Ifilimu elithi "ofundeni lomthala" ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwezikrini likhuphuke kakhulu, ngoba kwakubonakala sengathi iqembu elingaziwa lezinhlamvu alinakubangela ukuba libe nesasaza kakhulu ezilalelini, futhi isinqumo sokuchitha ekwakhiweni kwe I-tepi engu-200 yezigidi ezingamadola kwakuwukumaka engcupheni enkulu. Kepha ngenxa yalokho, amacala wemali adlula ama- $ 770 wezigidi futhi amaningi ancome uzungu lokulinganisela okuhle kwesenzo namahlaya, ngakho-ke akumangalisi ukuthi kungekudala studio sibandakanyekile ekwakheni uSicvel.
Njengoba kwenzeka, umqondisi wehlelo uStephen Spielberg wayephakathi kwabalandeli baka- "Guardean of the Galaxy". Omunye wabalandeli wacela uJames Gunn ukuthi uzizwa lapho ezwa ukuthi iSpielberg yayifake le ndaba yenkanyezi inkosi (Chris Pratt) nabangane bakhe ngamafilimu akhe awathandayo, nokuthi wayehlala enempendulo eqotho.
"Angazi ukuthi lolu uhlu. Ngiyazi ukuthi uSpielberg uthe ifilimu ayithandayo nge-superhero - "abagcini". NgangiseMhlanganweni lapho ngizwa ngakho, ngisho ne-puck encane. Ngemuva kwakho konke, ngisusa ama-movie ngenxa "yemihlathi" futhi "ngifuna umphongolo olahlekile," kusho umqondisi.
Ukuvunywa kukaSpielberg kungathola ngempela uhlobo lophawu lwekhwalithi, ngoba lubhekwa njengolunye lwezinkomba eziphumelele kakhulu ezentengiso emlandweni we-cinema futhi wadumala amafilimu we-adventure ahlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene. Kuphephile ukusho ukuthi wamthonya sonke isizukulwane sama-cinematographirs, futhi uGunn ungomunye wabo.