Maria Bakalova, at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where she presented “Women Do Cry” in the Un Certain Regard section. Photo by Reuters
Marvel Studios continues to enjoy the success it is enjoying Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madnessthe film of Sam Raimi: the sequel has passed the $ 900 million box office and now the studio is trying to follow the thread of success with other products.
The assembly and box office chain is aiming for more similar projects for this year and next that they include Thor: Love & Thunder, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Marvels Y Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, from James Gunn.
This latest project added a Bulgarian actress who, until now, does not appear in the Hollywood charts.
Maria Bakalova with Sacha Baron Cohen. In “Borat Successive Moviefilm” she played her daughter. Clarin photographic archive
As reported Deadline is approx Maria Bakalovwho had an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Borat next Moviefilmand now he will be part of the galactic cast, without any details on the role he will have to play have yet emerged.
Bakalova joins other new additions to the cosmic adventure franchise, such as Will Poulter (mid summer), Adam Warlock, Chukwudi Iwuji (pacifier) and Daniela Melchoir (the suicide squad).
Maria Bakalova at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, Sunday 5th June. photo EFE
Of course, as with most of the news about his projects, Gunn switched to social media and via Instagram confirmed the casting news.
In addition to the new faces, some returning names round out the cast of Guardians 3: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone, Karen Gillan and Elizabeth Debicki.
On the set of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt and director James Gunn. Photo © Marvel Studios
It’s unclear what Bakalova’s role is, adds the specialist medium The playlist. However, he suggests, “we could speculate that Gunn is planting small seeds for a new list of guardians“, or adding similar superheroes like The Starjammers, ripped from the pages of the X-Men comics.
Who’s that girl
Maria Valcheva Bakalova was born in 1996 and is a Bulgarian actress, mainly recognized for playing the role of Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat.
Bakalova studied theater at the National School of Art in Burgas and the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts Krastyo Sarafov, graduating in 2019.
Actresses Rachel Sennott, Maria Bakalova and Chase Sui Wonders announce a winner at the MTV Awards Sunday. AFP photo
She began her acting career in her native Bulgaria, appearing in film productions such as violation (2018) and last call (2020). It gained international recognition in 2020 alongside Sacha Baron Cohen in the mockumentary of Boratowhere she played the daughter of the fictional Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev.
Critics were full of praise for the work of the young Bulgarian actress, praise that made her deserve more attention than Sacha himself: “The fantastic discovery of the film is Maria Bakalova, who from now on will certainly be the topic of conversation in the city”it was written about her.
In Los Angeles TimesJustin Chang described his performance as “stunning”, stating that he plays his role “with insane energy and moving conviction.”
Borat next Moviefilm It had a total of two Oscar nominations, as it was also nominated for the Hollywood Academy Award for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium.
Guardians 3 it will initially be released May 5, 2023unless there are any last minute changes.
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Source: Clarin
