A few month’s ago, Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle) teased that he would be in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. He is a big comics fan and had previously starred in director James Gunn’s Slither and Super. Although Gunn and Marvel have never confirmed his cameo, rumors have cropped up that he will play Nova. Today, Gunn confirmed Fillion would cameo, but denied that it will be as Nova:
The rumors of my pal @NathanFillion playing Nova in #guardiansofthegalaxy have been greatly (and entirely) exaggerated. Sorry, humans.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 21, 2014
“@burnettski92: @NathanFillion Just what you'd say if you wanted to keep his appearance a surprise.” I would never & have never lied to fans
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 21, 2014
“@STARS_TyranT: Are the rumours true that he has some part in the film?” @nathanfillion has a very small fun cameo he did as a favor to me.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 21, 2014