As reported at Deadline, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has thrown in his lot with Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and will not be playing any role in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy which will serve to link the current group of movies to the upcoming films in Phase 2 of the Marvel universe, starting with Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 releasing later this year.
JGL will be playing the role of Johnny, a part turned down by Johnny Depp, which will be crossing over between the story arcs in Dame To Kill For and will be starring opposite Bruce Willis (with whom he worked together recently on Looper), Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen and Rosario Dawson.
Dame To Kill For is set to be released in October of this year, with Guardians due in fall of 2014. While there has been much speculation as to who will be cast in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, no actors are officially attached to the film yet.