Parks and Recreation's Chris Pratt signed on to be Guardians of the Galaxy's Star-Lord with vary little knowledge as to what the role encompassed.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe operates in a veritable cone of silence, which is good for fans that want to be surprised at the films but slightly difficult for actors taking on their iconic superhero roles.

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"I was signed up to do the movie before I was even allowed to read a script, so it wasn't like something about this particular character got me to do it," Pratt said about his choice to join James Gunn's film, according to Fandango. "The fact that it was a Marvel movie is what got me to do it."

When more information finally emerged about Gunn's take on the Star-Lord, Pratt was happy to find that there was a lot he liked about his galactic character.

"Granted, once I did read it there were so many things about the character that I love, and one thing is that he's very much a kid at heart," Pratt told Fandago. "He's like a man-child. And I like the idea that he's got a false sense of bravado. Deep down inside he's lonely and desperate. But on the outside he walks around like he's big and tough, and I don't think he does a great job of convincing everybody that he's not just a scared little child."

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Marvelites can catch a glimpse of Guardians of the Galaxy in the mid-credits scene from Thor: The Dark World, which you can view below.

Guardians of the Galaxy will hit theaters on Aug. 1.