Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 27, 2013 7:44:27 GMT -6
Rhomann Dey. According to HitFix, Marvel have made an offer to John C. Reilly to take this part. In the comics though, Dey is the head of the Nova Corps. and not a human being from planet Earth. Why the change? Well, it looks like they’ve mixed up some elements of his storyline, which originally saw him select Earthling Richard Rider to join the Nova Corps. It’s not clear, as yet, but those story pieces seem to have been reworked. Dey will have a key liaison back on Earth and, while Marvel haven’t settled on any actor yet, they’ve apparently been looking at Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman, Ken Watanabe. The Nova Corps. are in the film, and not just because Nova ships appeared in some of the concept art. It seems they’ve been reworked Nick Fury, for example, is set to play an important part when he convinces Groot not to experiment on the human race but to respect and assist them instead. Drax still has his human origins, having been a saxophone player called Art who was killed by Thanos in the Mojave Desert.While Hit Fix believe that Zoe Saldana hasn’t yet committed to the part of Gamora, there can’t be a lot between her and that final dotted line, what with costume and make-up already in advanced stages of development and testing.The movie version of Gamora was raised by Thanos and trained to be a deadly killer for his forces, but as soon as she realised what evil he had on the cards, she went on the run. She’s now looking to put her super strength, super speed and super knife fighting skills to use on the side of the good guys.It’s not clear how all of the characters will come together, but we can expect to meet Rocket Raccoon alongside his buddy Wal Russ – another anthropomorphic animal. The two critters are initially employed at The Keystone Quadrant, the intergalactic asylum for those who are criminally insane at a cosmic level.The villain of the film, according to current info, is Michael Rooker as Yondu who was a member of a different Guardians lineup in the comics and not just some kind of space pirate. But yes, Marvel Movieverse has been reworked.Also billed as a villain is the role that Lee Pace has taken, but we don’t know – yet – just who that is. Interestingly, though, it’s suggested that he’s being set up for his own spin-off movies, at least in theory. Not that Marvel are looking to make a movie named for and centred around a bad guy – Guardians will see the character switching sides.Guardians of the Galaxy is set for release in August of next year.