Over the last month or so, it seems we've had more speculation than hard facts about Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In fact, it felt strange writing the title of this article and not putting a question mark in it. Anyway, the latest cast member of James Gunn's tale of intergalactic fugitives on the run in a far away galaxy is Glenn Close. She has signed on to play the as yet unnamed head of the Nova Corps, a team of intergalactic peace keepers. It's been hinted that the Nova Corps would appear, with rumours that John C. Rielly would play a member Rhomann Dey, but this casting is confirmation.
With the inclusion of the Nova Corps, I have a feeling Marvel Studios are planning to use Guardians of the Galaxy to springboard (or at least test the waters for) a solo movie for Nova, the Corps sole human member, who is essentially a human rocket, and one of the many heroes concerned with the more cosmic side of the Marvel Universe. If Guardians of the Galaxy wasn't evidence enough, Marvel are branching out from the more well known and heroes, with Ant Man set for release in 2015, and Doctor Strange, Luke Cage, and Black Panther all rumoured to be going into development for Marvel's Phase Three. Taking that into consideration, a Nova movie doesn't seem like that much of a stretch.
via Deadline
