The Full Nathan Fillion/Guardians of the Galaxy Story
So those of you who listened to this fortnight’s podcast heard us talk about the rumored cameo appearance of Nathan Fillion in this summer’s Guardians of the Galaxy – but we thought it might be fun to talk about how that all happened.
You know, like how people do. Because we’re people.
And not giant alien spider creatures.
We promise.
Anywho, like all things of uncertain quality, this story started on twitter.
Umberto Gonzalez of Latino-Review.com tweeted the following:
I know the rumored GOTG post credit sequence but none of y'all would believe me anyway.
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) June 17, 2014
When people (as you would expect) asked about the scene, Gonzalez simply responded:
RICHARD RIDER!!!
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) June 17, 2014
For those of you less familiar with the Marvel canon, Richard Rider is the superhero better known as Nova. As the Nova Corps (which he is a member of) appear prominently in Guardians of the Galaxy, this wouldn’t exactly be a shock.
But, y’know, this is also hardly a confirmed thing.
Since, months ago, Nathan Fillion hinted he might be in the post-credits scene to Guardians of the Galaxy, rampant speculation on the internet went insane.
You know, like it does.
Without anything other than “both of these two things might be in the same scene” reports of Nathan Fillion playing Nova spread like the odor wafting off an Indiana pig farm. The internet was alight with excited tittering about Fillion’s role in the MCU.
Right up until Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn squarshed them:
The rumors of my pal @NathanFillion playing Nova in #guardiansofthegalaxy have been greatly (and entirely) exaggerated. Sorry, humans.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 21, 2014
The deflated sounds of fellow Fillion fans could be heard echoing throughout the canyons of the web. When asked if he was Michael-Baying the fans, Gunn replied –
“@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
But fret not, friends of Fillion, as the actor is still in there somewhere:
“@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
So there we go. Nathan Fillion is still showing up briefly, and if Nova shows up post credits… it won’t be him.
Probably.
I’m not sure of anything anymore.
Sources: The Hollywood News, io9, Yahoo UK
