Marvel Studios today officially announced the start of principal photography on Guardians of the Galaxy , which isn't really news since we just saw cool footage from the film at San Diego Comic-Con

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What is news is that Marvel has announced what role Academy Award nominee Glenn Close is playing: Nova Prime. The character has always been male in the Marvel Comics. Close's Nova Prime is the leader of the Nova Corps in the James Gunn-directed film.The cast also includes Chris Pratt as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser, Michael Rooker as Yondu, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Djimon Hounsou as Korath, with Benicio del Toro as The Collector, and John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey.Actor Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) also revealed via Twitter that he's been cast in the film as a Nova Corps officer.

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is slated for an August 1, 2014 release in the U.S.