Marvel has officially announced that Glenn Close will portray 'Nova Prime' in its upcoming feature film GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.
Close made her professional theater and Broadway debut in Love for Love. Her other early stage credits include The Crucifer of Blood and The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, for which she won an Obie Award. Close's first Tony Award nomination came for her role in the musical Barnum, and she subsequently won Tony Awards for her performances in The Real Thing and Death and the Maiden.
For her portrayal of Norma Desmond in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, Close won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and a Dramalogue Award. She would later reteam with the show's director,
Trevor Nunn, in London for his
Royal National Theatrerevival of A Streetcar Named Desire. She has been honored with a Crystal Award from Women in Film; a GLAAD Media Award; a People's Choice Award; the National Association of Theatre Owners' Female Star of the Year award at ShoWest and a Gotham Award for her contributions to the New York independent filmmaking community.
Marvel's official press release follows:
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.
