
The day after the news broke that
John C. Reilly was
up for a role as Rhomann Dey in
James Gunn‘s 2014 cosmic Marvel team-up movie, it seems
Glenn Close is up for a similar role of the ‘head cop’ in slowly-growing
Guardians of the Galaxy.
She will be playing a major leadership role in Nova Corp, the intergalactic space patrol (similar to Samuel L. Jackson’s S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury in
Captain America 2).
Story details are being kept under wraps as is the case with all Marvel movies.
Gunn handled screenwriting duties and will begin production on
Guardians of the Galaxy next month.
The space-set sci-fi adventure has already added a cast that includes
Chris Pratt as Star-Lord,
Zoe Saldana as Gamora,
Dave Bautista as Drax The Destroyer, and
Michael Rooker as Yondu, along with
Ophelia Lovibond as one of The Collector’s henchmen,
Lee Pace as the villain The Controller or Ronan the Accuse and
Reilly of course.
The flick is due to be released on August 1st, 2014.
Close most recently starred in
Albert Nobbs and on the television series ‘Damages’. Six-time Oscar nominee Close just finished shooting the indie film
Lowdown and is shooting
Five To Seven with Anton Yelchin and Frank Langella.