Actor Nico Santos has been confirmed to be in the cast for Marvel Studios' upcoming film,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The MCU film recently wrapped production, with Santos being the latest post-production cast announcement.
Santos is best known for playing Oliver T’sien in Warner Bros.' hit romantic comedyCrazy Rich Asiansand the lovable sales associate Mateo Liwanag inthe NBC sitcomSuperstore. He has been nominated for two Critics' Choice Awards for his role onSuperstore, and his more recent credits include the animated featureWish Dragonand HBO Max animated seriesThe Prince.
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Deadline reports that Santos is just the latest cast member to be confirmed for the highly anticipatedGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Deadline also recently revealed thatBorat 2actor Maria Bakalova andThe Suicide Squadstar Daniela Melchiorwere also cast in the film. Details around their roles are also undisclosed. The rest of the cast includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone, Karen Gillan, Elizabeth Debicki, Will Poulter and Chuk Iwuji. James Gunn has also previously teased a mysterious “unannounced actor,” but that is unlikely to be Santos.
Written and directed by Gunn,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is set to conclude the story set up by Gunn in his first two films. Plot details regarding the third film are sparse at the moment, but Gunn has confirmed that this will be hislastGuardians of the Galaxy filmand has stated that it will finish the story he set out to tell. The first two films followed a group of intergalactic criminals led by the half-human half-celestial Star-Lord (Pratt) as they team up to save the galaxy. While the team is primarily featured in their solo films, they have also appeared in other MCU projects, includingAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame.Several members of the team are also set to appear in director Taikia Watitti’s upcoming Marvel Studios filmThor: Love and Thunderalongside Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster.
While the plot for the third film is unknown at this time, it will be interesting to see what Gunn has in store for the team afterthe events ofAvengers: Infinity WarandEndgame.In those films, team member Gamora (Saldana) was killed by her adoptive father Thanos (Josh Brolin). However, unlike the trillions of people who were “blipped' by Thanos, Gamora was actually killed, or at least that version of her. A past Gamora was brought to the present by Thanos inEndgame, so now there is a version of Gamora running around the galaxy but with no memory of the first twoGuardians of the Galaxyfilms. This puts the character and the rest of the team in a very odd position and it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is scheduled to premiere in theaters on May 5th, 2023.
