Marvel's GOTG Vol. 3 Actor Will Poulter Rumored to Be Set to Play Obscure Superhero in His DC Debut
Will Poulter (Midsommar, Dopesick, The Bear, Death of a Unicorn) made his Marvel debut in the James Gunn trilogy finale, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as the fumbling heroic character Adam Warlock, who had his reservations about the Guardians but ended up saving them in a pinch and becoming a trusted ally. He did well by the fans and by Gunn, who famously loves to work with the actors he calls his friends repeatedly.
So it’s not much of a stretch to hear the rumor that Poulter may have secretly signed on to make his DCU debut in an upcoming project that Gunn is at least producing as the head of DC Studios.
The DC fan account Gunnverse posted about this rumor over the weekend (via CB), apparently from sources familiar with the negotiations between DC Studios and Poulter.
They heard that Poulter would make his DCU debut in another show or movie first before headlining an Adam Strange series for Max himself. Insiders reportedly even said that this show is assembling a writers’ room already.
Adam Strange is one of DC Comics’ oldest characters, first appearing in 1958. He is an archeologist studying ancient sites in Peru when he stumbles across a teleportation device that sends him to a planet called Rann.
Strange learns about their advanced technology, and is able to travel back and forth between Rann and Earth whenever the teleportation is possible.
If this is true, it’s probably still quite a ways off, seeing as DC’s current slate is pretty dang full. But it would be fun to see the studio explore a character we haven’t really seen done before. What do you think?
In the meantime, Gunn’s big screen DC kickoff film Superman is just over two months away, and I am looking forward to seeing how he makes this story his own.