GOTG VOL. 3 Star Pom Klementieff Reportedly Still Attached To Play HUNTRESS In The DCU

GOTG VOL. 3 Star Pom Klementieff Reportedly Still Attached To Play HUNTRESS In The DCU

James Gunn has confirmed that several international DCU projects are in the works, one of which is believed to be a Korean-language Huntress movie starring Pom Klementieff...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 04, 2025 10:07 PM EST

Yesterday, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn revealed that DCU "projects from Korea, Japan, and Brazil" are currently in development. Though he didn't elaborate, it was generally assumed that the Korean project he's referring to is the Huntress movie we first heard about back in 2023.

At the time, reports indicated that the film was moving forward with South Korean filmmaker and screenwriter Jung Byung-gil (Action Boys, The Villainess, Afterburn) in talks to write and direct, and a rumor that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 star Pom Klementieff might be in talks to play the lead did the rounds shortly after.

Nexus Point News has now shared some new details on these international projects, and the site believes that Klementieff - who has Korean heritage - is still attached to play Helena Bertinelli, who will be "depicted as half-Korean and half-Italian."

If you only know her from the GOTG movies, Klementieff might seem like an odd pick to play Huntress, but she is well-versed in more dramatic and action-heavy roles (see the latest Mission: Impossible movies and Spike Lee's Oldboy remake).

Huntress was previously played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn), but she never seemed likely to reprise the role following the DCU revamp.

It's worth noting that the Huntress film was never officially announced, but Gunn is a big fan of Byung-gil's work, and shared the following to his Instagram account during a visit to Seoul while promoting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

According to NPN: "The core elements that make up Huntress will be present in the several other projects being developed as part of DC Studios’ international slate. These elements include, an international setting, the series being written and spoken in that country’s respective language, and a cast composed of actors from that respective country."

Apparently, the plan is for the characters featured in the projects to "appear in other projects that are spoken in English."

We're still not sure which characters these other projects will focus on, but they are believed to be TV shows (Huntress may turn out to be the only feature), and some will likely be animated.

What do you make of these updates? Are there any specific characters you hope to see get the spotlight in these foreign-language DCU projects? Drop us a comment down below.

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Mrnorth1921
Mrnorth1921 - 7/4/2025, 11:00 PM
That would be a great casting.
GreenAerrow
GreenAerrow - 7/4/2025, 11:04 PM
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Sure, why not.
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 7/5/2025, 6:14 PM
@GreenAerrow - yes plz
ModernAudience
ModernAudience - 7/5/2025, 11:03 PM
@GreenAerrow - indeed
DocSpock
DocSpock - 7/4/2025, 11:05 PM

I have so many naughty thoughts regarding this young lady, it would take me all night to type them.

She'll go in my restraining order hall of fame.

Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/4/2025, 11:20 PM
I swear i read Porn Star Klementiff ..also Huntress Is Italian not asian...not even Gunn Is that obtuse
GreenAerrow
GreenAerrow - 7/4/2025, 11:22 PM
@Malatrova15 - the report said she will be half Korean and half Italian.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/4/2025, 11:24 PM
@GreenAerrow - that sounds like an awful Pizza
90caliber
90caliber - 7/5/2025, 8:46 AM
@Malatrova15 - Yeah, but you don't have to eat it. So just hush up!
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 7/4/2025, 11:30 PM
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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 7/4/2025, 11:37 PM
She was great as “Paris” in the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series. Bring it on.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 7/4/2025, 11:42 PM
She's incredibly hot lmao
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 7/4/2025, 11:46 PM
I guess I could see a union of a Jopok and Italian mafia family and she's gorgeous so id watch it..... but why not just make a new character. Elseworlds I guess lol
Ikusa
Ikusa - 7/5/2025, 12:12 AM
A Huntress with a thick Canadian accent? I don't know.
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/5/2025, 7:29 AM
@Ikusa - black widow had no accent she’s from Russia born and raised
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 7/5/2025, 2:09 PM
@dragon316 - which was a major drawback to her portrayal. Why I prefer Yelena more than the mcu black widow
Forthas
Forthas - 7/5/2025, 12:23 AM
By James Gunn standards she is perfectly cast. She was in Guardians of the Galaxy. That qualifies her for any DC role. Talent...shmalemt!!!
epc1122
epc1122 - 7/5/2025, 4:18 AM
@Forthas - or they can be talented enough to play be appropriate to play more than one part since they’re actors/actresses.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/5/2025, 9:07 AM
@epc1122 - "Sure Martin Scorcese could find the perfect actor for the role, but instead he's cast Robert DeNiro, AGAIN. 🙄"
epc1122
epc1122 - 7/5/2025, 9:15 AM
@Clintthahamster - Nolan also hires actors for multiple movies yet Gunn gets flack for it. Cillian Murphy was both scarecrow in Batman and Oppenheimer and that worked out pretty well. Hiring actors for different movies is not a big deal. People want to work with people they like and if it fits the role, then I don’t really see problem.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/5/2025, 9:20 AM
@epc1122 - Sure! Then let's do away with auditions! Once you find enough talented people, you should just keep recasting them over and over. Instead of tens of thousands of working actors we could boil it down to like the most talented 500. That is all we need.
epc1122
epc1122 - 7/5/2025, 9:35 AM
@Forthas - how do we know no one else auditioned? One would think Chris Pratt is also portraying Superman in the upcoming movie. It’s not the same exact actors for every movie but people complain no matter what, whether it’s a real problem or not. People can portray more than one role and people want to work with people they like.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/5/2025, 9:38 AM
@epc1122 - Oh right! All those auditions for each of the roles and more than half that get the role just so happen to have been in Guardians of the Galaxy or is a friend or family member of Gunn. One family member gets three different roles. He must have auditioned his ass off!!!!

That would be an amazing coincidence.
epc1122
epc1122 - 7/5/2025, 9:51 AM
@Forthas - not every role requires auditions of a lot of actors and to some degree there prob isn’t auditions but that doesn’t make it wrong. People want to work with people they like and if they have a history together and know how they work, again this isn’t a big deal. A lot of these characters are also cgi so they can portray multiple roles. Again, Gunn isn’t the only director that does this, not that two wrongs make a right, but this really isn’t an issue unless you want to make it an issue.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/5/2025, 10:03 AM
@epc1122 - I don't know where you work (or if you work) but if the people at your job CLEARLY were getting their jobs and promotions over you having less qualifications than you do, I don't think you would be defending this behavior. And you know it!
epc1122
epc1122 - 7/5/2025, 10:42 AM
@Forthas - I’m a special education teacher for a private school. It’s actually pretty difficult getting into a public school because it’s who you know, not necessarily what you know but it is what it is. I love my job, but, I do get the politics of it all. I’m not going to get upset over it because things have a way of working out and it’s what you make of it. There were people at my job who also had favoritism which is frustrating, but again, life’s too short. On the flip side, this is a movie and it’s not that serious. I get wanting to work with people you like and actors in general have to portray different people. Sean Gunn was a completely cgi character in suicide squad and is now max lord, oh no!! I think maybe working with special needs I’m able to put things in perspective. Even though Pom was in guardians of the galaxy, to me she fits the part for huntress and not going to get worked up on if she gets the part.
Forthas
Forthas - 7/5/2025, 11:08 AM
@epc1122 -

"It’s actually pretty difficult getting into a public school because it’s who you know, not necessarily what you know but it is what it is."

It sounds like you would like to see that change!

I know it is a movie to me and you but I know an independent director and I myself dabbled in becoming a director but when faced with the "politics" of the situation I decided to do something else. For those people who it is their jobs, I want to be that person that points out the injustice of cronyism (especially when it is so blatant and coming from the CEO of a studio) so that it is not entrenched in the culture as totally acceptable.
epc1122
epc1122 - 7/5/2025, 11:26 AM
@Forthas - I’ve made peace with it and the grass isn’t always greener. In general I’m pretty happy and thankful for what I have. There’s a lot of actors who aren’t good so I get wanting to hire people you know you think are good without going through the process. Time is money and life is short, so I get both perspectives. Sorry your dream of directing didn’t work out but maybe you can still do it as a hobby?
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/5/2025, 1:57 PM
@Forthas - Dude. Some directors work with different actors each time, and it's fine. Other directors work with the same actors each time, and that's also fine. Everything's fine.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 7/5/2025, 2:18 PM
@Forthas - yeah most directors and studios work with the same actors after they develop a relationship with them. Nolan and Micheal Caine, Scorsese and deniro, Wes Anderson and bill murry, Sam L Jackson in Tarantino movies..... the whole Adam Sandler gang lol A lot of directors have a little crew they like to work with. At least he tried casting someone new as superman.... we'll see how that works out though
Forthas
Forthas - 7/5/2025, 2:48 PM
@NonPlayerC -
@Clintthahamster -
@epc1122 -

I am not sure why you want to defend this practice. Wars and poverty happen, that does not mean we can't speak out against it and try to dimmish the number of incidents of these social ills. Here is a great read that put into some perspective just how widespread it is and once it becomes entrenched in the culture as OK the field will suffer as a result.

https://medium.com/@DonovanTrott/hollywood-nepotism-and-the-death-of-the-american-dream-5b3f25a5c39b



https://medium.com/@DonovanTrott/hollywood-nepotism-and-the-death-of-the-american-dream-5b3f25a5c39b
epc1122
epc1122 - 7/5/2025, 3:11 PM
@Forthas - I’m sorry but I’m not losing sleep if Pom is cast as huntress even though she was already in guardians of the galaxy or if Batista is cast as bane even though he was Drax. There’s plenty of newer actors in these roles roles. If he cast Pratt as Superman and Zoe Saldana as Lois, then I can see your point, but this is really grasping at straws. The parts the actors are in now are pretty different from past parts they’ve had. Huntress is extremely different compared to mantis. But you’re so stuck on disliking Gunn for whatever reason that you won’t change your opinion. It is what it is. I suggest you find a more meaningful cause that might actually help people instead of being angry on the keyboard. 😊
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 7/5/2025, 4:30 PM
@Forthas - I think it's more in the realm of people build relationships through work and want to be able to trust that the person they hire is gonna work well with them. When you find a reliable worker, you keep giving them work because you trust them and probably get along with them. I used to own a construction company, when I found a reliable scaffold subcontractor I kept giving him jobs, when I found a good crane operator same. I heard a celebrity say something along the lines of "it's just natural, If I was a plumber id probably get my son to be a plumber too if he needed a job". Guess how I got into construction lol is it best for the art? hell no but that's just the way the world works in most industries
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/6/2025, 10:01 AM
@Forthas - Comparing artists choosing who they work with based on prior experience to war and poverty is pretty [frick]ing wild. Setting that aside, since I'm up early on a quiet Sunday morning, I'm gonna make an effort to explain my position, from both historical and practical standpoints, if you'll bear with me . . .

The idea of a "stock company" goes back hundreds of years, and was the standard approach to casting dramatic performances up until relatively recently. An acting company would have a finite number of performers, each of which could play certain types of roles regardless of which production they were working on. It goes back at least to the 16th Century–where the Globe Theatre produced most of Shakespeare's plays–up through the 19th and early-20th Century vaudeville, and into the late-20th century with companies like Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. The modern improv theater scene (The Groundlings, Second City, etc) still work off a similar schema, as do repertoire theater companies around the world.

Looking at cinema, as the beginning of the "Sound Era" c. 1927 began to run the old Vaudeville circuit out of existence, the Hollywood Studio system quickly replaced it, with studios maintaining a stock company of performers to fill certain types of roles. A good meta glimpse into this structure is the series of Pre-Code "backstage" musicals produced by Warner Bros in the early 30s, films like Footlight Parade, 42nd Street, the Gold Diggers series, etc, all of which feature some combination of the same actors (Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, and Guy Kibbee) playing the same general types of roles (ingenue, romantic lead, femme fatale, father figure) in film after film.

As the Studio System faded (late 40s to late 60s) the maverick directors and independent producers that represented "New Hollywood" still tended to work with the same stock cast. Robert Altman, Roger Corman, Peter Bogdonavich, Bob Rafelson, Martin Scorcese, etc. That tradition carries on today, favored by filmmakers who were mentored or inspired by that previous generation.

All of which is to say, while auditions have always been standard in terms of getting into one of these companies, usually, once you're in, you're in.

That's the historical context. From a practical standpoint, to put it bluntly, the audition process is both costly and time consuming, and you don't always see the results on screen. Small independent productions working on a shoestring budget are often cast and crewed by friends of the producer or director by necessity, because they'll work cheap and they're a known quantity. If a filmmaker has success, and especially if they don't, they may choose to save time and money by working with the artists with whom they've had fruitful collaborations before. And yes, this confers an advantage on the players if the filmmaker is successful, and yes, sometimes it results in sub-par performances (Sofia Coppola in Godfather 3 being a famous one, though I'm sure we could all list several more.) But that's hardly the only advantage a performer can bring, and hardly the only reason why there are bad performances.

At the end of the day, art is subjective, which means finding the "best person for the job" is too, and there's often no way to know whether the person you've hired is the best option until it's far too late to make a change.

I took a look at the article you posted, and even the examples it provides of the kind of "a star is born" moment that actors dream of were themselves members of stock companies: Lana Turner was under contract with MGM, meaning that she got an unfair advantage over any actor that wasn't under contract; John Wayne starred in a staggering 24 films directed by John Ford over the course of 30 years; Marilyn Monroe didn't work with the same directors more than once or twice, but she certainly had an affair with an executive at William Morris Agency who helped her get her roles in All About Eve and The Asphalt Jungle, which in turn led to her signing to a studio contract with 20th Century Fox.

One name that wasn't mentioned is Nic Cage, though he's often cited as having changed his name so he could succeed on his own terms without assistance from his famous uncle, but his first two credited parts were under the name Nicolas Coppola, and of his first five films credited as Nicolas Cage, three of them were directed by his famous uncle.

All of which is to say that, yes, sometimes people get roles because of favoritism based on previous collaborations, doesn't mean they aren't the best person for the job. And insisting that every filmmaker cast a wide net to cast each role for each movie they make would significantly increase the time and money required to make each film. I'm not sure it's worth the tradeoff . . .
Nolanite
Nolanite - 7/5/2025, 12:38 AM
Be right back, going to check out her nudes online.

Probably going to squirt out several children in the process.

Nolanite out
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 7/5/2025, 1:24 AM
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dagenspear
dagenspear - 7/5/2025, 12:40 AM
I haven't found anything about her being Italian. Isn't the character of Helena Bertinelli Italian?
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/5/2025, 7:36 AM
@dagenspear - yes she is Italian half Italian and American
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/5/2025, 12:57 AM
Interesting….

“𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐂𝐔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡.“

“𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.“

Not sure how I feel about this if true but I admire the ambition and somewhat innovative approach.

The Villainess is a decent template for a Huntress project so if Gunn wants the director of that but he wants it to be in the Korean language then I can understand changing the characters background to an extent…

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Pom would be a good choice given her as Paris in the recent MI films so she can handle a more serious and action heavy role.
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 7/5/2025, 1:25 PM
@TheVisionary25 - the bloodhounds series on netflix would be a good template as well. They could get the writers from that show
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