Guardians of the Galaxy: New Animated Series Teaser Trailer Released Online
The new Guardians of the Galaxy animated series will premiere on Disney XD next month, so Marvel and Disney are stepping up their promotion of the show. A new teaser trailer for the series, featuring Blue Swede’s “Hooked on a Feeling,” was released, and you can check it out in the player below.
Interestingly enough, the “Hooked on a Feeling” song is actually used in the premiere episode, which was screened last month during the Marvel Animation panel at the San Diego Comic-Con. It is not often that pop songs will be used in action-adventure cartoon shows, but the Blue Swede song was made into an anthem of sorts for the hit live-action Guardians of the Galaxy movie, from which this show takes many visual and plot cues. You can notice in the art design and overall style for the show in the new trailer that the series is trying to evoke the style and sensibility of the hit movie, which grossed $774 million at the worldwide box office. With that in mind, it makes sense why Marvel and Disney want a show that visually resembles and evokes the tone of the film.
Guardians of the Galaxy is set to premiere with a special sneak preview event on Disney XD on September 5. The regular series premieres on Disney XD on September 26.