Starlord, who in this world is the illegitimate son of the spartax emperor, json. Frankly, hes not that interesting, and certainly not an angel of light, as described in the film edit. The biggest mystery in guardians of the galaxy might just have been solved the identity of starlords galaxyhopping father. His nonterran half, as revealed by the leader of nova corps. Guardians of the galaxy concept art reveals starlords unseen comic book origins posted on wednesday, august 6th, 2014 by peter sciretta we love concept art. Starlord peter jason quill is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Talking to james gunn at the guardians of the galaxy junket he told me only four people know. In the comics, peter quills father was json of spartax, the emperor of the. Guardians of the galaxy 2014 marvel free comic book day. Ending years of speculation, the identity of starlord s father in the guardians of the galaxy movies has been confirmed. The guardians of the galaxy have a number of connections with different corners of the cosmic side of marvel. In comics and the marvel cinematic universe, peter quill, starlord, has.
But while some members of the team has ties to characters like thanos, only one of them is the direct son of a universal ruler. Ego is a celestial who is eventually revealed to be a villain and the guardians ultimately destroy him. So apparently json is not starlord s dad in the movies. The designs in this book are based on the characters of guardians of the galaxy comics. Marvel gave fans at comic con a giant look at the muchanticipated guardians of the galaxy sequel, but are being stingy with the video. Last week, news surfaced about the parenthood of chris pratts peter quill, a. Infant stakar is instantly stolen by era, and later found and raised by friendly arcturian mutant aliens. Guardians of the galaxys peter quill has a very mysterious past, and while we know his mother was a human from earth, most people know very. In the comic books, peter quill is starlord, leader of the guardians of the galaxy. Ego was a celestial, a primordial and powerful being, and the biological father of peter quill. A living planet with a humanoid extension of himself, ego desired to find meaning and had sought meaning to remake the entire universe via an omnicidal extinctionlevel event known as the expansion, with the unwilling aid of quill to summon all of egos seedlings and terraform both all planets into. Third installment of the guardians of the galaxy franchise. Endgame punishes starlord for letting thanos win work will begin on guardians of the galaxy vol. Peter quills father is apparently ego known in comic books as ego the living planet, played by kurt russell in guardians of the galaxy vol.
Guardians of the galaxy 1 facebookguardians of the galaxy. Guardians of the galaxy 2008 2nd series 28 of 28 in stock. In the comics, peter quills father was json of spartax, the emperor of the spartoi empire. James gunn dishes on starlords dad and thanos role in guardians of the galaxy 2. Peter is sent to spartax where he confronts his father again and escapes after. Guardians of the galaxy was one of marvels more obscure comics prior to the 2014 movie of the same name. The first guardians of the galaxy were a team of freedom fighters in the 31st century. Meet starlords dad, ego kurt russell will play a sentient planet in guardians of the galaxy vol. Unlike the mcus guardian of the galaxy, starlords dad is much more. While the guardians of the galaxy movies went in a different direction, who was starlord s father in the comics. This post has spoilers about guardians of the galaxy.
Guardians of the galaxy 1969 team, the original 31stcentury team from an alternate timeline guardians of the galaxy 2008 team, the modern version of the team formed in the aftermath of annihilation. Leader of the guardians of the galaxy, peter quill, known as starlord, brings a sassy sense of humor while protecting the universe from any and all threats. Starlord appears as the main protagonist of the liveaction guardians of the galaxy film, portrayed by chris pratt. Peter quills father is apparently ego known in comic books as ego the. One of the biggest unanswered questions from the first guardians of the galaxy was the question of starlords father, with the movie dropping several vague hints. Star lord dance guardians of the galaxy scene hd 720p.
The guardians of the galaxy have taken off into space once more on their biggest and weirdest misadventures yet. Reilly, glenn close as nova prime and benicio del toro. With the little information we were given, i think ive figured it out. We continue to look at each of the characters, this installment of guardians of the galaxy character guide looks at the main character, starlord. James gunn explains why ego is starlords father in. Out this week in cinemas is the highly anticipated guardians of the galaxy vol.
With karen gillan, chris pratt, zoe saldana, dave bautista. Starlords father has been right under our noses all along. Whether or not json winds up being starlords father in guardians of the galaxy 2 really just depends on the direction that james gunn and marvel studios are looking in. Ending years of speculation, the identity of starlords father in the guardians of the galaxy movies has been confirmed. Stakar vaughn, starhawk was born to a superhero father who died and a woman named kismet in the guardians of the galaxy alternate timeline earth691 around the year 2002. Since the end of guardians of the galaxy, everyone has been asking one big question. Gunn dishes on starlords dad and thanos role in guardians of the galaxy 2. Wed already written about peter quills parentage in the comics and while even that may get tweaked slightly with the character. Guardians of the galaxy concept art reveals starlords. Not really, at least from director james gunns side. Conquest guardians of the galaxy new guard, consisting of kitty pryde, thing, drax, venom, rocket raccoon, groot, and later starlord and gamora. If youve been paying attention to guardians of the galaxy vol. As with other coloring books in this series, the designs are printed on one side and the pages are perforated.
Ego proceeded to take quill and half of the guardians to his planet to uncover quills heritage. We, on the other hand, are happy to tell you what we saw. Guardians of the galaxy concludes with peter quill a. Fans of guardians of the galaxy know one thing for sure. The son of human meredith quill and spartoi json, peter quill assumes the mantle of starlord, an interplanetary policeman the character played prominent roles in the. James gunn discusses starlords father posted on thursday, august 14th, 2014 by russ fischer who is the father of peter quill, aka starlord.
Starlord in guardians of the galaxy comic book hunter. Origin, origins, background, comic books, comics, marvel, guardians of the galaxy, star lord, film, json, ego, super hero, superhero, super, hero, father, dad, star. Plucked from his rural home, he was thrust into a life of roguery and adventure across the stars. That answer was revealed last week not in a movie theater, but at san diego comic con. James gunn reveals why he changed starlords father. A little more about the father of starlord from guardians of the galaxy, an alien named json of spartax. Starlord as shown in the movie was your basic smartalec rogue, like han solo. Starlord peter jason quill is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books. See more ideas about star lord, guardians of the galaxy and marvel. An infamous scooper would have you believe that this marvel comics superhero is starlords chris pratt father in guardians of the galaxy, vol. Guardians of the galaxy 20 3rd series guardians of the galaxy 20 3rd series annual. Now, were taking a look back at both of starlords dads and how.
During last nights marvel panel at comic con, guardians of the galaxy vol. In the meantime, pass some of the time away by listening to star lords awesome mixtape vol. However, if you havent been following the guardians of the galaxy comic book, then chances are you havent noticed a major character change. Tessa smith writes about comic books here at screen rant, and is also a rotten tomatoes. Long before the guardians of the galaxy became cinematic superstars, the father of starlord was json. Starlords dad just became one of marvels deadliest villains. Yes, as most people guessed, kurt russell will indeed be playing the mysterious father to chris pratts star lord.
Taking a look at who star lords father is in guardians of the galaxy vol. However, that character had a complex, contradictory history before he was drastically reenvisioned in brian michael bendis and steve mcniven relaunched guardians of the galaxy in the early 2010s when guardians of the galaxy vol. The name was later used for the team starlord formed to deal with galacticlevel threats. Wouldbe thief peter quill journeys through space as starlord, the leader of the. Quills dad isnt one of the allpowerful celestials in the comic book. If they follow the comics, its an alien ruler named json. In contrast, the book started with a narcissistic and vengeful antihero peter quill who reminded me of gully foyle from stars my a fun read if you like 70s. In the film, peter quill is abducted from earth as a child in the 1980s, and is. Forget about the guardians of the galaxy movie it was fun, but starlord was not the same character. One of the biggest questions left by 2014s guardians of the galaxy was about the identity of peter quills dad. According to umberto gonzalez of heroic hollywood, inside sources have revealed the identity of starlords dad and its not who you might think.
Is spoiler starlords father in guardians of the galaxy. See update 3 below for more, james gunn has confirmed that json is not the mov. Starlords father has been right under our noses all along by michael doran november 26, 2014 10. Peter quill was born on earth, the son of a human mother and an alien father. The original movie saw the mcu branch out to the cosmic side of its universe, which was seen as something of a risky move at the time. With a name like starlord, its pretty much a moral. Also, unlike other comic book coloring books which are merely black and white versions of actual comics, there are no words printed on these pages. So apparently json is not starlords dad in the movies. Star lord vs ego final battle, yondu arrow scene best scenes guardians of the galaxy vol 2 duration.