Director of the Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn has revealed to the public aspects of his original pitch when vying for the job.
For those interested in the movie making industry, it’s always fascinating when the curtain is pulled back and we get to see the embryonic stages of popular films. This is just the opportunity James Gunn has now provided by taking to Facebook in a recent post.
Gunn revealed that he had to put in an awful lot of work to land the job, showing his fans how his vision for the film came to life:
“Just came across my original Guardians of the Galaxy packet, from when I was first pitching to do the film,” Gunn writes on Facebook. “I did not have the job at this point and was one of a few directors being considered.”
Gunn presented some of the storyboarding sketches he created for the Guardians’ intro sequence, giving fans a glimpse at how much of his initial vision made it to the finished product.
“My packet included a 10 page statement, 19 pages on the visuals and inspirations for the film, and 42 pages storyboarding the first action scene in the film (that’s what these pages are from),” Gunn posted.
“The first sentence of the first page of the packet: ‘Life is often externally ugly and harsh – but, if you look deeper, love and selflessness are the guiding forces of our universe.’ That is still today what all three Guardians films are about. Anyway, thought you might enjoy this little glimpse from the very beginning of the project.”
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You can see the images and Gunn’s Facebook post below:
https://www.facebook.com/jgunn/posts/10154880493816157
