Guardians Of The Galaxy: Taylor Is Sorry

In an interview a few weeks ago, "Thor: The Dark World" director Alan Taylor said that he did not direct the mid-credits scene in the pic and wasn't a fan of how it turned out...

The sequence ties into James Gunn's film adaptation of Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy" and features a blond Benicio Del Toro as The Collector.

Taylor's criticism focused on the tone of the scene, which is very different from the rest of the movie.

Some folks thought that Taylor took a swipe at Gunn, something Taylor feels terrible about. He tells Moviebreak:

"I was saying something negative about James Gunn's work and I hate that. Everything that I've seen on 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is great and wonderful. So... I'm new to this process. I had jetlag, so I really am sorry that it came out that way. I had sent James an email saying 'I love you and I respect you.'"

Gunn was not bothered by the comment, saying on his Facebook page: "Alan has apologized profusely both personally to me and to the press. He's a good guy."

Gunn has admitted that the scene in question was quickly put together and shot at the end of a second unit day in about two hours.

The Guardians of the Galaxy comic book follows a US pilot who ends up in space during a universal conflict, then is forced to go on the run with a band of futuristic alien ex-cons.

Chris Pratt is Peter Quill/Star-Lord-The character is an interplanetary policeman and the Guardians leader who is born of a human mother and alien father.

WWE superstar Dave Bautista plays Drax the Destroyer who born as the human Arthur Douglas, whose family was attacked and murdered by the villainous Thanos (seen in the credt post-script of The Avengers). Arthur's spirit was then placed into a powerful new body by Kronos, which resulted in Drax the Destroyer's creation. The superhero's powers include incredible strength and the ability to emit energy blasts from his hands.

Zoe Saldana is Gamora a "green-skinned humanoid who is the last of a species that was exterminated by a race known as the Badoon" who also "happens to be a skilled assassin."

"The Walking Dead" fave Michael Rooker plays Yondu Udonta who first appeared in a 1969. He hails from the Zatoan tribe on Centauri IV, the first planet to be colonized outside of the Sun's solar system in the 29th Century. Yondu does not possess any super-human abilities, but he is a skilled hunter with a bow and arrow, and has a mystical "sixth sense" that gives him limited empathic abilities with other life forms. He is one of the founding members of the group.

The lovely Ophelia Lovibond plays "The Collector" who "gathers artifacts and beings in the hopes of saving them from a foretold galactic annihilation."

John C. Reilly has been offered the role of Rhomann Dey in the film who is said to be "Agent Coulson of the 'Guardians' movies," a human agent who serves as a go-between with S.H.I.E.L.D. This is quite different from the comic character, described as an alien centurion in the Nova Corps. There's were reports that the studio was interested in either Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman or Ken Watanabe to play the role of a colleague of the Dey's.

Glenn Close is "playing a leadership role in Nova Corp, the intergalactic space patrol. ... Close’s role would be the closest thing to the one that Samuel L. Jackson plays in Avengers movie.

Del Toro as the Collector is billions of years old and does exactly that - collect rare or valuable items from across the universe. He also has the power of prophecy and created a museum of countless life forms to keep them safe from Thanos.

Lee Pace plays the villain Ronan The Accussor an alien Kree with superhuman powers. He was a villain, but has become more heroic in the comics - so he'll probably have an arc in the film.

Actress Karen Gillan is set to play Nebula  a space pirate and the apparent granddaughter of Thanos.

Vin Diesel will be providing the voice for Groot who can absorb wood to gain strength, as well as control trees. The surprise here is that the is not as high as profile a role as many though it was going to be.

Bradley Cooper will provide the voice for Rocket Raccoon who has a penchant for big guns and is also a master tactician. He’s best friends with Groot and in the comics was captain of a starship.

Gregg Henry also stars.

Screenwriter Chris McCoy was hired to rewrite the Nicole Perlman’s original script.

With production now complete the film is in post and arrives August 1, 2014.