Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Marvel Studios,
Dolby® Laboratories and Visa Signature
Join Forces to Find GUARDIANS OF GOOD—
Real “Guardians of the Galaxy” Who Better Their Communities
Through Service, Science or Innovation
Burbank, Calif. (June 11, 2014) – SEEKING REAL “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!” Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Marvel Studios, Dolby®
Laboratories and Visa Signature are joining forces for a nationwide
MARVEL’S “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY”—GUARDIANS OF GOOD contest in
conjunction with the August 1, 2014 release of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper.
MARVEL’S
“GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY”—GUARDIANS OF GOOD invites real “Guardians of
the Galaxy,” young men and women (ages 14-18) from across the United
States, to share their stories of how they are bettering their
communities through service, science or innovation, and gives them the
opportunity to connect with a galaxy of Peer Guides—who are already
doing great things—to learn from their successes. Entries will be
accepted between June 11, 2014 and June 29, 2014.
Application forms, eligibility requirements, official contest rules and more information are available at http://www. marvelguardiansofgood.com.
Applicants
for GUARDIANS OF GOOD will participate in online sessions with Peer
Guides, who will include representatives from generationOn, Broadcom
MASTERS®, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark
World” Ultimate Mentor Leadership Council. Peer Guide sessions are
scheduled to take place between June 13, 2014 and June 21, 2014. The Peer Guides will discuss their personal stories of service, science or innovation as well as learnings and advice.
Following
the Peer Guide sessions, all applicants will then submit a short video
explaining how they are improving the galaxy and what inspiration and
guidance they received from their Peer Guides. The five best video
entries will be selected as winners.
The five winners will each receive: Two round-trip tickets to Hollywood, including hotel accommodations, from July 20 through July 23, 2014, to be on the red carpet at the World Premiere of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” on July 21, 2014; an invitation to the first-ever GUARDIANS OF GOOD INNOVATION & SERVICE SUMMIT on July 22 at
The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, where professionals and peers will
share their knowledge; a backstage tour of the Disneyland Resort; and a
red-carpet screening of the film at a Dolby® Atmos TM Theatre in or near the winner’s hometown.
GUARDIANS
OF GOOD INNOVATION & SERVICE SUMMIT is scheduled to include
presenters from NASA/JPL, speaking on the monitoring and protection of
Earth through asteroid detection and Earth-observing satellites and
ensuring the safety of Mars spacecraft during a comet encounter, Disney
Imagineers, generationOn, Broadcom MASTERS®, Discovery Science Center,
& Disney Global Community Outreach.
For more information about MARVEL’S “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY”—GUARDIANS OF GOOD, please visit http://www. marvelguardiansofgood.com.
About the Contest:
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Contest commences on or about 6:00 AM PST on June 11, 2014 and ends at 11:59 PM PST on June 29, 2014. Open only to persons who are 14-18 years of age and legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and not employees of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, MARVEL, generationON or any of their parent, related or affiliated companies nor members of their households or immediate families. Limit one (1) entry per student. Winners must be able to travel on July 20, 2014. See Official Rules at www.marvelguardiansofgood.com for full eligibility and entry requirements, prize description, conditions and limitations. The official contest sponsor is Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
About the Movie:
From
Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises
of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new
team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space
adventure, Marvel's “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel
Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill
finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a
mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that
threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill
is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate
misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the
deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer.
But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it
poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a
last, desperate stand—with the galaxy's fate in the balance.
Marvel’s
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” which first appeared in comic books in
Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969), stars Chris Pratt, Zoe
Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as
Rocket, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, with
John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Nova Prime and Benicio Del Toro as The
Collector.
James
Gunn is the director of the film with Kevin Feige, p.g.a. producing,
and Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Nik
Korda and Stan Lee serving as executive producers. The screenplay is
written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman. Marvel’s “Guardians of the
Galaxy” releases in U.S. theaters on August 1, 2014
About Marvel Entertainment:
Marvel
Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney
Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based
entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000
characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel
utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and
publishing. For more information visit: marvel.com. © MARVEL
About Dolby Atmos:
Dolby
Atmos makes it easy for filmmakers to place or move specific sounds
anywhere in the movie theatre, including overhead. As a result of this
multi-dimensional sound, audiences feel as if they are inside the film,
not merely watching it.
Introduced in April 2012, Dolby Atmos has been embraced by all the major Hollywood studios, seven Academy Award® winning
directors, and 16 Academy Award® winning sound mixers, among others.
More than 650 Dolby Atmos screens have been installed or committed to in
more than 40 countries with more than 150 exhibitor partners. More than
120 films from 12 different countries have been or are scheduled to be
released with Dolby Atmos sound since the first film debuted in June
2012.
Dolby
Atmos has received technical achievement awards from both the Hollywood
Post Alliance and the Cinema Audio Society. As the inventors of the
only object-based audio format used in the cinema today, Dolby is
working closely with the Society of Motion Picture and Television
Engineers in driving adoption of standards for object-based audio.
For the latest list of Dolby Atmos titles, visit dolby.com/atmosmovies. To learn more about Dolby Atmos, visit fandango.com/dolby.
About Dolby Laboratories:
Dolby
Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies
that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at
the cinema, at home, and at work. For nearly 50 years, sight and sound
experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby®. For
more information, please visit: dolby.com.
About Visa:
Visa
Signature is a proud sponsor of the theatrical release of Marvel’s
“Guardians of the Galaxy”. Visa Signature cardholders get access to
exclusive movie ticket offers to movies like Marvel’s “Guardians of the
Galaxy” at www.Fandango.com/VisaSignature . Visa
Signature is a premium consumer payment card bringing cardholders
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value to enhance cardholder experiences. Benefits include complimentary
24-hour Visa Signature Concierge service, exclusive travel perks from
the Visa Signature Luxury Hotel Collection, special fine wine and food
experiences, and discounts at premium retailers. For more information,
visit www.visa.com/signature.
About generationOn:
GenerationOn
is the youth service enterprise of Points of Light igniting the power
of kids to make their mark on the world. GenerationOn inspires, equips
and mobilizes over 750,000 youth annually to take action through
generationOn service clubs, schools, youth organizations, campaigns and
youth leadership initiatives. It also provides tools and resources to
youth, families, youth practitioners and educators to help kids change
the world and themselves through service. For more information, visit www.generationon.org.
About Broadcom Foundation:
Broadcom
Foundation was founded to inspire and enable young people throughout
the world to enter careers in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) through partnerships with local schools, colleges,
universities and non-profit organizations. Broadcom Foundation is the
proud sponsor of the Broadcom MASTERS®, a program of Society for Science
& the Public - a science and engineering competition for middle
school children. The Foundation's mission is to advance education in
STEM by funding research, recognizing scholarship and increasing
opportunity. Learn more at www.broadcomfoundation.org.
About Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
The
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of
Technology, Pasadena, manages missions to Mars, asteroids, and other
bodies in the solar system, as well as Earth-observing satellites and
space-based astronomy on behalf of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
JPL has numerous opportunities for students to get involved in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Learn more at jpl.nasa.gov.
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