While we initially expected Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3's lead villain to be Adam Warlock, it's become clear in recent months that honour goes to The High Evolutionary.
Played by Peacemaker star Chukwudi Iwuji, Rocket's creator appears to have plans to create his own Counter-Earth, but when his tyrannical rule is challenged by the Guardians, he sets out to destroy them. Now, we can see more of this deadly big bad thanks to some newly released promo art.
It doesn't really reveal anything about The High Evolutionary we didn't already know, though we do appreciate seeing more of his costume for this long-awaited live-action debut.
The Gamora Variant who first appeared in Avengers: Endgame also gets the spotlight. Upon closer inspection of her costume, it's now apparent that she does indeed somehow end up in charge of the Ravagers during the course of this threequel.
Check out this new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 material below.
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
Gunn writes and directs Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, and Maria Bakalova.
Kevin Feige is the producer and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nikolas Korda, Simon Hatt, and Sara Smith serve as executive producers.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 arrives in theaters on May 5, 2023.