In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn talked about the movie and confirmed a couple of things worth mentioning.

First, Gunn confirmed that Guardians will in fact be “definitely connected” to The Avengers 3. He also confirmed that Thanos will be made for the movie using motion capture, and describes him as the “head of the snake.”

A couple of new images for the movie have also been released, including a group shot of the main characters and a close-up look at Star-Lord’s helmet. You can check them out below.

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[Source: EW via ComicBookMovie, James Gunn]