Synopsis:

The legendary outlaw Star Lord leads a gang of intergalactic criminals, in a reluctant crusade against a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe of life. This extended cut reintegrates 7 deleted and extended scenes back into the film, with 4 more minutes of footage. With finished VFX, and a new mid-credits scene, strap into your spaceship, put in your mixtape and get ready to be hooked on a feeling in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: XANDARIAN EDITION!

Intentions:

As the third Guardians of the Galaxy film was coming out, I decided to revisit the first film and add back in some of the deleted scenes that were finished. There's some character moments, especially one with Gamora/Nebula, that I liked to see back in, and now they are!

Change List:

Editing Details: There's a few unfinished VFX in some shots, and I have done my best to clean up and complete them, so hopefully its not too bad. Cuts and Additions: - added Gamora and Nebula having a fight/argument just before Gamora leaves for Xandar - finished VFX in 3 shots for previous scene, removing supports for the set dressing - added Gamora killing her Sakaaran entourage, so that she goes to Xandar solo - finished VFX in 2 shots in previous scene, fixing the view out the window into space, and the digital Sakaaran face - added John C. Reilly and Peter Serafinowicz discussing the Kyln prison before sending Quill, Rocket, Groot and Gamora there - finished VFX in 1 shot, as the lineup VFX was still temp VFX - added the guard who stole Pete's Walkman dancing along to an all-new song - extended moment with the prisoners taking Gamora out to kill her - added a drunken F-bomb from Rocket in the Nowhere bar - added a new mid-credits scene, with Grandpa Quill staring up at the stars, hoping that his grandson is out there somewhere - custom Marvel title card at the end of the credits

Additional Notes:

This was one of my first fanedits way back in 2017, and was terrible on a technical level, with bad cuts and encoding all over the place. People still message me every now and again, so with the new film coming out I decided to go back and remake my own ancient edit. Special Features - Interview: James Gunn, Karen Gillan and Zoe Saldana talk Deleted Scenes - Unused and Unfinished Scenes - Alternate and Deleted Trailer Shots and Lines

Other Sources:

- Guardians of the Galaxy Blu-Ray: The film and deleted scenes have come from the standard release - Guardians of the Galaxy 3D Blu-Ray: The full frame IMAX sequences were taken from this disc - MCU Phase 2 Bonus Disc - Grandpa Quill mid-credits was taken from this disc - Rocket Raccoon Says F--- (UNCENSORED): A long since removed Youtube video by Evan Santiago has some edits adding swears to the film