The leap to the big screen has been rough for Jason Momoa, who until a few years ago was best known for roles on Stargate: Atlantis and the late-model Baywatch. The Conan remake didn’t do him any great favors, but at least he landed in Game of Thrones. Numbers tell me that not many of you saw Momoa menace Stallone in Bullet to the Head last month, but here’s the thing: the movie isn’t good, but Momoa lights it up every time he’s on screen. The guy is charismatic, scary, and brutish all at once.
Now he reportedly has one of the biggest roles in town: Momoa has been offered the character of Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read More »
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There is a laundry list of huge questions fans have in regards to James Gunn‘s upcoming Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. The space-based film goes into production this summer and Chris Pratt was just cast in the lead role. But how are the cosmic heroes of the story – some of whom are far from human – going to blend in with The Avengers? Who will play the other roles? And how will Gunn and company create the team member who is an animal, and another who is a tree?
In a new interview, two members of the Oscar-nominated team behind The Avengers answered that last question. Rocket Raccoon and Groot will be created with a blend of full computer graphics and motion capture. Read the quote below. Read More »
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and now Chris Pratt. After months of rumors, short lists and more Marvel has found its next major superhero. Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation, Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball) has been cast as Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy, the 2014 Marvel movie written and directed by James Gunn. Read More »
Happy Gilmore and Ace Ventura could end up as part of Marvel’s cosmic superhero team. Latino Review reports Marvel is reportedly courting both Jim Carrey and/or Adam Sandler for yet-to-be revealed parts in James Gunn‘s 2014 film, Guardians of the Galaxy. The only role they certainly won’t be playing is Peter Quill, aka Star Lord, but they might be asked to provide the voice of Rocket Raccoon or another of the non-human characters such as Groot.
After the jump, discuss the possibility of who Carrey or Sandler could play. Read More »
Posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 by Angie Han
Here’s yet another addition to the growing list of possibilities for Peter Quill / Star-Lord in James Gunn‘s Guardians of the Galaxy. A source is reporting that John Krasinski is being considered for the role, though with so many stars associated with the role at this point, it’s tough to say how likely Krasinski really is to land the part.
More intriguingly, casting is now also underway for the role of Drax the Destroyer. The first three names to crop up as contenders for that part are Old Spice pitchman Isaiah Mustafa, WWE superstar Dave Bautista, and Generation Kill actor Brian Patrick Wade. Read more after the jump.
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Posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 by Angie Han
Marvel Studios apparently has no qualms about getting into bed with former DC stars for Guardians of the Galaxy. Just yesterday, The Dark Knight Rises actor / rumored Justice League star Joseph Gordon-Levitt was added to the pool of contenders for the lead role of Peter Quill. Today, he’s being joined by Michael Rosenbaum, whom you may recall as Lex Luthor from The CW’s Smallville or as the voice of the Flash from Cartoon Network’s Justice League. More details after the jump.
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Holy Starlord, Batman! It seems the actor most people picked to don the cape and cowl over in the DC Universe might get stolen by Marvel. Deadline reports Joseph Gordon-Levitt is “in the mix” for the lead role of Peter Quill in James Gunn‘s Guardians of the Galaxy. He joins a short list that’s believed to include front-runners Jim Sturgess and Zachary Levi among others.
What does this mean about his rumored connection to future Batman and Justice League movies? Read much more after the jump. Read More »
Two new Marvel updates are each shrouded in mystery. First up, Marvel tweeted an intriguing new photo from Iron Man 3 as a way of wishing everyone Happy Holidays, but they did it on December 26. Next up, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn refuted a recent story regarding casting his 2014 space film, then deleted it, then got into a bit of a tiff with a journalist over it. What does it all suggest? Read about it all below. Read More »
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