When Marvel announced Will Poulter had been cast to play Adam Warlock in next year’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, it confirmed the arrival of a character MCU fans were first teased with four years ago. It also delighted fans of the legendary but lesser-known hero who’s been in the comics more than half a century.
- Matthew Miranda
Freelance writer and FanSided contributor
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This is easily the announcement that Poulter had been cast. Since Guardians of the Galaxy 2, franchise filmrunner James Gunn was fired over controversial tweets and then brought back, only for the pandemic to push the project back more than once. When Gunn was gone everything was in limbo, including whether Warlock would even be part of the MCU. Now we know one of Marvel’s most mysterious characters will be.
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Adam Warlock is repeatedly tasked with saving the universe. One time he died in the process; another found him basically having to abandon heaven to do so. No hero has ever better represented the challenge many of us face in simply getting up on a Monday.