9. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - The Magus
Writer/director James Gunn has been fairly vocal about wanting to keep his Guardians Of The Galaxy sequel as free from MCU continuity and Avengers crossovers as possible for the moment. It remains to be seen whether he can keep that up in the face of the kind of pressure that Kevin Feige is known for exerting rumour still has it that therell be a largeish, greenish guest appearance from someone we already know and love. In the meantime, its pretty much a lock that well see appearances from Thanos and Nebula again but will Thanos be the films central antagonist, or a shadowy figure in the background again? It seems like a good plan to save him until the Avengers: Infinity War movies to really get some bang for their buck. So whos a good fit to play the baddie to Star-Lord and his weird-ass gang of misfits and reprobates? Scuttlebutt (like gossip wearing the Infinity Gauntlet) is that there may be a new addition to the team, and the odds are good that its going to be quantum magician and cosmic adventurer Adam Warlock who, in mainstream comics continuity, possessed one of the two Infinity Gems that we havent yet seen represented as Infinity Stones on the big screen: the Soul Gem. Stone. Whatever. If Adam Warlocks our boy, then why not The Magus for a villain, front and centre? Hes Adam Warlocks separate evil self, a vicious, megalomaniacal tyrant and founder of the Universal Church of Truth, an empire of religious lunatics. Sounds like a perfect, po-faced foil for a motley group of space pirates, thieves and killers made good. Fantasy casting? Itd need to be someone who looks bloody good in what will probably be a rather silly look, who can provide gravitas without appearing ridiculous next to the comedy stylings of Star-Lord and Rocket Racoon. If I ruled the world (and whos to say I dont?), Id give the worlds greatest living actor (and possessor of cheekbones that can cut glass) Daniel Day Lewis whatever he wants to slum it in a superhero film.
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