Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Introduces A Classic Villain To The MCU
By Rachel Davis
During Marvel Studios' Saturday evening presentation in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, it was finally revealed who would be playing the villain in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3." The infamous — and classic — Marvel Comics meanie will be portrayed by none other than actor Chukwudi Iwuji, who may be best known to U.S. audiences for his role as Clemson Murn on the DC Comics HBO Max show, "Peacemaker," yet another James Gunn project (via IMDb). A Twitter video shared by IGN from on the floor of Hall H shows Iwuji in full High Evolutionary costume, walking down the aisle clad in full purple armor from head to toe. The video also sees the actor fully absorbed into his High Evolutionary role, at times scowling at the crowd before breaking into an unnerving smile.
Based on the character's comic origins, the High Evolutionary is a very intelligent biologist named Herbert Wyndham who grew up in England. He becomes obsessed with the process of evolution, leading him down a dangerous path that bestows him with special abilities but also leads him to conflict with The Avengers and other Marvel characters. His intellect after, er, improving himself is now unimaginable, and he is a formidable and powerful combatant.
The High Evolutionary's role in the "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" story likely has a lot to do with Will Poulter's Adam Warlock given that he is incredibly involved in the origins of Adam's story in Marvel Comics. It will be interesting to learn more of the plot of "Vol. 3" as we get closer to its release, hopefully learning more about The Guardians' final adventure in the process.
