jim Sturgess, Lee Pace (who has roles in both Lincoln and The Hobbit), and Eddie Redmayne from Les Miserables. More recently, Zachary Levi was identified as a candidate. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was pursued, but he has other plans. An August 1, 2014 release date for the pic is planned.

Related: Marvel Testing Short List For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Leader

Guardians Of The Galaxy first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1969 but didn’t get its own series until the 1990s. Star-Lord (real name Peter Quill) leads a group of alien superheros who team to protect the solar system from an evil alien race. The good guys are from the future, and another dimension. In the comics, the Guardians worked with The Avengers, so there should be opportunities to use Marvel’s big franchises to help launch the new one. That gives Disney a deep space companion to its plans to resuscitate Star Wars. Forgive the sacrilege, JJ Abrams, but I’m kind of more excited about this one than a Star Wars rehash.

Pratt is repped by CAA and Mosaic.

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Toronto: Anchor Bay Acquires U.S. Rights To ‘Ten Year’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday November 2, 2011 @ 1:16pm PDTTags: Anchor Bay Films, Anthony Mackie, Channing Tatum, Chris Pratt, Jamie Linden, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Marty Bowen, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Reid Carolin, Ron Livingston, Rosario Dawson, Ten Year, Wyck Godfrey
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Anchor Bay Films has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Ten Year, the Jamie Linden-directed drama that premiered at 2011 Toronto Film Festival. The film will be released next spring. Anchor Bay has been negotiating for this for the … Read More »

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‘Animal Kingdom’ Matriarch Jacki Weaver Joins ‘Five Year Engagement’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday April 20, 2011 @ 11:44am PDTTags: Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Emily Blunt, Jacki Weaver, Jason Segel, Judd Apatow, Rhys Ifans
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has set Oscar-nominated Animal Kingdom star Jacki Weaver to join the cast of Five Year Engagement, the Judd Apatow-produced comedy that stars Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Rhys Ifans and Lauren Weedman. Nicholas Stoller … Read More »

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Channing Tatum Has ‘Ten Year’ Feature Itch

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday October 19, 2010 @ 4:19pm PDTTags: Anna Faris, Channing Tatum, Channing Tatum Ten Year, Chris Pratt, Jamie Linden, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Movie Deals, Movies, Temple Hill Entertainment, Ten Year
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s an early peek at a director’s test done by Dear John and We Are Marshall scribe Jamie Linden for Ten Year, an ensemble feature film he has written about a 10-year high school reunion. The short features such … Read More »

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