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Michael Rooker Joins ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday April 16, 2013 @ 11:02am PDTTags: Disney, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios, Michael Rooker

Michael Rooker, who was fantastic on his now-completed run on AMC’s The Walking Dead, has been cast as one of the four founding superheroes of Guardians Of The Galaxy, the Marvel Studios pic that James Gunn is helming. He will play Yondu, who in Marvel lore was a game hunter of a primitive tribe native to Centauri IV, the first planet system to be colonized outside of the Sun’s solar system. He eventually bands together with fellow fugitives to form the superhero team. Chris Pratt already has been cast, and Disney plans an August 1, 2014 release date. Rooker, whose film credits include Mississippi Burning, Days of Thunder, JFK, Tombstone and Jumper, is repped by Kritzer Levine Wilkins Griffin Nilon Entertainment.

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Chris Pratt Getting ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Lead

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday February 5, 2013 @ 12:34pm PSTTags: Big Deals Film, Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: After a long search, Marvel Studios has found its lead for its next big superhero franchise, the James Gunn-directed Guardians Of The Galaxy. I hear the role will go to Chris Pratt, the Moneyball star who … Read More »

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Disney Release Date Moves: Slots For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5′, ‘Muppets 2′, ’1952′; 3D for ‘Captain America’ And ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 14, 2013 @ 12:20pm PSTTags: 1952, Disney, Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent

The studio announced a slew of release schedule additions and alterations today. Among the films getting new wide dates are Pirates Of The Caribbean 5, which is set for July 10, 2015; The Muppets 2, which will bow March 21, … Read More »

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joins ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Race

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday January 2, 2013 @ 9:51am PSTTags: Big Deals Film, Guardians of the Galaxy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Dark Knight Rises
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The derby to land the lead role of Starlord Peter Quill in Guardians Of The Galaxy has gotten even more interesting. Marvel Studios has added Joseph Gordon-Levitt to the list of actors they are considering for what is seen as its next major franchise launch.

Deadline reported that Marvel had made test deals with Zero Dark Thirty‘s Joel Edgerton, Boardwalk Empire‘s Jack Huston, Cloud Atlas‘ Jim Sturgess, Lee Pace (who has roles in both Lincoln and The Hobbit), and Eddie Redmayne from Les Miserables. More recently, Zachary Levi was identified as a candidate.

I’m not sure if Gordon-Levitt has been offered the role and nobody would comment, but he’s in the mix. He is just coming out of the superhero movie The Dark Knight Rises, which left him in an intriguing position as Chris Nolan’s film trilogy concluded. Read More »

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Marvel Testing Short List Of Actors For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Leader

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday November 28, 2012 @ 2:43pm PSTTags: Big Deals Film, Eddie Redmayne, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jack Huston, Jim Sturgess, Joel Edgerton, Lee Pace
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: As Marvel Studios does each time it looks to land a lead for a superhero franchise, Kevin Feige’s hit-making studio has put together a short list for the lead in its next major project, Guardians Of The Galaxy. Marvel, after reportedly hiring James Gunn as director, has begun the effort to cast Peter Quill, the Guardians leader who is the offspring of a human mother and an alien father. I’m hearing that Marvel is making test deals with a small group of leading men. Here are the names: Zero Dark Thirty‘s Joel Edgerton, Boardwalk Empire‘s Jack Huston, Cloud Atlas‘ Jim Sturgess, Lee Pace (who has roles in both Lincoln and The Hobbit), and Eddie Redmayne from Les Miserables.

I’ve confirmed all of them are in contention but can’t say definitively that this list is all-inclusive as I’ve also heard of interest from or in Garrett Hedlund, James Marsden (he already played Cyclops in X-Men, but then again Chris Evans played Fantastic Four‘s Human Torch before landing Captain America) and Edgerton’s Animal Kingdom co-star Sullivan Stapleton. We’ll stay tuned, but this certainly means that Marvel and Disney are serious about launching new superhero franchises. Read More »

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Comic-Con: Marvel Sets Dates For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’, ‘Captain America’ And ‘Thor’ Sequels

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Saturday July 14, 2012 @ 6:40pm PDTTags: Ant-Man, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Comic-Con Wrap-Up, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World
Mike Fleming

Marvel Studios is keeping busy. Marvel’s Kevin Feige confirmed August 1, 2014 as the release date for the next super-hero ensemble Guardians Of The Galaxy. Edgar Wright said he and Joe Cornish have written Ant-Man and … Read More »

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Marvel Planning ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Movie For 2014

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 12:35pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Disney, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel, Marvel's The Avengers

Guardians Of The Galaxy Movie2ND UPDATE 12:30 PM: Disney announced today that a ‘Marvel Untitled’ movie will be moved to August 1, 2014 after first being dated May 16, 2014. Now sources confirm to Deadline … Read More »

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