{"id":47898,"date":"2024-03-16T12:32:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T11:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2010430"},"modified":"2024-03-16T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T13:21:49","slug":"karen-gillan-on-possible-dcu-role-id-love-to-work-with-james-gunn-again","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/karen-gillan-on-possible-dcu-role-id-love-to-work-with-james-gunn-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Gillan on possible DCU role: \u2018I\u2019d love to work with James Gunn again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Gillan has previously an expressed a desire to play Poison Ivy in the rebooted franchise. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 16 March 2024 at 11:32 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Karen Gillan became a crucial part of the MCU after starring as Nebula in James Gunn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/guardians-galaxy-vol-3-review\/\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> films \u2013 and now the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> star could be eyeing a role in the director\u2019s relaunched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/dc-movies-watch-in-order\/\">DC Universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gunn is currently the co-head of DC Studios and is in the process of rebooting the comic book franchise, starting with 2025\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/superman-legacy-release-date\/\">Superman<\/a> (previously titled Superman: Legacy) which is now in production and will star David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult in leading roles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container 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https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Karen-Gillan-as-Nebula-855d624.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=815%2C543 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Karen-Gillan-as-Nebula-855d624.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Karen-Gillan-as-Nebula-855d624.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"> <source media=\"(min-width: 590px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Karen-Gillan-as-Nebula-855d624.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Karen-Gillan-as-Nebula-855d624.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1826228 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Karen-Gillan-as-Nebula-855d624.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Karen Gillan as Nebula\" title=\"Karen Gillan as Nebula\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Karen Gillan as Nebula<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>Marvel Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Gillan has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/doctor-who-karen-gillan-dceu-poison-ivy-newsupdate\/\">expressed an interest<\/a> in playing classic Batman foe Poison Ivy in a future DC film \u2013 something which has naturally captured the imagination of fans around the world \u2013 and in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/karen-gillan-surprised-guardians-of-the-galaxy-1235853674\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, she was asked if she\u2019d been inundating Gunn with requests to play the character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">\u201cThe fact that Nebula turned into 10 years of work is the greatest thing that\u2019s happened to me,\u201d was her response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ a-font-body-m \">\u201cSo 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\u2019s the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, while those comments don\u2019t exactly tease that a cast announcement is imminent, it is clear that Gillan would still have more than a little interest in teaming up with Gunn again for a new DC project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/drive-away-dolls-margaret-qualley-geraldine-viswanathan-exclusive-interview\/\">Drive-Away Dolls stars: \u201cIt was a safe place to get horny!\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/elliot-page-impossible-separate-trans-struggles-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Elliot Page: \u2018It\u2019s impossible to separate my work from struggles facing trans people\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>She originally made the Poison Ivy comments during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinesdirect.com\/az-magazines\/58176826\/total-film-magazine-subscription.thtml?utm_medium=Affiliate&amp;utm_source=Awin&amp;utm_campaign=TechRadar&amp;utm_content=103504&amp;awc=2961_1682677915_f8474a55b84f88e3d9ddd1639409206b&amp;j=TOF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Total Film magazine<\/a> back in 2023, saying: \u201cI always thought that Poison Ivy was really fun. So maybe something like that would be cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added at the time: \u201cHonestly, if James asked me to play an alien that sits in the background of a shot and doesn\u2019t talk, I would say yes [laughs]. Because working with him has been one of the great joys of my career so far.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"ad-placement-inline--2\">Gillan will next be seen in the mystery thriller film Sleeping Dogs alongside Russell Crowe, while she will also star with Hugh Bonneville and fellow Doctor Who alumnus Alex Kingston in Steven Moffat\u2019s upcoming ITVX comedy-drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/douglas-is-cancelled-release-date\/\">Douglas is Cancelled<\/a> which will arrive at some point later in 2024.<\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"7922a6f41b7ef0391c4703f69718763588e492b4\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"7922a6f41b7ef0391c4703f69718763588e492b4\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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