If Samuel L. Jackson is the ultimate law enforcement authority on Earth as Nick Fury in The Avengers then Glenn Close could be his counterpart…in outer space!
The acclaimed actress (Damages, Fatal Attraction) is the front runner for a major role in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy according to Deadline. The story claims Close would play a leader in the Nova Corps, an intergalactic police force.
Guardians of the Galaxy is the story of Peter Quill (alien father, human mother) who becomes Star-Lord and leads a team of aliens in space faring adventures. If the presence of the Nova Corps is true this could mean Marvel is planning a film based on the Nova comic book.
Marvel just launched a new Guardians of the Galaxy (written by Brian Michael Bendis) and
Nova (written by Jeph Loeb) series this year. The original Nova was Richard Ryder, who was recruited by an alien to join the Nova Corp of the planet Xandar. Ryder died in the same comic book epic that launched the new Guardians. In the new Nova series, Sam Alexander is a teen who learns his father was in the Nova Corp and in the first arc – gets recruited and trained by members of the Guardians!
If GOTG is Avengers in space then Close could be the Nick Fury of Marvel’s outer space!
James Gunn is directing the film for an August 2014 release. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and Michael Rooker are confirmed to be in the cast. Lee Pace is rumored to be playing the villain. It’s likely Thanos will appear in the film but no word on how big a role it could be.
By Editor