Karen Gillan has wrapped “Avengers 4,” but can’t tell us much about it: She says the film’s directors, the Russo brothers, went to extremes to keep secrets, even from the film’s stars.
Gillan, who plays the Guardians of the Galaxy’s powerful Nebula, details their security precautions in the new “Shoot This Now” podcast. You can listen on Apple or right here:
“We didn’t even get a script. There was no script,” she said. “Just my scenes. I’d sometimes get them just in the morning, do them, hand them back over at the end of the day.”
Wait, you may be asking. How do you act in a movie without actually knowing what happens in the movie?
Don’t worry: Gillan explains in the interview. (We start talking about the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films and “Avengers 4” around the 15-minute mark.)
The interview focuses mostly, however, on Gillan’s debut as a writer-director, “The Party’s Just Beginning.” The film is set in Gillan’s hometown, in the Scottish Highlands, and she plays Liusaidh (pronounced Lucy), a young woman coping with the suicide of her best friend (Matthew Beard).
Lee Pace, one of her “Guardians of the Galaxy” co-stars, also stars. Gillan and Pace met on the set of the first “Guardians,” in which he played Ronan the Accuser.
“We were villains together,” she recalled.
Withholding scripts wouldn’t be the only security precaution by Joe and Anthony Russo. They celebrated the wrap of the film by posting a mysterious image that few fans seem to understand.
Gillan’s “The Party’s Just Beginning” makes its theatrical debut on Friday and gets a digital release Dec. 12.
“Avengers 4” comes to theaters May 3, 2019.
'Avengers: Infinity War' - Here Are All the Pop Culture References (Photos)
"Avengers: Infinity War" is full of awesome and hilarious references to classic films, bands and yes, even ice cream brands. Click through TheWrap's gallery to see what made the cut.
"Footloose"
Tom Holland's Spidey references the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon in the film. However, this isn't the only time Bacon gets mentioned in "Infinity War."
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"Alien" Movies
In the same scene, Peter Parker also uses the "Alien" movies as inspiration to get out of tricky situation.
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Squidward
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) tells one of Thanos' Black Order members that he reminds him a lot of Squidward Tentacles from "SpongeBob SquarePants."
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"Arrested Development"
Someone covered in blue, wearing Never-nudes and looking very much like David Cross' character Tobias Fünke from "Arrested Development" is seen in one of the scenes of "Infinity War."
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Starbucks
Okoye (Danai Gurira) references Starbucks and The Olympics (on the next slide) when talking to T'Challa about making Wakanda accessible to the outside world.
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The Olympics
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Grimace
McDonalds' The Grimace gets a shoutout in a conversation with Thanos (Josh Brolin). That's on point, given that many fans commented that exact thing about Thanos' look on the internet prior to the film's release.
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The Beatles
Tony Stark talks to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) about the Avengers disbanding and Bruce says, "Like the Beatles?"
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Ben & Jerry's
In a scene between Tony Stark and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Stark tells the Sorcerer Supreme: "Well, I swore off dairy but then Ben & Jerry's named a flavor after me."
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"Defender" Video Game
Groot (Vin Diesel), who is no longer a baby but has since grown into an angsty teenager, is seen playing the classic "Defenders" arcade game throughout the movie.
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Kevin Bacon
Pom Klementieff's Mantis references Kevin Bacon in the film, as well.
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"Rubberband Man"
The Guardians sing The Spinners' "Rubberband Man" when flying through the galaxy.
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Mr. Clean
At one point, Tony Stark called Drax "Mr. Clean" -- and to be honest, we see the resemblance.
"The Waterboy"
In the movie, Mantis (Pom Klementieff) says the Guardians are there to "kick names and take a--," which is a reference to 1998's "The Waterboy."
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From classic films to ice cream brands and video games, here’s what you’ll hear mentioned in the latest MCU movie
"Avengers: Infinity War" is full of awesome and hilarious references to classic films, bands and yes, even ice cream brands. Click through TheWrap's gallery to see what made the cut.