Karen Gillan – most famous for her time (and space) travelling turn as Amy Pond in Doctor Who – has landed herself a pretty huge gig. She’s been confirmed as the female ‘big bad’ in James Gunn’s upcoming Marvel adventure, Guardians Of The Galaxy.
The red-haired Scot will join Lee Pace and Michael Rooker in the villain’s corner, facing off against good guys Chris Pratt, David Bautista and Zoe Saldana.
Guardians Of The Galaxy is part of Marvel’s Phase 2, and tells the story of “a U.S. pilot [Pratt] who ends up in space in the middle of a universal conflict and goes on the run with futuristic ex-cons who have something everyone wants.”
Gillan’s certainly got the credentials for the job, having spent three years whizzing around in the TARDIS battling Daleks and Weeping Angels.
Guardians is out on August 1st, 2014.
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