Marvel had been teasing the release of the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy for days now, and the night has finally arrived where we got to see it. As expected, Jimmy Kimmel debuted the first trailer for the film on his late night show Wednesday morning and our interest in the film has now never been higher.

The movie will focus on a B-Team to the popular Avengers, as there is no Iron Man, Hulk or Captain America to be found here. Instead, the film seems to be a mix between Joss Whedon’s Firefly series and it’s inspiration Star Wars. It’s hard not to see comparisons being made between the three projects, but when has comparisons to Firefly and Star Wars ever been a bad thing for a big budget sci-fi movie?



Guardians of the Galaxy will star Chris Pratt, who showed up on Kimmel to help introduce the trailer, as well as Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper among a slew of others. Vin Deisel and Benicio Del Toro have roles in the film as well, meaning even if the character power is lacking, the star power sure isn’t.

Marvel will release more promotional material as we press towards the August 1, 2014 release date.