Glenn Close as Irani Rael: The leader of the Nova Corps, known as Nova Prime, whose mission is to protect the citizens of the Nova Empire and keep peace. Close stated that she "had always wanted to be in a movie like (Guardians of the Galaxy), and that it would be "the most fun to play something like the Judi Dench (as M or) Samuel L. Jackson (as Nick Fury) role ''. She said that she took the role because she "love (s) to do stuff that 's different '' and wanted to show that she "(has) always been up for anything. '' She also stated that her contract has "several '' films on it, and that she would be open to working on other Marvel Studios films in addition to returning for Guardians sequels.
who plays nova in guardians of the galaxy
Glenn Close