UPDATE: I got it backward. John C. Reilly will play Rhomann Dey, leader of the Nova Corps, in Marvel Studios‘ Guardians Of The Galaxy, the James Gunn-directed franchise launch that stars Benicio Del Toro, Glenn Close, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Lee Pace, and Michael Rooker. He’s not playing Ronan the Accuser, the Kree Empire’s badass juror and military governor in space. According to Comicvine.com, here’s the deal on Rhomann Dey:
Rhomann Dey was the leader of the Nova Corps on the planet Xandar when the planet was destroyed by the space pirate Zorr. Seemingly everyone else was killed in the attack, including Dey’s family. Dey swore vengeance on Zorr and chased him across the galaxy, battling him along the way. He became mortally wounded and paralyzed after an encounter causing him to seek a replacement who could stop Zorr and make him pay for his crimes. His ship came into orbit of Earth, where Zorr was taking refuge, and he selected a human to inherit his power. That human was a young Richard Rider.
Rhomann Dey linked minds with Rider and explained to him the new powers he has received as well as the threat of Zorr on his planet. At first, Rider thought the encounter was a dream, but soon discovered his powers and accepted his role as Nova. While out testing them for the first time he ran into Zorr who was on a rampage in New York City. Nova decided to fulfill the one who gave him his powers dying wish and defeat Zorr. During the battle, Zorr was teleported away by Rhomann Dey himself. Dey killed Zorr before he himself died, ready to join his family and friends in the afterlife.
Reilly’s repped by WME and Peg Donegan.
Usually when people think of Superhero movies they wants cool action/drama pics that are funny instead of films intended to be comedic action films. John C Reilly has acting skills, but will the audience of youth believe he is meant to be taken as funny instead of serious?
John C. Reilly has appeared in Never Been Kissed, Talldega Nights, Step Brothers and will be in the Anchorman sequel. He already is a comedic actor and can easily mix that with drama.
I think he’s a great choice for Ronan for not just his stature but his voice. Marvel does it again! Take note WB/DC.
Have you not seen Gangs of New York? He was incredible in that movie.
Ryan – Well Reilly was funny in that musical biopic parody he did, and (as a voice) in WRECK-IT RALPH as well.
Besides this is Marvel we’re talking about, not Christopher Nolan. Marvel movies are already big actioneers full of humor.
I think you’re information is a little off base. Is he Ronan the Accuser, of the Kree Empire, or is he Rhomann Dey, leader of the Nova Corps? It’s looks like you’ve combined two similar sounding but totally different characters. Check back with your source.
Ronana is ‘also’ the son of Thanos (that mean guy you saw at the end of the Avengers) in an alternate Ultimate Marvel Universe, and his relationship to Thanos makes more sense as they’ve already introduced him (being Thanos). I don’t know that they will introduce the Kree/Skrull in this (and I wonder what the rights are on something like that since they started out with the FF)
Nice! So I take it Glenn Close will be like the Nick Fury of the team. Looks like the Nova Corps will be assembling the Guardians of the Galaxy, instead of the Kree Empire. Love the change!!
Reilly is immensely talented. He kills at comedy, drama, and everything in between.
He wasn’t very funny in CASUALTIES OF WAR.
I say, we all just throw up our hands and just wait for the ‘official announcement of who’s playing who’ at this summer’s Comic Con International.
All this second guessing is getting us nowhere. No one can even guess Benicio del Toro’s role correctly. Is it, The Collector, Adam Warlock, Thanos, or…. Howard the Duck?
So far, anything’s that been announced has been proven incohesive.
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Guardians Of The Galaxy is going to be huge. And by the way, all those people who disparage Howard The Duck need to actually read of his adventures. The character himself is actually awesome. I blame George Lucas for the character’s current straits, and wait anxiously for someone – hopeful Marvel – to reform his image.