Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was an effective end to the trilogy, but it still set the stage for the team's MCU future. Rocket now leads a new roster of Guardians, and even though Star-Lord has returned to Earth, a title card promised that "The Legendary Star-Lord Will Return."
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Nebula actress Karen Gillan admitted the latter came as a surprise to her when she sat down to watch the movie last year.
"I don’t remember seeing that in the script," she confessed. "So either I have a bad memory or it wasn’t in there. So it was pretty surprising, but it was cool as well. I was like, 'Okay, what’s the plan here?'"
Asked if she believes Nebula (and Drax) will last in their parental roles on Knowhere to the children created by The High Evolutionary, the Doctor Who alum added, "Yeah, I’d like to think so. Nebula has got a real sense of purpose now, and it’s such a major part of healing. She’s been through so much, and now she can finally accept love and show love towards other people."
"So the last stage of all that healing is helping other people, and that’s exactly what she’s doing."
The trade then brought up the fact Gillan is a fan-favourite choice to play the DCU's Poison Ivy. By making the leap to the DCU, she could reunite with SUPERMAN director James Gunn in his position as DC Studios co-CEO.
"The fact that Nebula turned into ten years of work is the greatest thing that’s happened to me," she said. "So I like to leave things up to the universe a little bit and see what happens, but I would absolutely love to work with James again. He’s the best."
Gillan also commented on that viral photo of her attending couples therapy on Zoom with her husband while decked out in Nebula's makeup and prosthetics on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
"I just thought it was the funniest thing. My husband and I both thought it was the funniest, most ridiculous thing. So there was no strategy of wanting to show a real side." she explains. "It was more that we had to because it was so funny. I also think it’s good to try to normalize therapy in any way that we can."
"There is still a little bit of a stigma attached to it, and if more people just talked about it in a normal fashion, maybe we can get to the point where people are more willing to go and seek help."
Who would you like to see Gillan play in the DCU?