It should come as no surprise that theSan DiegoComic-Conhas been full of announcements about Marvel’s plans for upcoming films. On Saturday night, those announcements included the announcement of just whoChukwudi Iwuji will playinGuardians of the Galaxy 3.
Chukwudi Iwuji has been an official memberof the cast ofGOTG 3for several months now but up until this weekend, just who he was going to play was a mystery. In fact, it was the kind of mystery that the actor and the people behind the movie seemed to be having quite a bit of fun keeping secret. It now appears that Kevin Feige and other Marvel bigwigs had long been planning to finally reveal the character at San Diego Comic-Con. Now that it’s been revealed who he’ll play, the guessing game turns to just how his character will mesh with the Guardians and some other characters that have been confirmed for the upcoming film.
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During Saturday night’s Hall H presentation at theSan Diego Comic-Con, Feige announced that Iwuji was playing none other than famed super-villain, The High Evolutionary. Not only was the actor’s role revealed but he even marched down the aisle in what appears to be the costume he’ll be sporting when he appears inGuardians of the Galaxy 3.
Announced back in November as part of the GOTG 3 cast, this is actually the second super-hero project Iwuji has worked on alongside James Gunn. The first project recently wrapped its first season in the form of HBO Max’sPeacemaker. Of course, considering his character was killed off towards the end of that season, Iwuji’s work on that series appears to be over.
That seems to mean that the actor can throw himself into the role of the High Evolutionary, who has long been one of the most interesting villains in Marvel comics mainly because he doesn’t necessarily think of himself as a villain. In the comics, he was once a man of science who ended up unlocking the potential ability to evolve into something more than human. He then set to work trying to “evolve” other animals, people, and races around the universe.
Just what thePeacemakeralum’s roleinGuardians of the Galaxy 3will be isn’t quite known yet. While he’s thought to be one of, if not the Big Bad in the film, just how he will appear and why the Guardians will go up against him hasn’t been divulged.
Guardians of the Galaxy 3is set to hit theaters on July 12, 2025.
