“Dopesick” star Will Poulter is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where he will play the cosmic hero Adam Warlock in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
In the Marvel comics, Adam Warlock is a superpowered being who has fought alongside and against the Guardians of the Galaxy and has done battle with the Mad Titan Thanos over control of the Infinity Stones. In “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” his impending arrival was teased in a midcredits sequence in which Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki), leader of a race of golden aliens called the Sovereigns, reveals that she is developing Adam in a cocoon as the ultimate weapon to destroy the Guardians.
Will Poulter Joins ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ as Adam Warlock
The “Dopesick” star will play a Marvel hero teased during the credits of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
