Avengers star Karen Gillan nearly joined Captain America: The Winter Soldier instead of becoming Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Disney Plus is really treating fans with a peek behind the scenes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of the Avengers: Endgame featurettes revealed that Karen Gillan nearly wound up playing a completely different role since she originally auditioned for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. While she impressed Kevin Feige enough to keep Nebula around, Avengers star Karen Gillan originally auditioned for Emily VanCamp’s role as Agent 13 in Captain America: The Winter Soldier sequel.
The featurette talks to Marvel’s casting director Sarah Finn about Avengers star Karen Gillan’s unique charm that she instantly noticed in the first audition. While she obviously didn’t get the role in the Captain America: The Winter Soldier, she made an impression on the casting director who later brought her back in to audition for Nebula. Apparently Finn was “really interested” to see her read for Nebula. Take a look at what casting director Sarah Finn had to say about Karen Gillan’s audition below.
“I had been a fan of Karen. She came and she had auditioned for Agent 13 in Captain America. Karen was someone who was an incredibly grounded and solid actor but who was also cooky and charming in the most wonderful way. Even though she had never played a character like Nebula, I was really interested to see her read. So, she came in and auditioned. James described Nebula as being somewhat childlike and Karen having this kind of cherubic beauty mixed with the darkness that she was able to convey.”
Do you prefer Karen Gillan’s role as Nebula over the one she went for in Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Who else would you cast as Nebula if Avengers star Karen Gillan got the original role she auditioned for? Tell us in the comments!
Karen Gillan was last seen in Avengers: Endgame. Here’s the official synopsis for the Marvel Studios epic:
The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.
Avengers: Endgame is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD. Stay tuned for the latest news on Chris Pratt, Star-Lord and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
