DOCTOR WHO Star Karen Gillan Would Be Open To Playing DCU's Poison Ivy And Exploring Romance With Harley Quinn

DOCTOR WHO Star Karen Gillan Would Be Open To Playing DCU's Poison Ivy And Exploring Romance With Harley Quinn

Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Who star Karen Gillan has said she'd be open to playing the DCU's Poison Ivy and expressed an interest in exploring the villain's romantic feelings for Harley Quinn.

By JoshWilding - Mar 08, 2024 05:03 PM EST
Filed Under: The Brave and the Bold

Karen Gillan earned a legion of fans with her standout work in Doctor Who as Amy Pond. However, she later stepped onto an even larger stage - literally if you count a memorable Hall H appearance that saw the Scottish actress reveal her bald head to fans - after joining the MCU as Nebula in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy

The daughter of Thanos was initially portrayed as a villain but had something of a change of heart and wasn't quite so much of an antagonist by the time Vol. 2 rolled around. Eventually joining the team, she became a full-fledged Guardian in Avengers: Infinity War and a hero during the five years half the universe was Blipped. 

We don't know what exactly the future holds in store for Nebula beyond last year's Vol. 3, but Gillan already appears to be mulling over a leap to the new DCU. 

James Gunn is in charge of that as DC Studios co-CEO alongside James Gunn and, during an interview with Screen Rant, the actress expressed an interest in playing Poison Ivy. 

That would presumably happen in upcoming Batman reboot, The Brave and the Bold, but when Gillan was asked to elaborate on which version she'd like to play, the subject of Ivy's romantic relationship with Harley Quinn came up. That's something she seems keen to explore on screen. 

"Oooh. That’s a good question," Gillan initially responded, adding: "[Poison Ivy] in a relationship with Harley Quinn sounds excellent."

Gunn has strongly hinted that he plans to keep Margot Robbie as the DCU's Harley. However, after Birds of Prey flopped at the box office, the character taking centre stage in her own movie again would be a risky move. Barbie, however, may be enough to sway the studio into moving forward with such a project. 

If it were to happen, then exploring Harley's romantic feelings for Ivy would be welcomed by many, particularly after seeing how it's been touched on in the animated Harley Quinn TV series. 

Marvel Studios will no doubt be keen to keep Gillan in the MCU, though, and she most recently reprised the role of Nebula for a Blade Runner-inspired episode of What If...? during the show's second season.

"For Nebula, I’m enjoying seeing her take care of other people," Gillan previously said of her hopes for the character beyond Vol. 3. "I think part of the healing process is eventually getting to the point where you can help other people heal. And so I’d like to see that in Nebula’s future."

Who do you think she could play in DC Studios' DCU?

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KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 3/8/2024, 5:28 PM
Hell Yeah Lesbians
Usernametaken
Usernametaken - 3/8/2024, 6:40 PM
@KaptainKhaos - Having two hot women playing crazy bad b*tches and tongue kissing each others.

I'm not sure this was the original goal of the LGB movement, but here we are, turning into reality the fantasies of heterosexual men because of inclusivity.

Slotherin
Slotherin - 3/8/2024, 11:10 PM
@Usernametaken - you sonofagif, you beat me to the gif.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/9/2024, 3:11 AM
@Usernametaken - guess that makes me a supporter, as I do wanna see that on screen for sure.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/8/2024, 5:32 PM
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/8/2024, 6:20 PM
@Nomis929 - Must you perv everything up?
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 3/8/2024, 7:12 PM
@Nomis929 -
@OriginalGusto1 -

Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/8/2024, 7:32 PM
@OriginalGusto1 -

Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/8/2024, 7:33 PM
@Feralwookiee - LOL!
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 3/8/2024, 7:42 PM
@Nomis929 -
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/8/2024, 7:50 PM
[frick]ing white devils!
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/8/2024, 8:25 PM
@Feralwookiee -

Nomis929
Nomis929 - 3/8/2024, 8:30 PM
@OriginalGusto1 -
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/9/2024, 1:56 AM
@Nomis929 - mother[frick]er, you pop n lock no me???????????????
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/9/2024, 1:56 AM
this isnt over.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/9/2024, 1:57 AM
on me
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/8/2024, 5:34 PM

They should gay them up hard. This is what the general audience wants. This might turn out to be as big a hit as the Marvels!!

OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/8/2024, 6:22 PM
@DocSpock - lmao...dick! Just shot beer outta my nose on that one...
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/8/2024, 6:22 PM
[frick]er!
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/8/2024, 7:21 PM
@OriginalGusto1 -

Viva la beer nasal lavage!!
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 3/8/2024, 7:51 PM
@DocSpock - it burns, bastard!!!!
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/8/2024, 9:28 PM
@OriginalGusto1 -

Do I have to show you how to use a beer bong properly again??
Super12
Super12 - 3/8/2024, 5:36 PM
I can't stand that he's using certain actors from the DCEU and not others. It needs to be all or nothing, or this isn't a reboot. Harley Quinn, Peacemaker, Waller, Blue Beetle, recast them all.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/8/2024, 8:21 PM
@Super12 - cry
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/9/2024, 3:05 AM
@Super12 - I don't mind it, if there's an in-universe reason to do so.

Think it would be cool if The Lanterns' mystery is about uncovering that exact mystery. Could even make it so Peacemaker is the only one who remembers the previous universe
Vigor
Vigor - 3/8/2024, 5:38 PM
Best arc in all of mcu my opinion and Nebula wasn't even on my radar
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/8/2024, 7:44 PM
@Vigor - it’s definitely up there.

I liked her more and more with every subsequent appearance she had!!
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/9/2024, 2:55 PM
@Vigor - it's the characters I didn't expect to have such great arcs, that ended up being my favorites.

Stark and Rogers are great, but it's Nebula's, Thor's and Rocket's that I like best.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/8/2024, 5:45 PM
Idk about her as Poison Ivy since I have never seen her play a femme fatale or sexy seductress type role before so wouldn’t be sold or not on it until I saw her in action..

I would certainly give her a shot though if she was cast no doubt!!.

My choice for Ivy would be Natalie Dormer.

Forthas
Forthas - 3/8/2024, 5:48 PM
I am sure James Gunn is planning for it, but it will never happen!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/8/2024, 5:54 PM
If we are getting an older Batman in The Brave & The Bold , how about Karen as Batgirl?.



If not that then maybe the new Mera?

bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/9/2024, 3:09 AM
@TheVisionary25 - I like both of those choices a lot, but I think she might already be too old for Batgirl.

My guess is Batman will be around 40, so would like to see Dick and her be around 30 (and Jason and Cassandra 25, Tim and Stephanie 20, and Jason 15)
Steel86
Steel86 - 3/8/2024, 5:57 PM
She's my pick for Jean Grey.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/8/2024, 8:21 PM
@Steel86 - she's nebula dude
Steel86
Steel86 - 3/9/2024, 2:43 AM
@McMurdo - Lol, I'm not getting your point. Two completely different characters and the general public would have no idea she was Nebula. Its not like Marvel doesn't have a history of casting people thats already been in their movies as another character
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 3/9/2024, 7:44 AM
@McMurdo - I think it could work (though I’d bet my life’s savings of eggos that they’d never do it). She plays a deeper voice with a ton of makeup as Nebula, so using her real voice and face could fool most of the GA.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 3/8/2024, 6:34 PM
Lesbianing it up with Margot Robbie must be every bicurious actresses dream tbh
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