Recently, James Gunn's Instagram has become a one-stop shop for incredible behind-the-scenes "Guardians of the Galaxy" photos. His most recent peek into the elaborate sets showed Gunn standing on the hatch of the Necrocraft, Ronan the Accuser's ride, directing a few background aliens.

Other highlights include this shot of Gunn's dog, Von Spears, chilling on set...

Outlines from cast rehearsals...

And this test for Star-Lord's mask.

Here, Gunn directs his brother Sean, who stood in for Rocket and Thanos on set.

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"Guardians of the Galaxy" opened in theaters on August 1.