Chris McCoy will script the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY movie for Marvel - Nicole Perlman had made a previous run at the property. Per THIS piece at THR..
...the movie’s lineup will include Drax the Destroyer, a human resurrected as a green warrior with the sole purpose of killing Thanos (the villain in the Avengers final-scene tease); Groot, a giant tree-man; Star-Lord, a gun-toting half-human/half-alien intergalactic vigilante; Rocket Raccoon, a genetically engineered animal with a knack for guns and explosives; and Gamora, the last survivor of her species who was saved by Thanos to be his assassin but now battles him.
Although McCoy has yet to be produced (trust me - not being produced is not an indicator of talent or quality), his scripts tend to generate strong word of mouth and, as indicated by THR, are "...are praised for their quirky, comedic bent."
Here's concept art released from the film 'round Comic-Con, extremely embiggenable.
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At the moment, the film is targeting an August 2014 release.
