For a few lucky fans around the world though, the first time they saw Endgame was in a cinema with the Avengers themselves, having been at the red carpet event with the cast of the film.
One such fan was Skyler Pinales, a cosplayer from Utah, who went to the Los Angeles premiere of Endgame along with a number of fellow dedicated fans looking uncannily like the heroes onscreen. Though it wasn’t just Skyler’s natural resemblance to Chris Pratt that got him into cosplay, as the activity has helped him through struggles with depression and body positivity issues.
Before getting into cosplay, Skyler didn’t even know what Guardians of the Galaxy was, and it wasn’t until friends started saying he looked like Chris Pratt that he finally watched the film and decided to give it a go – and it’s obviously paid off.
Skyler revealed,´”I had no idea who or what the Guardians were. I didn’t even know about the first movie until Christmas of 2014. I remember seeing everyone at Salt Lake FanX wearing the red jackets and helmet of Star-Lord, but had no idea what it was.”
“After I finally watched the movie I remember looking at myself in the mirror one day and kinda had the thought like ‘hey, I kinda look like that guy,’ but thought nothing of it really. It was about a month or so later that I had friends start to point out my resemblance to Chris [Pratt] and told me I needed to cosplay as him.”
Skyler shared an image of his transformation on Instagram, saying he was ‘still working’ on it, and sometimes still struggles ‘with body positivity’ but added: ‘Things like this give me a better mindset and know I can always do better. One day I’ll get that Chris Pratt body.’
