This week's journey into the MCU takes us into space, as a band of misfits come together to guard the galaxy... and discover what family is... Peter Quill is a space pirate.  Gamora is an assassin.  Rocket and Groot are bounty hunters.  Drax is a man seeking death and revenge.  Their paths all come together as they seek to keep a powerful artifact out of the hands of a power seeking tyrant. Together, these outcasts and misfits will become the galaxy's last hope for survival ... " Guardians of the Galaxy " has one of the stronger team based storylines in the MCU.  Possibly stronger than the " Avengers " movies.  The threat is cosmic, but the plotlines are very personal and intimate- very character driven rather than action driven.  It moves between humour, action, drama, pathos, and back smoothly while moving you towards the climax.  An enjoyable ride you aren't aware of taking because you're just to involved in the moment. The character...

I always like to balance the indie updates with a bit of big news, and I highly doubt today's big news will get much bigger than this: Kurt Russell has joined the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. That's right, Jack Burton himself is headed for outer space!

Movie marketing is such a cock tease these days. Teasers for trailers. Previews for previews. Bah, says I. But, being the total hypocrite that I am, the following 20 seconds of the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer are pure awesome. No complaints. Show me more. See: