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"Karen Gillan has been cast in Guardians of the Galaxy. The Doctor Who actress will play one of the Marvel Studios film&amp;#039;s major villains, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Details of the film, including its villains, remain closely under wraps. Lee Pace is expected to take on the role of another chief antagonist, rumoured to be Ronan the Accuser or the Collector. Glenn Close was recently added as the leader of the Nova Corps, a body of intergalactic police officers. Gillan concluded her run as companion Amy Pond in Doctor Who last year. She will be seen in the upcoming Not Another Happy Ending and Oculus.  Chris Pratt will take the lead role of Star-Lord in Guardians alongside Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax and Michael Rooker as Yondu. Super&amp;#039;s James Gunn will direct the film based on Marvel&amp;#039;s cosmic team property. Guardians of the Galaxy will arrive in cinemas on August 1, 2014. Gallery - Marvel Studios Phase Two preview:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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