"The Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise took the Marvel Cinematic Universe by storm when its first film rolled out over a decade ago. James Gunn's signature cheeky yet charming style ( which he's now bringing to the rebooted DC universe ) immediately created a following as Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and company met, fought, coalesced, and then turned into a superhero posse worthy of saving Xanadar, Earth, and everything in between. The films consistently rank among the most popular MCU movies to date .
At the time of this writing, the Guardians have shown up in seven other movies across the massive, ever-expanding comic book universe. That includes three "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, two "Avengers" flicks, an extended cameo in "Thor: Love and Thunder," and a short, stand-alone, made-f