GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Adds BORAT 2 Breakout Maria Bakalova In A Key Role

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Adds BORAT 2 Breakout Maria Bakalova In A Key Role

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 wrapped filming last month, but we're still just finding out about new cast additions, and it's now been announced that Borat 2 breakout Maria Bakalova will have a key role.

By MarkCassidy - Jun 06, 2022 08:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn confirmed that he finished shooting the Marvel Studios threequel last month, but we're still finding out about new cast members.

We recently learned that The Suicide Squad star Daniela Melchior had signed on for an undisclosed role, and Deadline is now reporting that Borat Subsequent Moviefilm breakout Maria Bakalova will also appear.

As per usual, details on her character are being kept under wraps, but she is said to have a "key role."

The Bulgarian up-and-comer earned an Academy Award nomination for her work on the Borat sequel, and also have A24 slasher parody Bodies Bodies Bodies on the horizon.

GOTG Vol. 3 story details are still a closely guarded secret, but a few nuggets have been revealed over the past year or so. We do know that Gamora (Zoe Saldana) will be a big part of the movie, and a report from last year indicated that her relationship with Nebula (Karen Gillan) is going to be the main focus. Of course, this Gamora is a Variant of the original who doesn't know any of her teammates, so we can probably expect a very different dynamic between the "sisters" this time.

Saldana and Gillan will be joined by the returning Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Dave Bautista (Drax), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Sean Gunn (Rocket/Kraglin), and Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogord/Starhawk, with Will Poulter on board as Adam Warlock.

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Spidey91
Spidey91 - 6/6/2022, 8:32 PM
I think we got our Quasar
micvalpro
micvalpro - 6/6/2022, 8:42 PM
She’s going to play wolverina
StSteven
StSteven - 6/6/2022, 10:09 PM
@micvalpro - No no no, she's too tall. Most likely "Puckina", which means that we've got Alpha Flight coming. Alpha Flight everyone!
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 6/6/2022, 8:48 PM
Easily the highlight of Borat 2, with Gunn's material, she can be fantastic.

As with the Warlock casting, I like these "weird" casting choices he is making, dont be obvious, be original!
demery
demery - 6/6/2022, 11:27 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - Yeah.

Do an Idris Elba as Bloodsport thing and not Idris Elba as every black comic book character ever thing.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/6/2022, 8:52 PM
She’s definitely Ruby Thursday
UGLYsonic
UGLYsonic - 6/7/2022, 2:15 AM
@GhostDog - whoa. That's a cool design. I know nothing about this character.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/6/2022, 9:00 PM
Maybe someone that works close to the High Evolutionary that turns a new leaf for the Guardians.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 6/6/2022, 9:04 PM
Moondragon while Melchior is Phyla-vell.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 6/6/2022, 9:04 PM
Gunn likes to lean into family themes with his capeshits so I figure there's either going to be some more backstory or closure for Drax since that's been a bit of a dangling thread, so I'm going to guess Moondragon.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 6/6/2022, 9:56 PM
Off topic: This turd made like $3 bucks over the weekend.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/morbius-theatrical-release-made-only-091344828.html
JFerguson
JFerguson - 6/6/2022, 10:10 PM
The We are groot moment from guardians 1 is still the best showing from the group that we've gotten so far. Haven't been as invested in the Guardians since then but I'm confident the movie will capstone this iteration off nicely.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 6/6/2022, 10:14 PM
@JFerguson -
That was the best moment that Gunn has ever crafted. Summed the whole thing up, and then he proceeded to squat down and take a steaming dump on that moment with the dance off.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 6/6/2022, 10:19 PM
@Goldboink - lol. I honestly never really understood that complaint since the dance off lasted all of 12 seconds and wasn't really reciprocated by any of the others characters.

They showed Quill dancing from the opening scene so it didn't exactly come out of nowhere. The Russos sort of took a dig at it when Rhodey knocks him tf out while he's dancing in Endgame tho.
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 6/7/2022, 3:43 AM
@JFerguson - The Russos even embraced the dance off, lol.

Drax: Tell them about the dance off to save the universe.

Legends!
Goldboink
Goldboink - 6/7/2022, 9:59 AM
@JFerguson -
It was a quintessentially James Gunn thing to do. The expectation would have been some other form of distraction that would have been more heartfelt and less, well, goofy.

MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 6/6/2022, 11:41 PM
Hearing of key casting news after production has wrapped feels screwy, but this is a Marvel secret ops production all the same. But she certainly was a wild highlight in Borat 2, and surprisingly endearing all told.
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 6/7/2022, 12:06 AM
Hell yeah, she was awesome in borat 2. She’ll be great in whatever role they give her.
HAUSMAN01
HAUSMAN01 - 6/7/2022, 1:13 AM
If it isn't PHYLA-VELL, Lyla, or Moondragon then it has to be one of the following: CAPTAIN UNIVERSE,QUASAR (AVRIL KINCAID),or SUPERGIANT
UGLYsonic
UGLYsonic - 6/7/2022, 2:17 AM
I could never get into Sashas comedy, so I've seen maybe 10 mins of each Borat before I abandoned ship.

She looks like a pleasant person.
Repian
Repian - 6/7/2022, 3:07 AM
Hepzibah as a rebel from the High Evolutionary world before meeting the Corsair.

kylo0607
kylo0607 - 6/7/2022, 3:31 AM
As a Bulgarian myself, I am very proud of this casting news!
IcePyke
IcePyke - 6/7/2022, 4:11 AM
Now, that's a rape face!

dragon316
dragon316 - 6/7/2022, 6:57 AM
I laugh she playing character none of choices are mentioned in comments she have small mystery part that’s background character show up in few scenes she’s done ., moon dragon always hated that character in comics

Be interesting who she gets in movie
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/7/2022, 8:38 AM
Borat 2 was quite funny, yeah she was good in it as well.
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 6/7/2022, 9:07 AM
She's great. Bring me the gifs, please.
LeonNova
LeonNova - 6/7/2022, 10:49 AM
I heard this movie is a Borat reunion and they cast Rudy Giuliani as Moondragon
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