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James Gunn recalls initial reluctance to meet Chris Pratt for Guardians of the Galaxy: 'This joker? No way'

'Guardians of the Galaxy' director James Gunn's long search for Star-Lord is well-documented, but he said he was unsure of 'joker' Chris Pratt, who eventually got the role.

In the latest episode of Armchair Expert, Gunn recounted to host Dax Shepard that casting the lead role in the Marvel movie was a difficult task. Pratt, at the time Gunn was casting for Guardians of the Galaxy, was "the heavy guy on Parks and Rec." He and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige were struggling to find the right guy to play the role.

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