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John C. Reilly Rumoured For Guardians Of The Galaxy

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john-c-reillyWhile it’s only rumour at the moment, it seems that John C. Reilly may be going into space soon, by joining the superhero movie Guardians Of The Galaxy. Hitfix says Marvel has made as offer to Reilly to play Rhomann Dey, although the actor is yet to commit, partly because, ‘if he comes aboard, it’s a big commitment’.

Rhomann Dey is described as Guardians’ version of Clark Gregg’s Agent Coulson from Iron Man 2, Thor and Avengers. In the movie he’ll also have a colleague, with the likes of Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman and Ken Watanabe being looked at for the part. It appears these two characters will act as the bridge between Guardians and the rest of the Marvel Universe, as they’ll act as a liaison between the Guardians and SHIELD.

However while Hitfix describes Dey as human, he isn’t in the comics, so things might be getting shaken up – although it could be that he’s like Thor, looking human but actually of alien origin.

James Gunn is directing, with shooting due to kick off in the UK later this year, with an August 1, 2014 release date set.

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New Marvel Pics From Thor: The Dark World, Guardians Of The Galaxy & Captain America 2

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EW has dropped some new pics from Marvel’s upcoming movies, including a still of Chris Hemsworth looking heroic in Thor: The Dark World, plus concept art from Guardians Of The Galaxy and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Marvel head honcho Kevin Fiege also has a few comments, saying “There are things in [Iron Man 3], in the next Thor movie, and particularly in the next Cap movie that will drastically change the landscape between Avengers and Avengers 2.”

On Captain America 2, he says, “Just as he’s given permission to let go of the past and to focus on the modern world… a ghost comes up.” That refers of the Captain’s old friend, Bucky Barnes, who’s resurrected, turned evil and becomes the Winter Soldier of the title.

Fiege adds, “We weren’t going back to World War II. Cap cannot travel in time. So while Tony can go home to Malibu and Thor goes up to Asgard and Hulk can sort of ride the rails, Cap was stuck. So Cap does stay with S.H.I.E.L.D. because he has nowhere else to go. But he’s not necessarily comfortable there…

“With the greatest generation in World War II, there’s a tendency to reflect on that period and say. ‘Things were black and white back then, and now it’s hard to know who the bad guys are.’ We wanted to play on that a little with Cap being uncomfortable with the way S.H.I.E.L.D., and in particular Nick Fury, operates. Fury certainly rides a line, sort of rides the shadows. He has, I think, lied to every character in every movie, though always for seemingly for the good.”

On the grittier, slightly more fantasy based Thor: The Dark World, he says, “It’s less to chase either Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings — because you’re not going to catch up. But part of the fun of Thor over the other characters is he doesn’t have to stay on Earth. We visit a few of the other realms in this new movie.”

As for Guardians, he says, “We can take it to all those crazy places as long as all the characters respond in an emotionally truthful way. That’s why I believe people are going to respond to Chris Pratt and to an alien Zoë Saldana—because they did respond to that one time before [with Avatar]. And to a tree and a raccoon who, it is certainly our intention, will steal the whole movie.”

Fiege also has a few words about Ant-Man, saying that later this year they’ll be refining the script of the Edgar Wright movie to tie it into the Marvel cinematic universe.

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Lee Pace On For Guardians of the Galaxy Villain

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During the fairly lengthy search for the lead role of Peter Quill (AKA Star Lord) in Guardians Of The Galaxy, one of the frontrunners was Pushing Daisies star Lee Pace. He may not have bagged that role, but he has landed one of the other, playing the movie’s villain.

Although the villain’s identity has not been disclosed, many feel there is a good chance that he may play Taneleer Tivan, also known as The Collector. Just yesterday it was revealed that Ophelia Lovibond is playing one of The Collector’s henchmen, so we do know that character is in the movie. In the Marvel comic books, The Collector seeks out life forms and universes to protect from the evil Thanos, whose presence was revealed at the end of Marvel’s The Avengers.

Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), and Michael Rooker (Yondu) are also confirmed to star in this Marvel Phase Two adventure. James Gunn is directing from his own original screenplay, with production scheduled to commence in June. Lee Pace will next be seen in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Thranduil.

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Ophelia Lovibond Circles Guardians of the Galaxy

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ophelia-lovibondOphelia Lovibond (Mr. Popper’s Penguin, 4.3.2.1.) is the latest actor to enter talks to join the cast of the upcoming Marvel stand-alone adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy, according to THR.

Not much is known about her character apart from the fact that she will be playing a henchman to The Collector, who is one of the Elders of the Universe that the Guardians encounter in the sci-fi adventure. It’s not clear if this is a major supporting role, or whether it’ll just be a brief appearance.

Lovibond joins Chris Pratt as Star Lord, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Michael Rooker as Yondu and Zoe Saldana, who is in talks for Gamora. Guardians of the Galaxy will start shooting in June in the UK with James Gunn directing, and will be in cinemas summer 2014.

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Michael Rooker Joins Guardians Of The Galaxy As Yondu

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michael-rookerMichael Rooker has had a bit of career boost recently thanks to his role in The Walking Dead. Now he’s heading for film as he has signed on to star in Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy as Yondu, according to Deadline.

The character first appeared in a 1969 issue of the comic book Marvel Super-Heroes. He hails from the Zatoan tribe on Centauri IV, the first planet to be colonised outside of the Sun’s solar system in the 29th Century. Yondu does not possess any super-human abilities, but he is a skilled hunter with a bow and arrow, and has a mystical ‘sixth sense’ that gives him limited empathic abilities with other life forms.

He was one of the founding members of the Guardians of the Galaxy and in the comics Yondu has blue skin and sports a feathery Mohawk, but it’s not clear if that will follow through into the movie.

Michael Rooker joins Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer and Zoe Saldana as Gamora. James Gunn is directing from his own screenplay, based on the Marvel comic books. Shooting will kick off in the UK later this year, with an August 1st, 2014 release set.

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Gets Zoe Saldana As Gamora

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Zoe-SalandaPhase Two of Marvel’s cinematic universe is moving forward fast, with the latest news being that Zoe Saldana is in talks to play the female lead Gamora in ensemble adventure Guardians of the Galaxy, according to THR.

Gamora made her first appearance in the Marvel comic books back in 1975. She is a green-skinned assassin who is the last of a race that was wiped out by the Baldoon. She is also the adopted daughter of the villain Thanos, who made his presence known during the end credit scene of Marvel’s The Avengers.
Gamora’s powers include super-human strength, agility, and healing abilities.

If her deal is finalised, she’ll join Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista in the movie. James Gunn is directing the film which will star shooting in the UK in June – just after Saldana has completed doing the publicity rounds for Star Trek Into Darkness.

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WWE’s Dave Bautista To Play Drax The Destroyer In Guardians of the Galaxy

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dave-bautistaIt seems WWE fights really wants to follow in Dwayne Johnson’s footsteps by making it big in Hollywood. Last year he appeared in Scorpion King 3 and starred in RZA’s fight flick The Man With The Iron Fists, while this year he’ll be seen in Riddick.

Now he’s been confirmed for his biggest role yet, playing Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, according to THR. Jason Momoa was previously in talks to take on the part, although he lost out by hoping for a better deal from the studio (seemingly not realising that Marvel doesn’t do better deals, as people are so keen to be part of the Marvel world that it doesn’t need to). Isaiah Mustafa and Brian Patrick were also in contention for the role.

So far Chris Pratt is the only other confirmed cast member member for the film. He’ll play Peter Quill, aka Star Lord. Bautista’s Drax the Destroyer was born as a human called Arthur Phillips. After he was murdered by Thanos, he was given a powerful new body and spirit by Kronos. The green warrior was resurrected with the sole purpose of killing by being that killed him. His powers include super-human strength and the ability to emit energy blasts.

James Gunn is set to direct, with the movie shooting in Britain later this year.

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Confirmed As A Stand-Alone Movie Set 95% In Space

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Phase II of Marvel’s cinematic universe kicks off this summer with Iron Man 3, followed by Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Avengers 2. Now Marvel Studios producer Kevin Feige has been talking to SFX about the movies and Guardians Of The Galaxy in particular, which is the unknown quantity in the line-up.

When asked whether ‘cosmic’ would be a ‘fair description’ of Phase II, he said, “I wouldn’t say that in a broad sense. The Thor film and the Guardians of the Galaxy film certainly are cosmic. Guardians and Thor will take the brunt of the cosmic side of the universe, particularly Guardians, which is 95% in space.”

He also confirmed that Guardians will be a stand-alone film, although leaving things over for crossovers in the future. “It’s much more of a standalone film,” he says. “It takes place in the same universe [as Avengers]. And when we’ve been on the other side of that universe in other movies, you might see those characteristics in Guardians, but the Avengers are not involved with what’s happening out there at this time.”

Feige also promises the movie will dig deeper, saying “I think Iron Man 3 shows the other side of Phase 2, which is delving deeper into the characters. Throwing them on a much more personal journey. And Captain America will showcase… What’s exciting to me about Cap – sort of about Iron Man 3 too if you look at it – is it’s tonally almost like a different genre. Shane Black has described Iron Man 3 as a Tom Clancy sort of political thriller, which I like a lot. We hired our directors on Cap because they loved our explanation that we really want to make a ’70s political thriller masquerading as a big superhero movie. Just like with the first film – we got Joe Johnston because we said, ‘We want to do a ’40s World War Two movie masquerading as a big superhero movie.’ I love that we’re doing a sequel to a film that’s a completely different genre than the first film. I think that’s fun. And the comics do it all the time.”

Guardians Of The Galaxy is due out August 14th 2014.

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Jason Momoa On For Drax The Destroyer In Guardians Of The Galaxy?

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jason-momoaA couple of weeks ago Parks And Recreation star Chris Pratt signed up to play the lead role of Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. Now we may have news of who’s going to play another of the major roles, as Latino Review reports Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Conan the Barbarian) is in talks to play Drax the Destroyer.

With pre-production already underway in London, Jason Momoa reportedly flew to the UK last Wednesday to screen test for the role, with Marvel offering him the part shortly thereafter. The actor beat out others such as Isaiah Mustafa, Dave Bautista, and Brian Patrick for the part.

Drax the Destroyer was born as the human Arthur Douglas, however his family was attacked and murdered by the villainous Thanos. Arthur’s spirit was then placed into a powerful new body by Kronos, which resulted in Drax the Destroyer’s creation. His powers include incredible strength and the ability to emit energy blasts from his hands.

James Gunn is directing the film from his own screenplay.

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Chris Pratt Takes Guardians Of The Galaxy Lead

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chris-prattFor the last few months there’s been a huge amount of speculation over who will play Peter Quill, aka Star Lord, in Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. The likes of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jim Sturgess, Zachary Levi and various others have been in the running, but now Deadline reports that the role has gone to Chris Pratt.

Pratt is perhaps best known for the US comedy series Park And Recreation, but he’s also appeared in the TV series like Everwood and The OC. On film he’s popped up in Wanted, Jennifer’s Body, Moneyball and What’s Your Number, although it’s perhaps his recent role in Zero Dark Thirty that convinced Marvel he could take on an action lead. Pratt’s casting also perhaps suggests there’ll be more humour in this film than other recent superhero movie.

Peter Quill is a NASA astronaut who learns that he was born to a human mother and alien father. He ends up journeying into the depths of space, where he became embroiled in an intergalactic conflict. He’s eventually transformed into Star Lord, who leads the Guardians of the Galaxy in their quest for justice across the galaxy.

James Gunn is directing the film from his own screenplay, adapted from the Marvel comic book series. Other characters such as Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Rocket Racoon and Gamora have yet to be cast.

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