The reveal that Pom Klementieff arrived earlier this week that she had gotten a key part in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy sequel set into motion speculation of who she’d be playing. With a few choices at hand, and my personal hope for Phyla-Vell, the folks at Deadline have confirmed through their sources that she’ll be playing Mantis. THe character dates back to 1973 when she was introduced in Avengers #112 as created by Steve Englehart and Don Heck.
“Mantis is the half-Vietnamese, half-German daughter of the antihero Libra, and a martial arts expert with psychic abilities and ties to the alien Kree race. Since 2007 the character has appeared as an uneasy member of the Guardians as a kind of ship’s counselor and has played a key role in recent storylines involving the team, most notably in the Secret Invasion crossover. The character is also tied closely to Thanos.”
Klementieff isn’t terribly well known to be sure, though she was last seen in a large film with Oldboy. She’s originally from Quebec, Canada and has done mos tof her work since 2009 in European productions in France.
Directed by James Gunn, the film stars Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Vin Diesel as Groot (voice), Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon (voice), Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri and Pom Klementieff.
The film is set for release on May 5th, 2017.
[Source: Deadline]
