Maria Bakalova, widely introduced to the world as Borat’s daughter Tutar in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, has joined the MCU with a key role in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3. Deadline was first to report.
Director James Gunn recently teased the involvement of an “unannounced actor” in the film, and Deadline is confirming that the Bulgarian actor is not this mystery person. A similar clarification was issued last week, when The Suicide Squad’s Daniela Melchior was announced as part of the cast–but she also was not the mystery person. Responding to Deadline’s new report, Gunn took to Twitter saying, “I guess I should be surprised it took you guys this long to get this one,” adding that Bakalova is “incredible” in the sequel.
Yes yes yes, okay, I guess I should be surprised it took you guys this long to get this one. @MariaBakalova96 is incredible. #gotgvol3 https://t.co/4lPsmut3q7
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 6, 2022
Gunn announced back in January that Vol. 3 will be his final Guardians film. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set to hit theaters on May 5, 2023. In addition to the standard cast–Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldaña, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel–the movie will star Will Poulter as Adam Warlock. Actor Chukwudi Iwuji also features in the film, and he currently plays the role of Murn in Gunn’s Peacemaker series.
The latest Marvel movie is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. After that comes the Ms. Marvel TV series in June, and then Thor: Love and Thunder in July.
Bakalova will next appear in A24’s Bodies Bodies Bodies (due out August 5) and writer Dean Craig’s The Honeymoon (which doesn’t yet have a release date).
Source: Gamespot
