Glenn Close to Reprise Nova Prime Role for Cosmic Rewind!

by Rebecca Kaplan · Published November 30, 2021 · Updated November 30, 2021

In a Tweet sent on Friday, November 11th, 2021, the official Guardians of the Galaxy Twitter account revealed that Glenn Close will be reprising the role of Nova Prime for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction, set to open in 2022 at EPCOT in Walt Disney World.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will feature Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close reprising her role as Nova Prime, the Xandarian leader and commander of the Nova Corps. #DestinationD23 pic.twitter.com/khpKq2xZbX

— Guardians of the Galaxy (@Guardians) November 20, 2021

Cosmic Rewind

Cosmic Rewind is the upcoming Guardians-themed attraction which will not only feature Close reprising her role as the Xandarian leader, it will also feature the stars of the Guardians movies in their respective roles, as well.

Cosmic Rewind teaser poster. Photo Credit: EPCOT.

On top of all this, the newly recorded footage will be directed by James Gunn, just like the footage included in Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure Park.

Artist’s depiction of the outside of Cosmic Rewind. Photo Credit: Marvel.

While we already knew the likes of Chris Pratt (Star-Lord) and Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer) would be appearing in Cosmic Rewind, the addition of Close’s Nova Prime is especially exciting, as we haven’t seen her character on-screen since the first volume of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Artist’s depiction of the queue. Photo Credit: Marvel.

It was also confirmed that Cosmic Rewind will be opening in the summer of 2022, during the fiftieth anniversary celebration that will see Walt Disney World transforming right before the eyes of its delighted guests!

Cosmic Rewind logo. Photo Credit: Marvel.

If you’re wondering what Cosmic Rewind will be like, it is described as a roller coaster with a scale that matches that of the Guardians movies, featuring the first reverse-launch ever for a coaster at a Disney park… and one of the longest indoor tracks anywhere in the world (or – let’s go ahead and assume – anywhere in the galaxy).