Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn ... Actors like Dave Bautista and Lee Pace are hard to come by, anybody that’s bigger than Chris.” One of the reasons why Gunn cast actor Lee ...

Pratt led the ensemble cast, which was also made up of Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Lee Pace. Two more films followed: 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

In 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the sentient tree-being Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) sacrifices himself to save his newfound friends during the battle with Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace).