Guardians of the Galaxy News Trifecta: New Villains Pic, Star Wars Mashup, Nathan Fillion Rumor
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Howdy folks! Substitute teacher Chris Cummins reporting in. Let’s get this week started with the latest Guardians of the Galaxy news and rumors.
? Empire Magazine just debuted two new covers showcasing the GOTG characters. You can hit the link to see Star Lord, et al, but I decided to showcase the villains cover here because Korath the Pursuer, Ronan the Accuser and Nebula (who I have nicknamed Nebula the Pond as a tribute to Karen Gillan) are looking phenomenal.
? Mashup maven The Unusual Suspect gives Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy the “chocolate in my peanut butter/peanut butter in my chocolate treatment” in this retrotastic new video. (Yes, I wish he didn’t use the special editions too, but whatchagonnado?)
? Finally, here’s a news tidbit that sounds like something out of a fanboy fever dream — Captain Hammer himself, Nathan Fillion, is becoming a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Potential spoilers abound from here. You’ve been warned. i09 points out that Umberto Gonzalez from Latino Review is claiming on Twitter that one of the post-credit sequences for Guardians of the Galaxy features Fillion as Richard Rider…AKA Nova.
This is a really interesting rumor, too bad it isn’t happening. How do we know? Because this happened:
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Now of course James Gunn could just be in pulling a “It’s Not Khan” here, but my gut instinct is that Fillion is probably not playing Nova. The pair previously worked on Super and Slither together, and seeing Gunn’s penchant for reusing the same actors on his various projects, I have zero doubt that Fillion will turn up at some point. BUT WHO WILL HE BE? Feel free to speculate wildly below.
About The Author
Chris Cummins is a pop culture writer and Archie comics historian who has contributed to The Robot's Voice, Den of Geek US, Philebrity, Geekadelphia, Uproxx, and Unicorn Booty. He is the co-producer and co-host of Nerd Nite Philadelphia, and is regularly involved in producing and hosting New York Super Week events. In 2014, Chris began Sci-Fi Explosion, a mix of live performance, trivia and funny clips celebrating the weirdest in science fiction that regularly travels around the United States. He wrote the introductions to the compilations Archie's Favorite Comics From The Vault and (with Paul Castiglia) Archie's Favorite High School Stories. You can find Chris on Twitter at @bionicbigfoot and @scifiexplosion.