Which I don't do very often because I'm a very prepared guy.” Chris Pratt and James Gunn look back: ‘It's been a crazy 10 years’ It was also difficult for Gunn: The scene just wasn't working with his original dialogue, 'so I tore a whole page out (of the script) and changed it on the day. When you're doing the scene that you auditioned with, it carries with it a bunch of baggage and weight and anxiety, you've done it a million times, and so you don't know how to make it fresh again.” “It also happened to be my screen test material. Looking back, Pratt recalls the balcony scene from the first “Guardians” – with Peter and Gamora flirting, falling for each other and revisiting the legend of “Footloose” – as one he wouldn’t mind another shot at now. “He's a little lost, and I like that every volume of this story, he's had something to learn and something to gain.” That romantic balcony scene from the first 'Guardians' 'just wasn't working' Peter “has really been constantly redefining who he is and coming to terms with these new definitions of who he is based on the relationships in his life and the people in his life and what's going on with his life,” Pratt adds.

He’s just not sure it’s ultimately a “superhero” journey, though. Star-Lord's arc over three films has been about “becoming a Guardian of the Galaxy, learning that it's OK to give a (hoot) about something and to care about your friends,” Pratt says.

And that's what this movie's about more than anything else.” Chris Pratt’s hero’s journey for Peter Quill is not exactly about being a superhero “And if you can have compassion for all living things, it really helps you to live a much more fulfilling life. “Compassion is the answer to all your problems on this planet,” Gunn says. These outcasts have long looked after their misfit own, but more than ever, they want to help everyone. 3” finds Pratt’s space hero Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, leading the team on a mission to save their raccoon friend Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper). Compassion drives Marvel’s third ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movie The pair talk about their memories, how they’ve changed and which icon had to be on the soundtrack this time. Gunn and Pratt are close collaborators and buds after three “Guardians” movies in the past decade, starting with Marvel's surprise 2014 hit and closing with an emotional finale (in theaters now). And that's the end of my lessons from Chris Pratt,” Gunn says, laughing. “What I've learned from Chris is: Don't lean into the thing. “See, I would never do that,” Pratt quips.

3” director James Gunn and star Chris Pratt are on a Zoom chat together discussing how each has influenced the other when Gunn commits a cardinal sin: He shifts his body and blocks the movie logo in the background.

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