Guardians of the Galaxy was produced by a film studio.
Guardians of the Galaxy (film) . 1 ) is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . Producer Kevin Feige first publicly mentioned Guardians of the Galaxy as a potential film in 2010 and Marvel Studios announced it was in active development at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012 . Marvel Studios , LLC ( originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996 ) is an American motion picture studio based at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California and is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios , itself a wholly owned division of The Walt Disney Company , with film producer Kevin Feige serving as president .