Deadline has confirmed rumors that Wreck-It Ralph star John C. Reilly has been cast as Ronan the Accuser in Guardians of the Galaxy. Of course, they did so in error and in the process embarrassed themselves and everyone silly enough to take them at their word (yeah, that’s us, too)....
Deadline has confirmed rumors that Wreck-It Ralph star John C. Reilly has been cast as Ronan the Accuser in Guardians of the Galaxy. UPDATED: No he hasn’t. As they describe him, “Ronan comes from the planet Hala in the Kree Empire, and he is the Kree equivalent as the badass-inest...
On the red carpet at a special screening of Much Ado About Nothing yesterday, Marvel’s The Avengers director Joss Whedon spoke briefly with Bleeding Cool about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe–among other things, intimating that the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy films won’t be interchangeably swapping characters....
By now, everyone knows that once upon a time, Russell Crowe (who plays Jor-El, Superman’s biological father, in Man of Steel) while working on a film called Proof Of Life met a young Henry Cavill, who would go on to play Superman. But did you know what Superman’s adoptive father–Kevin Costner,...
Could Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn have met his Rocket Raccoon? No, not in the way you’re thinking–Gunn posted this fun little picture of himself, hanging out in London (presumably at the film’s production offices) with a raccoon who’s got himself a job on the set. The image...
While X-Men: Days Of Future Past director Bryan Singer often announces his casting news directly via Twitter, Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn seems to be keeping fairly quiet on Twitter when it comes to official casting news. Deadline has just reported that Benicio Del Toro had been cast...
Amy Pond will face off against some of Marvel’s greatest cosmic superheroes, as Karen Gillan joined James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation as one of the lead villains, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The magazine reports that the film, which also just cast Glenn Close to join Chris Pratt,...
Marvel Studios continues to sign some surprising names for their Phase Two movies. First, it was Robert Redford in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Now, it’s Glenn Close in Guardians Of The Galaxy. According to Deadline, Glenn Close has been signed to a major role in Guardians Of The Galaxy....
The same website that once erroneously reported that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was all-but-confirmed to play Star-Lord in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation now claim they’ve got a good deal of inside dirt on the production. Hitfix is claiming that Wreck-It Ralph and Magnolia star John C. Reilly may star...
In what constitutes their second major rumor of the day (or scoop of the day if either/both turn out to be true), movie fansite JoBlo are reporting that they know who the villain will be in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. The site reports, “According to our source the main...
In a panel discussion at the Nashville Comics & Horror Festival last weekend, Jim Starlin revealed that he came to an agreement with Marvel over Thanos appearing in Marvel movies, and he’s also working on a top secret project for Marvel Comics. Starlin created both Thanos and Gamora, who are...
Jim Starlin is the creator of Thanos, who appeared in the after the credits scene of the first Avengers movie. There have been lots of conflicting reports online about whether or not Jim Starlin confirmed that Thanos would appear in the Guardians Of The Galaxy movie and Avengers 2. In...
In an interview with ComicBook.com scheduled to go live later today, Iron Man 3 star Ty Simpkins shared with us that he’s intrigued by reports that his character could turn out to be the young Marvel hero Nova. Asked where he thought his character might be by the time Marvel...
A new rumor has former Doctor Who star David Tennant as the frontrunner to play Rocket Raccoon in James Gunn’s upcoming adaptation of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. The rumor, which originated at the Marvel Cinematic Universe Facebook fan page, has quickly taken off across numerous media outlets. ComicBook.com initially...
In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was pinned down about Marvel’s cinematic “Phase II” and gave a few details about each of the currently-in-production movies from the studio. He also gave readers a look a new piece of concept art from James Gunn’s Guardians...