NOVA: Glenn Close And John C. Reilly Rumored To Reprise GOTG Roles For Disney+ Series

NOVA: Glenn Close And John C. Reilly Rumored To Reprise GOTG Roles For Disney+ Series

A new rumor is claiming that both John C. Reilly and Glenn Close are set to reprise their respective Guardians of the Galaxy roles for the upcoming Nova series...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 01, 2024 12:10 PM EST

The Nova Corps were first introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy, and a new rumor is claiming that two of the most prominent members of the intergalactic peacekeeping force are set to return for the upcoming Nova Disney+ series.

According to MTTSH, both Glenn Close and John C. Reilly will reprise their respective roles as Nova Prime Rael and Rhomann Dey.

These characters - along with the rest of the Corps - were believed to have been destroyed by Thanos shortly before the events of Avengers: Infinity War, but it only makes sense that some of them would have survived the attack. Then again, there's always a chance that they'll only appear in flashbacks.

We first got confirmation that Marvel Studios was planning to introduce Nova to the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in 2022, and since then, there have been conflicting reports about which medium the project was being developed for.

Marvel Studios Head of Streaming, Television and Animation, Brad Winderbaum, recently confirmed that Nova is indeed heading to the small screen, and shared some intriguing updates on the studio's plans for the space-faring hero... or should that be heroes?

While speaking to the Phase Zero podcast, Winderbaum describes the Nova series as an "amazing ensemble piece with a great cast of characters" possibly indicating that both Richard Rider and Sam Alexander will feature. He also says that the show will have "shades of" both Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica.

Here's what Feige had to say about Nova's MCU introduction back in 2021.

"Timing is relative, right?" said the Marvel Studios boss. "I think I'd been talking about Doctor Strange eight years before that movie came out. So, 'immediate potential' is relative. But clearly, we are not shying away from the cosmic end of storytelling right in the sweet spot of the Nova Corps and Nova himself."

Sam Alexander first appeared in the Marvel Point One one-shot in back in November 2011 before going on to lead his own series beginning in February 2013. The Arizona teen inherited the Nova helmet from his missing father, and officially took up the mantle after being trained by Guardians of the Galaxy members Gamora and Rocket Raccoon.

Previous rumors have claimed that Ryan Gosling (Barbie, Blade Runner 2049) might be up for the lead role in Nova (he is believed to have had discussions with Feige about potentially boarding the MCU, but a Disney+ series might be a stretch), and we've also heard that a "young lead" is being sought. If accurate, this would further suggest that both Rider and Alexander will appear.

What do you make of this latest rumor? Are you glad that Nova is going to be a Disney+ series, or would you prefer to see the character take flight on the big screen? Let us know in the comments section down below.

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WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 10/1/2024, 12:58 PM
Here is your Nova

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The actor from 1923 Yellowstone show
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 10/1/2024, 1:18 PM
@WakandaTech - When is S2 coming out? It feels like an eternity since him and the English woman were in Egypt trying to figure out how to get back to the USA.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 10/1/2024, 1:39 PM
@GeneralZod - Honestly I kinda forgot about 1923…
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 10/1/2024, 2:03 PM
@fanboy03191 - I searched and the only news is that S2 of 1923 has been green-lighted, but no word whether it will be released in 2025. Sounds more like a 2026 release. hopefully Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren are still alive and healthy to work.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/1/2024, 1:00 PM
Hoping the casting for Richard rider goes more smoothly than Hal Jordan.
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/1/2024, 1:03 PM
@MCUKnight11 - I wonder how they will differ this from Lanterns since this also seems to have the older mentor-younger rookie dynamic (though I could be wrong)

Interested to see who they get ,my pick has been Gosling but I doubt he does a show.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 10/1/2024, 1:14 PM
@TheVisionary25 - I do believe Disney will invest enough to actually have it be in space instead of heartland America. Still hoping for Gosling but other alternatives I have are Glen Powell and Dylan O Brien.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/1/2024, 1:24 PM
@MCUKnight11 - I don’t mind the Heartland America thing (there have been stories where GLS have just been on Earth) since if the show is successful , they can put even more money behind it for future season s thus developing the cosmic corner of the DCU

Coming to Nova though , those are good alternatives to Gosling aswell

Interested to see the age range they go for Richard & Sam (the latter may likely be a teenager)
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 10/1/2024, 1:07 PM
i know nothing about Nova but im intrigued by this show. Regardless.. i dont believe a damn word MTTSH has to say. enough of posting their BS claims.
GodHercules20
GodHercules20 - 10/1/2024, 1:08 PM
So Thanos didn't kill em
Slotherin
Slotherin - 10/1/2024, 9:53 PM
@GodHercules20 - I was just thinking about the whole halfing thing he likes to do when I came across this..
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 10/2/2024, 6:01 AM
@GodHercules20 - I'd more expect a flashback of Rhomann Dey recruiting Richard Rider in some way if this will be an already full trained Rider being mentor to Sam Alexander as having all three at the same time together is unlikely. As to if Dey survived or not is another matter, could simply be retired living with his wife and kid somewhere, but doubt Nova Prime Rael did.
JayLemle
JayLemle - 10/1/2024, 1:19 PM
Auntie Glenn is still getting jobs after that line in "Deliverance," eh?! HAHAHA.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/1/2024, 1:22 PM
Cool , certainly makes sense to see them again!!,

I thought both this version of Irani Rael and Rhomann Dey were fine in the first Guardians so it would be good to have them & possibly even flesh out more.

I wouldn’t be surprised if atleast Dey survived but lost his wife & child along with the rest of the Cops , including Irani who would be in a flashback & such…

Anyway , hope we get an official announcement of the show soon!!.

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 10/1/2024, 1:31 PM
no thanks, Nova should be a film, not a shit show
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/1/2024, 1:34 PM
Fun fact:

Irani Rael in the comics has never been Nova Prime but was just a regular officer of the Nova Corps following the destruction of Xander.

Nova Prime in the comics was actually Rhomann Dey who actually gave Richard Rider his powers after Xander was destroyed and his wife & child were killed by Zorr , the rumored father of Nebula

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TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 10/1/2024, 1:39 PM
Obligatory No OnE aSkEd FoR tHiS
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/1/2024, 1:48 PM
Anyone think the Power Stone will be responsible for giving the Nova Corps their upgrade?.

It was with them the last we saw before IW I think so I wouldn’t be surrounded if perhaps in order to better combat threats like him ,Nova Prine decided to test the stone and see if her officers could withstand its powers

Perhaps as soon as they got a breakthrough in terms of a successful test subject , Thanos attacked and decimated them hence that test subject found Richard Rider who has perhaps been roaming the cosmos and finding new members , one of them being Sam.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 10/1/2024, 2:04 PM
Good, hope we get a flashback to Thanos wrecking the Corps since we never saw it onscreen.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/1/2024, 2:18 PM
So it's post Secret Wars and everybody's alive again?
Slotherin
Slotherin - 10/1/2024, 9:56 PM
@ObserverIO - whatchu talkin bout Willis
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/2/2024, 4:01 AM
@Slotherin - If this Nova series is due out after Secret Wars it could be in an entirely different timeline where Thanos never destroyed the Nova Corps and John C Reilly and Glenn Close are alive again.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 10/2/2024, 8:38 AM
@ObserverIO - or he only destroyed half. I can't recall if there was ever a confirmation that these two died or all of Nova Corps was destroyed
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/2/2024, 9:27 AM
@Slotherin - True we never got a confirmation for anyone specifically.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 10/1/2024, 2:25 PM
Hopefully there’s a good reason for them to return. I’d think most of Nova was destroyed… at least half of them anyway. They got destroyed pre snap. Maybe flashbacks?
Slotherin
Slotherin - 10/2/2024, 8:39 AM
@slickrickdesigns - Thanos was shown to favor halfing populations over wiping them out entirely.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 10/2/2024, 11:11 AM
@Slotherin - that doesn’t mean he would destroy the majority or entirety of the Nova Corp, just means he wouldn’t destroy all of Xandar
Slotherin
Slotherin - 10/2/2024, 11:22 AM
@slickrickdesigns - I was supporting what you were saying... I don't think he destroyed them all.
grif
grif - 10/1/2024, 2:37 PM
if i didnt watch gotg 3 i sure as hell am not watching this


JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 10/1/2024, 2:47 PM
@grif - If you liked GOTG 1&2 you’d like 3. If not you probably wouldn’t.
grif
grif - 10/1/2024, 6:24 PM
@JustAWaffle - obviously i did not like them
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 10/2/2024, 1:13 AM
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Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 10/1/2024, 2:41 PM
Honestly, I'd watch a show with just these two
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 10/1/2024, 3:06 PM
@Izaizaiza - Thank you for being honest about that and not lying.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 10/1/2024, 4:01 PM
@TheFinestSmack - Why would i lie?
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 10/1/2024, 4:12 PM
@Izaizaiza - I know you wouldn't. You're one of the good ones in these parts. But you said "honestly" as though you thought we wouldn't take you seriously.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 10/1/2024, 6:18 PM
@TheFinestSmack - Haha! I suppose I did! 😆
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 10/2/2024, 8:35 AM
@Izaizaiza - I'm mostly just messing around. But culturally, we've all started saying "Honestly" or "Not gonna lie" or "I'm gonna be real with you" before we say things, and lately I've been like, "Wait what? Are you normally NOT honest? Do you typically lie about the points you make? Are you often NOT real with me?" Why preface with those things lol? I'm a pretty trusting person 😆
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 10/2/2024, 8:38 AM
@TheFinestSmack - 😆 True!
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 10/1/2024, 3:05 PM
Again, why the [frick] is this site writing entire articles based on MTTSH bullshit? It's time to stop.
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