With Iron Man 3 in post-production and Thor: The Dark World coming to the end of its shoot, Marvel will soon be shifting its attention to its pair of 2014 movies, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians Of The Galaxy.
The latter is the big risk for the studio, given that it's set to introduce a collection of characters that are nowhere near as familiar to everyday cinemagoers as the ones Marvel has brought to the big screen thus far (even appreciating that few outside of comic book fandom could have told you much about Iron Man once upon a time). The recruitment of James Gunn to direct seems a smart move, though, and we've been following Guardians Of The Galaxy with some interest.
The latest development is that it seems the film's cast is coming together. Overnight, it was reported that a shortlist of actors has been put together for the role of Star-Lord/Peter Quill in the movie. Thus, test deals have been put together to allow Lee Pace, Eddie Redmayne, Jim Sturgess, Jack Huston and Joel Edgerton to compete for the role. Furthermore, also on Marvel's radar for the part are reported to be Sullivan Stapleton, James Marsden and Garrett Hedlund.
There's clearly still some way to go before Marvel picks its man, but we'll keep you posted as the cast falls into place. The film is set for release in August 2014.
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