Karen Gillan And Pom Klementieff Discuss Joining The Guardians Of The Galaxy

04/20/2017 01:55 pm EDT

The beloved crew of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, And Groot are all returning for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, as is their enemy from the first film, Nebula. This time around though she's seemingly on their side, at least for the time being, and that's in addition to the group picking up a new member in Mantis.

Actresses Karen Gillan (Nebula) and Pom Klementieff (Mantis) sat down with ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis to talk about their feelings on joining the team. For Klementieff the experience has been "Amazing, I had an amazing time." Gillan feels the same way, even though this is the second time in the Guardians franchise for her.

"Amazing actually. I feel like a newcomer as well because I was so watching from the sidelines in the first movie, and then I sort of became a bit of a reluctant Guardian in this movie. Captured and forced to be there, and forced to confront my relationship with my sister Gamora, and that's just been amazing. It's been really cool to be around them and see what it's like and the dynamic has been pretty special."

Pom was a bit envious of all the combat some of the other characters had the chance to partake in, but hopefully, she will get a chance in Guardians 3. "I mean I would love to you know. I've been training like crazy and I can't wait to do an action movie. I trained like crazy when I got the role and was like "Yeah I'm ready!" and you know all the action stuff was was with Nebula and Gamora, and I was like "can I do some please!" (laughs).

You can watch the entire interview in the video above, and the synopsis can be found below.

Set to the backdrop of 'Awesome Mixtape #2,' Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is written and directed by James Gunn (Slither). The film marks the return of the original Guardians, including Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) as Gamora; Dave Bautista (Spectre) as Drax; Vin Diesel (Furious 7) as the voice of Groot; Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) as the voice of Rocket; Michael Rooker (Jumper) as Yondu; Karen Gillan (The Big Short) as Nebula; and Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls) as Kraglin. New cast members include Pom Klementieff (Oldboy), Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby, Everest), Chris Sullivan (The Knick, The Drop) and Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, The Thing).

Next up for Marvel is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 on May 5, 2017. Spider-Man: Homecoming lands on July 7, 2017, followed by Thor: Ragnarok on November 3, 2017. After that Black Panther debuts on February 16, 2018, while Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters on May 4, 2018. Ant-Man and the Wasp is slated for July 6, 2018, followed by Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019.

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