This was my second movie interview with Chris Pratt, you may remember we met him last year to chat about his role in Delivery Man. The excitement in the room was extremely high this time as Mr. Pratt was now coming to speak to us as the star of this movie, his first time as such!
If it looks like he is talking directly to me, then he is. He is so charming and funny, it was a delight to see him again!
In last years interview Chris talked about having gained over 60 pounds for his role in Delivery Man. That is why when his agent first contacted him about the role of Star-Lord he thought he just did not have the body for the role at that time. Several other actors auditioned for the role but eventually it came back to Chris.
Chris then saw himself in Zero Dark Thirty and realized he had been in good shape before, and knew he could do it again. I don’t know what regimen he used, but you will see in this movie the man is buff, Chris got into excellent shape, just look:
That is when he decided t audition for the role: “That was really it, and then I auditioned and he (Director James Gunn) saw something in me and he said something to me that I was really on board with; I said I wanted to do something in action, and I wanted to do something with comedy. And I wanted to breathe my own spirit into it and I thought there was nothing out there that was going to let me do that. I thought maybe I’d have to try to develop something or write something, and when he said, look, I just want somebody to come in and do their thing and just own it.” And this was how Chris Pratt became Peter Quill/Star-Lord!
Chris Pratt’s sense of humor is perfect for this movie. Guardians of the Galaxy is a wonderful science fiction movie that has a lot of humor, some great old 70’s and 80’s music, and a little bit of off the cuff dancing. It all works together without becoming a science fiction parody. Making great science fiction humorous could not possibly have been easy!
Chris shared that he was an avid comic book reader growing up, even winning some money and spending all of it on comic books as a teenager, one of which was a Guardians of the Galaxy issue. He was a fan of the genre and also enjoyed drawing the various super heroes he was reading about. He did say it was the drawing that drew him strongly to the comic books, the covers and the “cool art.” And now he is a comic book super hero!
It was very sweet to hear Chris share about being a fan of and making believe he was Hans Solo, Indiana Jones, and Luke Skywalker growing up. We asked him how it felt for him to know that he was now going to be looked up to by kids, the way he looked up to those other characters, and he said that was the very greatest feeling. That was my moment in this interview when I realized this was a humble man who saw the responsibility ahead of him to be a role model, he was now the very type of hero that he had looked up to as a kid. That has got to be one of the single most rewarding experiences for an actor!
Of course we had to ask how it felt to have his own action figure. He did mention that one of his friends had one and they all thought it was funny to hear Chris’s voice come out of it, and they have fun with the thought that, taking Star-Lord to Subway, etc. “look, Star-Lord’s at Subway…” You have to have fun with these things, I love an actor who does not take himself to seriously!
Chris spoke about training for the fight scenes, he loved being coachable and working out. He did say that the aerobic workouts (running) with Star-Lords music on his iPod was more grueling, perhaps after 150 times of listening to the same music as he was jogging/running (not his favorite pastime) was exhausting!
It was an honor to have met Chris Pratt last year as a supporting actor, and then to come back and chat with him for his first time as a lead actor in a movie. It was very easy to wish him well as we look forward to the next chapter of the Guardians franchise, because we need more!
Disclosure: Disney invited me on this press trip and paid all of my expenses. No other compensation was received. All opinions are always 100% my own and honest.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Opens 8/1/14!
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I have no idea when this movie will be coming out over here but I would love to see it.Sounds like you had a nice time meeting him again.
This is so exciting you got to sit down with him. Looks like a great time.
I love Chris Pratt – I think he’s hilarious! I may want to see this movie because I think he’s amazing!
My husband and his guy friends are off to see that at midnight. They’ve been excited to see it for weeks!
It must have been so cool to meet him! I am so excited for this movie!
I can’t wait to see this movie. I’d love to have had the chance to meet him to. So awesome for you guys!
Thank you for breaking the ice Mitch! It made for a great start to this interview.
I love that you’ve kind of “followed” him. He’s a great actor (I was a fan of his when he was on Everwood way back in the day.) I can’t wait to see him in this movie!
Such a fun event!! Looks like yall had a great time.
We have 3 girls in our family so this movie has never been heard of in our house But he does seem like a genuinely nice person and great actor.
Hearing the same songs on the iPod over and over does get annoying, lol.
It’s nice that he’s humble and happy to have the role. How cool that you got to meet up with him again. Very cool interview.
Lucky, lucky bloggers getting to interview the cast. We are really looking forward to the movie.
It’s always fun to learn the actor in an upcoming comic book movie loved comics as a kid. Makes me like them even more. What a super awesome opportunity. Looking forward to more of your interview posts for GOTG!
This sounds like a great interview. I bet you had a great time!
Sounds like this will be a good movie
Such a cool opportunity! I would love to get to meet celebs as a job perk:)
I saw a screener for this movie. It’s great. I have a feeling its going to make a lot of money. My husband has been a Marvel fan for 30 years. His office is completely covered in Captain America.
What a great experience to be able to interview him – we are for sure seeing the movie!
Thanks for sharing your chat with Chris Pratt. I’m looking forward to seeing the movie.
Chris Pratt is so good looking. So cool that you go to interview him.
This movie looks really great. It’s so cool that you were able to meet with him!
I haven’t heard of this actor before, but his is very good looking. I have heard a lot about this movie though, and it sounds really good. Can’t wait to see it!
He has gotten so hot for this movie. Lol. last time I saw him he was a goofy chubby guy
It’s amazing how, with dedication, people can transform their bodies so much. I’m even more excited to see this now that I know that fan Chris is of the series as I’m sure his performance and that of the other actors really upped the quality of this film.
I really want to see this movie when it comes out! Sounds like you had an amazing time interviewing Chris Pratt! Not to mention he’s a hottie to look at! 🙂
I was lucky enough to go to a prescreening in my city last Thursday, and absolutely loved Chris Pratt in this! He seems like such a great guy!
Sounds like a good movie. I can’t believe it’s almost August already!
This is awesome, I’m loving all of these pictures and hearing about Chris Pratt. I didn’t realize he had to get in shape for this. LOVE that picture of him talking directly to you – how cool is that?!?
“I’m Star Lord man!” bahahaha can’t wait to see this movie.
i really like him. he’s looking amazing for this movie too
Just another day in the fabulous life of Mitch, right?? 🙂 The anticipation for this movie seems very high! Looks great!
I still think Vin Diesel is my favorite part of the movie lol! I’m glad they casted Chris Pratt though because I was SO afraid they were going to go with Channing Tatum for the part because of how popular he is but he wouldn’t have been right for it.
What a fun experience I am sure! I would love to meet him too! 😉
It looks like you guys had a great time. What a fun opportunity.
I cannot believe how much we laughed during the interview! He’s such a fun guy!
Looks like a fun event and it sounds like he is a nice and down to earth guy. I will check out when the movie is in my area.
What an awesome opportunity. I really didn’t know much about Chris Pratt, but this is the 2nd post I’ve seen on him. Plus, he’s attractive, so some nice pictures to look at as well!
What a good interview. This was such a great opportunity for you!
How neat! It looks like you all had a great time. That’s a really great interview.
Chris seems like such a fun guy. My family cannot wait to see the movie!
It’s so cool that you got to do that!! 🙂 What a great opportunity and looks like a fun time! 🙂
I suppose if I were working for an actor’s paycheck I’d fall in line with my physique right quick too! I was just hearing great things about this movie over the weekend, so I’m looking forward to seeing it!
This looks like a great movie. Lucky you for this experience. Great interview!
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