Given how many of Marvel’s characters are already up on screen, and how many more are in development, you might imagine that there are very few left kicking their heels in the waiting room, eyeing the complimentary water bottles and out-of-date lifestyle magazines and wondering when their chance at the big screen might come. Well, the Marvel Universe is a big place, so we imagine the room to be about the size of 10 hangers. But now one group of heroes might finally be seeing their number flash on the LED board – as according to Twitch,the company is now pushing ahead with plans for a movie based on Guardians of the Galaxy.
Chances are that unless you’re a Marvel diehard, you may never have heard of the characters, and that’s because the team is now looking to tap some of the lesser-known properties for franchise potential.
Originally appearing in Marvel Super-Heroes in 1969, they’re a team assembled from various different species and planets in the 31st century with the aim of fighting off the evil Badoon, a race attempting to conquer the solar system. They’ve fought several other foes since then and were even re-launched in 2008 for a more modern incarnation.
Marvel’s Kevin Feige has already talked up the possibility of a Guardians film, but now it would seem they will be flung into the howling maw of development…