We know that former Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan has been hired to play a part in the upcoming Marvel space opus Guardians of the Galaxy, but what is the part she’ll be playing? It seems unlikely that she’ll be playing the part of Rocket Raccoon, but the rumor has been that the part she’s playing is that of a villain, but again, who? Well, a Scottish newspaper cites “Marvel sources” who provides an interesting if unlikely answer.

Uncovered by NeoGaf forums, and then posted by Screen Rant, the below picture of a clipping from said Scottish newspaper indicates that the role Gillan is playing is… Angela!

Wait… Who?! Angela is a galactic bounty hunter who has once a supporting character in Spawn, but caught in a legal dispute involving rights between co-creators Todd McFarlane and Neil Gaiman, a court gave full rights to Gaiman, who turned around and gave Marvel license to use her. As a result, Angela made her first appearance in the recent Age of Ultron event in the Marvel Universe.

Seems a little random right? And would Marvel really stick such an out-of-left-field character in a movie that’s already kind of gamble for them in the first place? Well, I suppose if you’re going to hire a fiery red-haired temptress to be in your movie, you better give her a fiery red-haired temptress part. According to the article:

Karen Gillan will have to be in good shape for her role as a gold bikini-clad alien villain in the Marvel comics superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy. The former Doctor Who star will play Angela, a flame-haired, sword-wielding bounty hunter. The 25-year old Scot – the Time Lord’s companion Amy Pond – begins filming in London later this summer.

Given the fact that the film will begin shooting soon, we should have some kind of clarification as to who Gillan will be playing. So until that official statement from the production, let’s take all this with a grain of salt. Or maybe a tablespoon of salt.

What do you Bastards think, Angela: yay or nay?

Source: Bleeding Cool

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Karen Gillan, a fan favorite Doctor Who companion for several seasons on the hit BBC show, has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy. The production is headed towards a late-June start date and will shoot on location in the U.K. with director James Gunn in charge.

The Guardians of the Galaxy casting has been in high gear with the recent casting of Glenn Close as the head of the Nova Corps. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista lead the cast of Marvel’s space adventure movie, Gillan joins Lee Pace and Michael Rooker as the villains of the piece. While her character name/role have not been revealed yet, it’s widely thought that she will play the lead female villain.

The casting so far has been very interesting, bringing in actors and actresses from some of the most successful and fan-centric franchises. The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Parks and Recreation associations will bring fans in fans from across the spectrum.

What do you think? What Marvel character is Gillan going to play?

Via: THR

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We’re into the final stretch, Doctor Who returns with the second half of its seventh season in less than 24 hours! How have you been holding up? Did you enjoy our Doctor Who fan art compilation? What did you think of The Eleven Best Episodes From The Eleventh Doctor, Part 1? Well, we hope you liked them, we did it all for you. We’re even running a contest where you could win a Doctor Who Companion Prize Pack!

The first part of our best episodes list covered Season 5, Matt Smith‘s first season, and what I still consider to be one of the finest seasons of Doctor Who, ever. From here on out the picks for our will be pulled from Seasons 6 and 7A, which I’ll admit are a trickier bunch to choose from. It was only a matter of time before the Moffat Era of Who would begin hitting a few bumps along the way. But that’s not to suggest there aren’t some simply spectacular episodes of Doctor Who yet to come! Hit the jump for more of the Eleventh Doctor’s best episodes. Come along, Ponds!

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The popularity of Doctor Who has skyrocketed since Matt Smith took over the role of the 900+ – now 1200+ – year old Time Lord, especially here in the States. When the series triumphantly returned in 2005 is was still very much a cult show with a small, yet devoted fanbase. Over the seasons the show’s audience grew. David Tennant‘s four year run as the Tenth Doctor did much to bring the series into the spotlight; ask almost any new-to-Who fan and they’ll say he was their first Doctor. Today, Doctor Who is a bonafide, mega-hit. In the last few weeks leading to this Saturday’s premiere Matt Smith and new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman have been featured on dozens of magazine covers, appeared on late night talk shows, and their faces are plastered on ads everywhere. Doctor Who is BIG.

Which is only fitting, really, as the series enters its golden anniversary, celebrating 50 years. In this, the first part of a two part list – hey, if they can split their seasons in two, why not us? – we’ll be covering the best episodes of the Eleventh Doctor. These episodes are listed chronologically, not in an order of great to greatest. Ready? Let’s dive in, GERONIMO!

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Since making the move to Hollywood, Karen Gillan has been scooping up roles in her post-Doctor Who career. She’s appeared in the rom-com Not Another Happy Ending, the horror film Oculus, and now she’s joining the cast of Paul Scheer‘s NTSF:SD:SUV::. The live-action terrorism drama spoof airs on [adult swim] and also stars Rebecca Romijn and an eye-patch-wearing Kate Mulgrew, plus, obviously, Sheer. Deadline reports Gillan will play, “Daisy, the ‘Q’ tech expert of the NTSF:SD:SUV:: world.” NTSF:SD:SUV:: is expected to return in July, and filming has just begun on the show’s third season.

How do you like that? Karen will be back on American TV screens in no time, I know I’ve missed her. And I’m stoked to see her using those comedic chops. I’m also still holding out hope she’ll agree to appear on Inspector Spacetime.

Source: Anglophenia

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We celebrate some of the finest lady cosplayers the net has to offer in our weekly Sexy Cosplay of the Week feature. We love Sexy Cosplay of the Week – it is an institution here at NerdBastards – but the staff  thought it was about time that we did something to celebrate some of the sexiest male cosplays we could find.

So, with that in mind, we bring you this Salute to Sexy Male Cosplay, because damn it, you deserve a good dose of eye candy and these guys deserve a little bit of recognition for their awesome costumes, attention to detail, and abs that make all the guys here at NerdBastards feel extremely inadequate.

So enjoy the Nerd Bastards’ Salute to Sexy Male Cosplay!

Hit the jump for all the muscles and fabric you can enjoy and send your own to nerdbastardcosplay@gmail.com so we can keep doing this.
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Gingers! So what’s the big deal? Why are so many of us apparently fascinated by folks with red hair, light skin, and occasionally freckles? Especially when such individuals become media personalities? “Red” is the rarest natural hair color on the planet: Only 1-2% of the world’s population have it. Red hair has been associated with personality traits such as fiery temperament, combativeness or aggressiveness, and an overactive–if not downright freaky libido. Religious and mythological figures from King David to Judas Iscariot to the Egyptian God Set have all been thought to be, or depicted as being Gingers. Oh, and with apologies to Marvel Comics and Chris Hemsworth: According to Norse mythology, Thor was a redhead–not a blonde.

As for why redheads are called Gingers in the first place, there seems to be no real consensus: It’s primarily a British term, and still considered mildly derogatory to many in the UK. One popular theory is that it has nothing to do with color, but instead refers to the hot-blooded demeanor redheads supposedly possess. Most likely, it started in the middle ages, when “Gynger” referred to the coloration of a red rooster. Regardless of the hows and whys, redheads stick out, and more than a few have made indelible marks on popular culture. Here then is ten of the most well-known and influential Gingers, who have risen to iconic status….despite the unfortunate handicap of having no souls.

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From the beginning of the end, when it was announced The Doctor’s longest traveling companions – of the reboot anyhow – Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) we’re leaving showrunner Steven Moffat promised it would be heart-breaking. And heart-breaking it was, though maybe not how we expected it to be.

Clearly, this post will contain mad, MAD SPOILERS for Doctor Who “The Angels Take Manhattan.” Proceed with caution.

But, rule number one of Moffat-era Doctor Who is: The Moff lies. So when he told us to prepare for the worst, we over prepared. At least I know I did, so once the goodbye came I cried and was sad, but I didn’t lose my mind with grief.

As it turns out the ending could have been as terrible as our worst nightmares. Apparently, Moffat couldn’t decide just how he wanted to send off his beloved Ponds. One day the script ended tragically, the next it would be sad but hopeful. Obviously – and thankfully – he went with the more hopeful ending that had Amy and Rory zapped back in time by Weeping Angels to live out their long lives together, though without The Doctor.

Moffat shared with the Radio Times how he debated over and over just how to write their fond farewell,

So many times over those mad few days [of finishing the script], the fate of the Ponds changed. Alive, dead, alive, dead. Everything was wrong. Nothing felt right. Nothing felt inevitable.

…About four o’clock in the morning – with the gaspingly late script promised to the production team in a few hours – I remembered ‘The Eleventh Hour’… and the single moment we’ve been heading for, since the very beginning.

What did you think of the Ponds’ sendoff? Did you shed any tears? Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. Would you have preferred one or both Amy and Rory to get the axe?

If you haven’t seen it yet BBC has a wonderful video titled, “The Last Days of the Ponds,” which, if you didn’t cry at the episode you’ll cry here.

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Losing Companions is a fact of being a Doctor Who viewer. We know it will happen. It always does, it always has. The trick to making us care is in how they leave, why they leave, and how The Doctor will go on. It’s Steven Moffat first such story as showrunner, and he chose his signature monster to bring it home. The result is one of the series’ most emotionally resonant episodes, by which I mean it made me weep uncontrollably for a good 15 minutes.

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This Saturday we say goodbye to The Ponds and we’re all expecting a tearful goodbye, and the BBC won’t let us to forget it! I know I’ll be broken up when I watch Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill exit the TARDIS for the last time – however that comes to be – but even I’ll admit they really are laying it on thick with this new video. It’s a compilation of short interviews with them, Matt Smith, Caro Skinner, and Steven Moffat about the upcoming mid-season finale, “The Angels Take Manhattan.”

I wouldn’t consider any of this too spoilery, unless you’re shocked to hear The Ponds are leaving and that Moffat’s a mean man who finds pleasure in frightening and scarring young children! Okay, he’s not that malicious, but he does admit this episode was so sad it even made his son, who apparently never sheds a tear at TV, cry a little.

Really, Beeb? Did we need the slow pan of still photos coupled with the sad music?

Do you think you’ll let a few salty tears leak out when The Ponds say goodbye this weekend? Doctor Who airs this Saturday on BBC, BBC America, and Space.

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