Chukwudi Iwuji Teases Mysterious Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Role

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After working with James Gunn on DC'sPeacemaker series for HBO Max, actor Chukwudi Iwuji is reuniting with the acclaimed director on Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy's Vol. 3, and he recently teased his super secret role.

After being delayed due to Disney's decision to fire and then rehire James Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, production on the film finally began last year. While Vol. 3 will conclude the story arcs of fan favorites like Star-Lord and Gamora, the film will make good on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's post-credits promise to introduce Adam Warlock to the MCU (Will Poulter).

James Gunn Teases Unexpected Surprises In Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

While very little is known about the role, Iwuji spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, where he teased his mysterious character in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. «Powerful. Extremely powerful. Complex,» Iwuji said. «James and I were talking about it, but he’s certainly one of, if not the most complex characters we’ve seen in the freaking Marvel universe. So he’s deeply complex and deeply powerful, and I hope intriguing. I hope I bring that to it.»

While more information regarding the character is sure to surface soon in the coming months, many fans and some reports are speculating that Iwuji could be playing the villain the High Evolutionary. In the comics, the character is an Oxford university student who was expelled for his involvement with genetic manipulation. The character would eventually become a big, threatening villain to the unvierse, and one who has connections to Warlock, the artificial, sort of anti-hero who was created by the Sovereign and is now on a path to destroy the Guardians as revenge.

Whoever Iwuji ends up playing, he