It's just been announced that Marvel's upcoming sci-fi adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy , will be the next franchise to receive tie-in LEGO sets.

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Unfortunately, since all three sets are based on scenes or aspects of the movie they're being kept under-wraps for now. Expect more information come June 1st.Hopefully across the three sets we'll see each of the five main characters recreated in mini-figure form.Recently, Gamora, Rocket Racoon, Drax the Destroyer, Peter Quill (Star-Lord) and Groot all featured as playable characters in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, with related characters such as Nova and Ronan the Accuser also appearing.The eagle-eyed may have even spotted a poster for The Guardians in the game, too.If you're still unsure as to who exactly Marvel's latest superhero team are, this video does a wonderful job at bringing you up to speed:

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