00:00Ha ha ha ha! She just told everyone your deepest, darkest secret!
00:04Dude, come on! I think you're overreacting a little bit.
00:06You must be so embarrassed!
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00:14Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 slayed the box office over the weekend,
00:18so in the midst of James Gunn's galactic mania, it seems like a good time to revisit
00:23Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista's screen test for the first Guardians film.
00:27The test proves that the two actors had great comic timing and chemistry from the get-go.
00:31That's right, the magic was there all along for Star-Lord and Drax.
00:35The scene the two actors tested is from a snippet of their first meeting,
00:38when Star-Lord is talking Drax out of killing Gamora after they all meet in prison.
00:43And then you can...
00:49Why would I put my finger on his throat?
00:51The screen test was shared by Marvel a few years ago, but it's worth revisiting
00:55after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 rocketed to the top of the box office.
00:59The film kicked off summer movie season with a bang, bringing in $145 million in North America
01:05over the weekend, 54% ahead of the first Guardians film.
01:09That's one of the biggest growth spurts for a superhero series in recent times.
01:13You can watch the full-screen test video and see how it compares to the scene in the movie on THR.com,
01:18and let me know all your thoughts on Guardians Vol. 2 in the comments.
01:22For The Hollywood Reporter News, I am Groot!
01:24I wish. I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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