Marvel
and Disney sent out a press release stating that actress Glenn Close would be
playing Nova Prime in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
Here
is the press release:
BURBANK,
CALIF. (July 23, 2013) – “Guardians of the Galaxy,” the next epic adventure
from Marvel Studios has started shooting at the UK’s Shepperton Studios.
Directed by James Gunn (“Slither,”“Super”) from his screenplay, with a story by
Nicole Perlman and Gunn, the film will introduce audiences to a whole new side
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The all-star cast includes Chris Pratt (“Zero
Dark Thirty”, “Moneyball”) as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (“Star
Trek Into Darkness”, “Avatar”) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (“Riddick”) as Drax the
Destroyer, Lee Pace (“The Hobbit,” “Lincoln”) as Ronan the Accuser, Michael
Rooker (AMC’s “The Walking Dead”) as Yondu, Karen Gillan (BBC TV’s “Doctor
Who”) as Nebula, two-time Academy Award® nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Amistad”,
“Gladiator”) as Korath, with Academy Award® winner Benicio del Toro (“Traffic”)
as The Collector, Academy Award® nominee John C. Reilly (“Chicago”) as Rhomann
Dey, and six-time Academy Award® nominee Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs,” “Fatal
Attraction”) as Nova Prime. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” is slated for an
August 1, 2014 release in the U.S.
Marvel
Studios’ President Kevin Feige is producing the film. The executive producers
are Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Alan Fine and Stan Lee;
the co-producer is Nik Korda.
The
creative team includes director of photography Ben Davis, BSC (“Wrath of the
Titans”, “Kick-Ass”), production designer Charles Wood (“Thor: The Dark
World”), BAFTA-nominated Editor Fred Raskin (“Django Unchained,” “Fast Five”)
and Academy Award®-winning editor Hughes Winborne, A.C.E. (“The Help,”
“Crash”), and Academy Award® winning costume designer Alexandra Byrne
(“Marvel’s The Avengers,” “Elizabeth The Golden Age”). The film will also shoot
at Longcross Studios, and locations in and around London.
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