Glenn Close will play Nova Prime in Guardians of the Galaxy

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Glenn Close was cast in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY a while back and yet no mention of her character in the film was made at Comic Con. It was already known that she would be playing a member of the Nova Corps in a role akin to Nick Fury in S.H.I.E.L.D.. With GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY beginning filming today in the UK we now have confirmation that Close will be Nova Prime, the head of the Nova Corps.

Close is a phenomenal actress who showed her range in recent projects such as the phenomenal series DAMAGES and her transformative role as the titular character in ALBERT NOBBS. While Close will not be playing the Nova character we know from comics, this is definitely an introduction to the character possibly getting a spin-off movie in Phase Three or beyond.

Along with John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey, James Gunn's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is being led by one hell of a cast. The story of an intergalactic squad of heroes may sound reminiscent of DC's Green Lantern Corps, I am sure that Gunn will bring a level of fun to this movie that was sorely missing in the Ryan Reynolds film.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY opens on August 1, 2014. Check out the full press release below.

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.