<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11909664" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-keaton" source="Orion">Michael Keaton</keyword> won a SAG Award for his role in the opioid crisis drama "<keyword id="13275168" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dopesick" source="Orion">Dopesick</keyword>." </li><li>Keaton said he lost his nephew to drug <keyword id="12259135" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="addiction" source="Orion">addiction</keyword> during his acceptance speech. </li></ul>Michael Keaton picked up the gong for best actor in a TV movie or miniseries at the <keyword id="12939696" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sag-awards" source="Orion">SAG Awards</keyword> Sunday and dedicated the win to his late nephew who he said passed away from drug addiction. Keaton won the award for his role in the Hulu miniseries "Dopesick," which charts the rise of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin as well as the role that members of the Sackler family — who own the <keyword id="11908913" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pharmaceutical" source="Orion">pharmaceutical</keyword> companies Purdue Pharma and Mundipharma — played in the creation of the drug."I am blessed to be able to do something that might improve someone's life. I'm the most fortunate person," Keaton said as teared up during his acceptance speech. "Mostly, given the subject matter, this is for my nephew Michael and my sister Pam. I lost my nephew Michael to <keyword id="11915064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="drugs" source="Orion">drugs</keyword>, and it hurts."Insider's Palmer Haasch <a href="https://www.insider.com/sag-awards-michael-keaton-almost-misses-award-in-the-bathrom-2022-2">previously reported that Keaton</a>, who turns 71 this year, was late to accept his award on stage due to a bathroom break. "Thank you very much," Keaton said when he finally made it to the podium to accept his award. "Sorry, quick trip to the men's room. It's packed, by the way."<div type="image" title="An image of Michael Keaton running to accept his award." height="4136" width="6000" msid="89896694" hostid="261"></div>Later during his lengthy acceptance speech, Keaton referenced the privilege that allowed him to become an actor and praised Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky, who is a former actor, for "fighting the fight" in reference to the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-attacks-ukraine-launching-new-war-in-europe-2022-2?r=US&amp;IR=T">current conflict in Ukraine</a>."I'm so blessed to do what I do, and so fortunate," Keaton said. "I have a job where I can be part of a production like 'Dopesick,' or 'Worth,' that actually can spawn thought, conversation, actual change — who gets to have that job? Seriously, how fortunate am I that good can come from something I do just 'cause I wanted to become an actor?"Keaton's speech was later shared by the SAG official Twitter account.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1498128034133647364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2022</a></blockquote>In "Dopesick," Keaton plays Dr. Samuel Finnix, a family doctor who sees the effects of OxyContin firsthand. Keaton <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/michael-keaton-on-reviving-batman-the-protege-worth-dopestick-1234998480/">previously told The Hollywood Reporter</a> that his nephew's death from fentanyl and heroin addiction inspired him to take on the role in "Dopesick.""I thought, 'Well, if this is even remotely good, I have to do this,'" Keaton told the publication. "It happens to be real good."

Michael Keaton dedicated his 'Dopesick' SAG Award win to his nephew who died from addiction

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Will Poulter spoke to Insider about making his Marvel debut in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."</li><li>Poulter said that costar Chris Pratt gave him his number early on, in case he needed anything. </li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-details-to-know-2023-4">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</a>" newcomer <a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-will-poulter-adam-warlock-training-routine-2022-4">Will Poulter</a> said that <a href="https://www.insider.com/chris-pratt-stole-props-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-video-2023-5">Chris Pratt</a> made him feel welcome to the franchise from the start. "Chris Pratt in particular, from day one, gave me his number and was like, 'If there's anything you need...' which I thought was a really classy thing to do," Poulter, who made his Marvel debut as Adam Warlock, told <a href="https://www.insider.com">Insider</a> during a recent virtual interview for the movie."I really admire his conduct on set and how he approaches his work and how he treats people," Poulter added. "It's really lovely and he was nothing but supportive and encouraging to me from the jump."<div type="image" title="Will Poulter and Chris Pratt at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022." height="822" width="1097" msid="100102306" hostid="261"></div>The third movie in James Gunn's "Guardians" trilogy brings Rocket Raccoon's (voiced by Bradley Cooper) backstory to the forefront. "Vol. 3" also marks the arrival of Adam, who was first teased in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-end-credits-explain-2017-4">end-credits scene</a> of 2017's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2." The British actor is known for roles in "The Maze Runner" franchise, "We're the Millers," "Midsommar," and "Dopesick," for which he earned an Emmy nomination.Joining a franchise comprised of cast members who had already worked together on multiple films as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) made him "pretty nervous initially" and "a little bit apprehensive," he said.<div type="image" title="Will Poulter as Adam Warlock in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.&quot;" height="2542" width="3390" msid="100102308" hostid="261"></div>"I didn't know how it was gonna be and I was wary of the fact I was joining a group who were kind of 10 years deep and had formed these very, very deep and tight kind of connections," Poulter said. "They couldn't have been more welcoming and friendly to me, supportive and encouraging.""I really couldn't have asked for a better experience in that regard," he added. "And James really brings everybody together in the way that he directs and encourages a kind of sense of community on the set. So, I'm super grateful for that.""Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is now playing in theaters.

'Guardians 3' star Will Poulter says Chris Pratt gave him his number after he was cast in the movie just in case he needed anything: 'A really classy thing to do'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11909664" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-keaton" source="Orion">Michael Keaton</keyword> was in the bathroom when he won a SAG Award for his role on "Dopesick."</li><li>Keaton ran through the audience and rolled onto the stage to accept it.</li></ul>Michael Keaton rolled onto the stage to accept his <a href="https://insider.com/category/sag-awards-2022">Screen Actors Guild award</a> for his performance in "Dopesick," saying that he almost missed it because of the line in the men's restroom. The actor, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/sag-awards-2022-winners-list">won the award</a> for outstanding performance by a male actor in a television <keyword id="11897475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="movie" source="Orion">movie</keyword> or limited series award, made presenter Salma Hayek wait alone at the podium, scanning the audience for Keaton."Are you kidding me? I have stage fright," Hayek said, standing alone at the podium onstage while holding Keaton's award. "Come on Michael, come on Michael."Keaton was then spotted jogging through the audience. When he made it up to the stage, he briefly turned back to his peers before forgoing the stairs completely, instead sitting on the stage and rolling his legs over in a makeshift somersault to get up there quickly."Thank you very much," Keaton said when he finally made it to the podium and took the award from Hayek. "Sorry, quick trip to the men's room. It's packed, by the way."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1498128034133647364">February 28, 2022</a></blockquote>In the powerful speech that followed, Keaton referenced the privilege that allowed him to become an actor, and nodded to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-president-zelensky-posts-defiant-video-besieged-kyiv-russia-2022-2">Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky</a>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-presidential-race-polls-2019-2">who is also an actor</a>, for "fighting the fight.""I'm so blessed to do what I do, and so fortunate," Keaton said. "I have a job where I can be part of a production like 'Dopesick," or 'Worth,' that actually can spawn thought, conversation, actual change — who gets to have that job? Seriously, how fortunate am I that good can come from something I do just 'cause I wanted to become an actor?"In the emotional conclusion to his speech, Keaton teared up as he dedicated his win for "Dopesick," which examines the opioid crisis in the United States, to his nephew Michael and sister Pam. Keaton <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/michael-keaton-on-reviving-batman-the-protege-worth-dopestick-1234998480/">previously told The Hollywood Reporter</a> that his nephew died of fentanyl and heroin use in his 30s, drawing him to the story of the show.

Michael Keaton almost missed accepting his SAG Award because he was in the bathroom

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Will Poulter spoke to Insider about joining the MCU in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."</li><li>Poulter, who plays Adam Warlock, said his physical and mental health were prioritized during training. </li></ul>If the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a college, the Guardians of the Galaxy would be the house known for throwing the best parties on campus. Will Poulter, then, would be the freshman who stumbled in late one Friday night. But showing up at the 11th hour to a party where you don't know anybody could easily be an absolute trainwreck. Naturally, Poulter said he "was a little bit apprehensive" to join the well-established cast as <a href="https://www.insider.com/who-is-adam-warlock-guardians-of-galaxy-2017-4">Adam Warlock</a> for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.""I didn't know how it was gonna be and I was wary of the fact I was joining a group who were kind of 10 years deep and had formed these very, very deep and tight kind of connections," he told Insider.But luckily his hosts immediately brought him into the fold: "They couldn't have been more welcoming and friendly to me, supportive and encouraging," he said of the cast and director James Gunn, adding that <a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-will-poulter-chris-pratt-gave-number-2023-5">Chris Pratt warmed up to him on the very first day.</a>"Chris Pratt in particular, from day one, gave me his number and was like, 'If there's anything you need...' which I thought was a really classy thing to do," Poulter said. "I really admire his conduct on set and how he approaches his work and how he treats people. It's really lovely and he was nothing but supportive and encouraging to me from the jump.""The resounding takeaway," Poulter said, "is that you can make movies at this level on this scale and people can still have fun and all enjoy each other's company. And that's really how it should be."<div type="image" title="Will Poulter as Adam Warlock in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.&quot;" height="3271" width="4361" msid="100278047" hostid="261"></div><h2>Poulter said that it was imperative to preserve his mental health in the process of getting into superhero shape</h2>In the 10 years between starring in "We're the Millers" and making his Marvel debut, Poulter, now 30 years old, had a major glow-up that seemingly went unnoticed by the general public. That is until Poulter's casting in "Vol. 3" was <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/10/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-will-poulter-1234853679/">made </a><a href="https://twitter.com/PoulterWill/status/1447846531047038978" target="_blank" rel="noopener">public</a><a href="https://deadline.com/2021/10/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-will-poulter-1234853679/"></a> in October 2021.Suddenly, the internet became <a href="https://twitter.com/kotacthulhu/status/1450163613457600519" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mystified</a> by how the actor — who <a href="https://www.insider.com/will-poulter-weird-questions-about-jennifer-aniston-kiss-were-the-millers-2022-4">played Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston's gawky, naïve fake son</a> in the aforementioned comedy and was later <a href="https://twitter.com/PoulterWill/status/924495562451357696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E924495562451357696%7Ctwgr%5Eee3fe59c6c9411e9933ba06b6d89d1a98c5bbd6a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Fmovies%2F2017%2F10%2F29%2Fwill-poulter-sid-halloween-costume%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">likened to the "Toy Story" bully named Sid</a> — had transformed into a <a href="https://twitter.com/Miss_Azari/status/1450153731769741325">Hemsworthian heartthrob</a>.But that evolution didn't happen overnight for Poulter.He had already been growing up on-screen through projects like "The Revenant," "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch," and "Midsommar," and working alongside Hollywood's heavy hitters, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. He even <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmys-nominees-winners-list-2022-7">earned an Emmy nomination</a> for his supporting role as a pharmaceutical-sales rep named Billy Cutler on Hulu's 2021 miniseries "Dopesick," costarring Michael Keaton.He also told Insider he's auditioned for "an embarrassing number" of superhero movies over the years, but "whether I've been a serious consideration or not is a very different thing," he said with a laugh. So by the time Poulter landed his role in "Vol. 3," he was already in decent physical shape. "I was pretty lucky in the sense that I'd been working out and staying relatively fit through COVID, just because I didn't have anything else to do," he said, "and it was really, really good for my mental health to do that."<div type="image" title="Will Poulter as Adam Warlock and Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.&quot;" height="2028" width="2704" msid="100278050" hostid="261"></div>Starring in a Marvel movie pushed Poulter's fitness to new heights, as he worked with a team comprised of a nutritionist and trainers. His <a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-will-poulter-adam-warlock-training-routine-2022-4">rigorous training regimen</a> featured many hours in the gym and a restrictive diet that included <a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/will-poulter-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple protein shakes a day</a>.But that training didn't stop when he got to set. Poulter quickly learned that fighting the Guardians of the Galaxy isn't anything like a traditional workout, but luckily stunt coordinator Heidi Moneymaker was on hand to make him a hero. "Heidi was incredibly patient with me," he explained. "I find stunt work really, really hard, fun as hell, but just humbling from a physical perspective because you can do all the training in a world and this, that, and the other, and then you get in that suit and you might not even be able to throw a punch correctly."But throughout the "Guardians" press tour, he's avoided glamorizing the process of getting jacked and has instead emphasized the importance of achieving a superhero physique realistically, without negatively impacting his mental health — a topic that he's often been <a href="https://people.com/health/will-poulter-says-he-really-struggled-with-his-mental-health-during-the-pandemic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outspoken</a> about. "It had to be done in a way that didn't compromise on any of those things, you know?" Poulter said. "And everyone on my team was very aware of that and Marvel never put me under any pressure to compromise in that respect.""I was able to do it in a way that was safe and healthy and natural," he added, explaining that his "long-term physical and mental health" were both prioritized throughout the extensive process.<h2>Translating Adam Warlock's look from the comics to the big screen required a team effort</h2>Adam's arrival was first teased in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-end-credits-explain-2017-4">end-credits scene of 2017's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,"</a> as a powerful, beautiful, god-like being created in a cocoon with the intention of destroying the Guardians.It's certainly a formidable reputation to live up to, but Poulter, ever-humble, takes none of the credit. Poulter's on-screen look, which took approximately two and a half hours, was the work of a "dream team" of hair and makeup artists. As part of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/will-poulter-adam-warlock-transformation-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-2023-5">transformation</a>, the actor's skin was painted gold and his hair was styled similarly to his comic-book counterpart."Our visual effects makeup team was just so talented," he said. "I was wearing contacts too for a lot of the scenes and an immense amount of research and artistry went into creating the character," the actor added, "and I just sat in the chair."<blockquote class="pullquote-wrapper pullquote-breakout"><q class="pullquote-quotation">You can do all the training in a world and this, that, and the other, and then you get in that suit and you might not even be able to throw a punch correctly.</q> <cite class="pullquote-source">Will Poulter on doing stunt work for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"</cite></blockquote>The attention to detail extended to the shimmering gem on Adam's head, which is the Soul Stone in the comics."We tried a lot of different colors of gems," Poulter said. "We had like, a chocolate box of all these different gems and we ended up choosing that one, which I think is quite a gold one. I think it's a matte gold."Visually, the objective was to capture "the spirit of what Adam Warlock is in the comic books and how he best fits in, in the context of this film, in comparison to everybody else." "What you see on-screen is something that was made in a collaborative spirit," he said. <div type="image" title="Will Poulter as Adam Warlock in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.&quot;" height="794" width="1059" msid="100278053" hostid="261"></div>It's currently unclear whether Poulter will graduate to a bigger role in the MCU, but for now, he's curious to see if the audience will embrace him the way his fellow "Guardians" family has."I hope they like him, if that's the right word for Adam Warlock," he said, adding, "When you see things that you make impact people in a positive way, those are career-affirming moments, right?""When someone says that something you did meant something to them — even if it's as simple as cheered them up, not necessarily drastically affected the way that they thought, it doesn't have to be anything that extreme — but any time it moves someone in one direction or another in a positive fashion, that that's always kind of life-affirming and I'm grateful for those moments," he explained.Good thing then that he's well on his way to becoming the life of the party."Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is now playing in theaters.

Will Poulter is Marvel's new golden boy

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12039405" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="salma-hayek" source="Orion">Salma Hayek</keyword> posted a video on Instagram about a <keyword id="12642853" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wardrobe-malfunction" source="Orion">wardrobe malfunction</keyword> she had at the SAG Awards.</li><li>Hayek's glove got stuck to <keyword id="13294317" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fran-drescher" source="Orion">Fran Drescher</keyword>'s dress in the restroom just before she had to present.</li></ul>Salma Hayek posted about a wardrobe malfunction at the <a href="https://www.insider.com/sag-awards-2022-winners-list">Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday</a> that involved one of her sheer gloves getting stuck to "The Nanny" actor and SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher's dress."My glove got stuck on the great @officialfrandrescher dress, so I got stuck in the bathroom right before I had to present the award to @michaelkeatondouglas who was also stuck in the bathroom," Hayek captioned a post about the incident on Instagram.Hayek presented the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or limited series to Michael Keaton, who won for his work in the Hulu series "Dopesick." Keaton <a href="https://www.insider.com/sag-awards-michael-keaton-almost-misses-award-in-the-bathrom-2022-2">made Hayek wait onstage after she announced his win</a>, jogging through the audience and rolling onto the stage when he finally made it. When he reached the podium, he said that he was in the "packed" men's bathroom. <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CakWvlhJTFi" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>In the video posted to Instagram, a person who appears to be a staff member works to disengage Hayek's sheer, red glove from the small jewels on Drescher's dress. "I think I wrote you a letter, we must have sent it to your reps, because I want to pull you into my green council," Drescher, who mentioned on stage during the awards show that she is <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/01/fran-drescher-president-of-sag-aftra-is-thinking-big">forming a SAG-AFTRA green council to advocate for more sustainable practices in Hollywood</a>, said to Hayek in the video. "I said to you how magnificent you were in 'Gucci,' and how fearless you were, and ironically, how much I love that we always randomly run into each other," Drescher continued.Drescher and Hayek then reminisced about previously running into each other in Paris, France, on Boulevard Saint-Germain, before eventually disentangling themselves.

Salma Hayek 'got stuck' to Fran Drescher in the bathroom at the SAG Awards because of a bizarre wardrobe malfunction

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13597211" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="will-poulter" source="Orion">Will Poulter</keyword> will star as the Marvel character Adam Warlock in "<keyword id="12196956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3" source="Orion">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</keyword>."</li><li>Poulter told The Independent that he's used "different diets over the last few months."</li></ul>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-details-information-what-we-know-2022-2">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</a>" star Will Poulter said that his training routine for the upcoming Marvel movie is so intense that he wouldn't recommend it to anyone. "It's been a lot of gym work and a very, very specific diet," Poulter told <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/will-poulter-guardians-of-the-galaxy-dopesick-b2047322.html?r=78555">The Independent</a>. The 29-year-old actor will make his Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debut in James Gunn's third "Guardians" movie, currently set for release on May 5, 2023. Poulter will be portraying a popular character from the <a href="https://www.marvel.com/characters/magus-adam-warlock">comics</a> known as Adam Warlock. In the source material, the character is genetically created to be a perfect being.He has blonde hair, golden skin, and glowing eyes, and his superpowers include telepathy, superhuman agility, superhuman stamina, and the ability to manipulate energy. The introduction of the character was first teased in an <a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-end-credits-explain-2017-4">end-credits scene</a> in 2017's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."<div type="image" title="A golden birthing pod in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.&quot;" height="1191" width="1589" msid="90787359" hostid="261"></div>Since his casting, Poulter has remained generally tight-lipped about his role in the new "Guardians" movie. In his interview with The Independent, he spoke about the unpleasantness involved in getting jacked for the Marvel role. Poulter said that his diet has involved consuming "quantities of food you wouldn't necessarily want to ingest" and not eating "enough food" at other times. "I've gone through a series of different diets over the last few months," he said, explaining that now he's in a stage in which he's maintaining his weight."I've gone through periods of looking at food and feeling like I can't face it, and then you blink and the next minute you're ready to eat furniture because you're so hungry," he said.<div type="image" title="Adam Warlock wielding the Infinity Gauntlet in the Marvel comics." height="999" width="1333" msid="90787361" hostid="261"></div>Poulter said that his social life has also been impacted by his role, and he's "in a routine that is so rigid that being able to go out for dinner with friends is not something I've been able to do."The "Dopesick" star said that prioritizing mental and physical health is the main purpose and "the aesthetic goals have to be secondary.""Otherwise you end up promoting something that is unhealthy and unrealistic if you don't have the financial backing of a studio paying for your meals and training," he said."I'm in a very privileged position in that respect, and I wouldn't recommend anyone do what I did to get ready for that job," Poulter added.

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' star Will Poulter says his training regimen is 'so rigid' that he wouldn't recommend it to anyone

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A third "Guardians of the Galaxy" film is in the works, directed by <keyword id="12196957" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="james-gunn" source="Orion">James Gunn</keyword>.</li><li>British actor Will Poulter will star as the popular <keyword id="11899344" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="marvel" source="Orion">Marvel</keyword> comic-book character Adam Warlock.</li></ul><keyword id="12162342" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chris-pratt" source="Orion">Chris Pratt</keyword> and his "Guardians of the Galaxy" costars are teaming up for a third installment set for release in 2023."<keyword id="12196956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3" source="Orion">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</keyword>" will be helmed by returning writer-director James Gunn and feature existing cast members from the franchise: Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Dave Bautista as Drax, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, and Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot. The film will also introduce new faces to the <keyword id="11931627" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="marvel-cinematic-universe" source="Orion">Marvel Cinematic Universe</keyword> (MCU). Here's what fans can expect from "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3." <h2>'Dopesick' star Will Poulter is joining the MCU as Adam Warlock</h2><div type="image" title="Will Poulter in October 2021." height="894" width="1192" msid="89371777" hostid="261"></div>The British actor is known for roles in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," "We're the Millers," "The Maze Runner," "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch," and "Midsommar."The introduction of Adam Warlock in the MCU was first teased in an <a href="https://www.insider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-end-credits-explain-2017-4">end-credits scene</a> in 2017's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."One scene showed Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki), the High Priestess of the extragalactic race known as the Sovereign, talking about how to defeat the Guardians by way of a new plan. Ayesha told another Sovereign that the birthing pod in the room was "the next step in our evolution. More powerful, more beautiful, more capable of destroying the Guardians of the Galaxy.""I think I shall call him Adam," she said, referring to Adam Warlock. <div type="image" title="A golden birthing pod in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.&quot;" height="1191" width="1589" msid="89371782" hostid="261"></div>Many fans theorized that Adam would appear in "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/avengers-infinity-war">Avengers: Infinity War</a>" or "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/avengers-endgame">Avengers: Endgame</a>" as part of the Infinity Saga, given the characters' history of wielding the Infinity Stones in the comics. In the source material, Adam also formed a group called the Infinity Watch to protect the stones.Adam wasn't part of either of the aforementioned films, with the Avengers instead going back in time to collect all the stones and defeat the Mad Titan known as Thanos (Josh Brolin) with <a href="https://www.insider.com/zendaya-tom-holland-tony-stark-death-spoiler-avengers-endgame-2021-12">Tony Stark/Iron Man's fatal finger snap</a>. In the <a href="https://www.marvel.com/characters/magus-adam-warlock">comics</a>, Adam has blonde hair, golden skin, and glowing eyes. His superpowers include telepathy, superhuman agility, superhuman stamina, and the ability to manipulate energy. Poulter's casting as the powerful character was <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/10/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-will-poulter-1234853679/">reported by Deadline</a> in October 2021.Gunn confirmed the news shortly thereafter on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1447694295121678347">writing</a>: "Welcome to the Guardians family, Will Poulter. He's an amazing actor and wonderful guy. See you in a couple weeks."In response, Poulter <a href="https://twitter.com/PoulterWill/status/1447846531047038978">said</a>, "Thank you, James. It's a genuine honour to play this role and to work with you. I'm very excited to get to work."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Will Poulter (@PoulterWill) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1447846531047038978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2021</a></blockquote>During an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8DFXp8xMs">appearance</a> on "The Jonathan Ross Show" in October 2021, Poulter played coy when asked if he'll be painted gold for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."Weeks later, the actor told <a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/will-poulter-guardians-of-the-galaxy-dopesick-1235102154/">Variety</a> that he feels "very honored to have been welcomed into the Marvel family.""Everyone I've interacted with there is great and [I'm] very excited to be part of a franchise like 'Guardians,' which I regard to be like, one of the most creative and unique," he added. Poulter also told <a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/will-poulter-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-interview">GQ Hype</a> that he was drinking protein shakes and training in preparation for his Marvel role, which he landed after Zoom auditions and an in-person screen test with Gunn in Atlanta, Georgia. <h2>Chukwudi Iwuji has a mystery role in the film</h2><div type="image" title="Chukwudi Iwuji on season one of &quot;Peacemaker.&quot;" height="905" width="1206" msid="89371784" hostid="261"></div>Iwuji portrays Clemson Murn on Gunn's HBO Max series "Peacemaker."The actor told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/peacemaker-chukwudi-iwuji-guardians-galaxy-3-1235080130/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> in January 2022 that he was "speechless" when Gunn approached him about a role in the new "Guardians" <keyword id="11897475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="movie" source="Orion">movie</keyword> while on the set of "Peacemaker." He couldn't share many details about his role, but described his character as "extremely powerful" and "complex.""He's certainly one of, if not the most complex characters we've seen in the freaking Marvel universe," Iwuji added. "So he's deeply complex and deeply powerful, and I hope intriguing. I hope I bring that to it.""After working with him on #Peacemaker I wasn't about to let go of one of the best actors I've ever worked with - so I gave him the role most every big name actor in Hollywood wanted. #TalentAboveAllElse," Gunn wrote on <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1457792078050590720">Twitter</a> about casting Iwuji.<h2>Sylvester Stallone confirmed his return as Stakar Ogord in a since-deleted Instagram post</h2><div type="image" title="Sylvester Stallone in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.&quot;" height="1201" width="1602" msid="89371786" hostid="261"></div>On November 12, 2021, Stallone posted videos on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLzR1SpTuw/">Instagram</a> showing the process of face duplication. He was vague in his caption and didn't specify what project he was working on at the time, but the post was shared shortly after filming for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" began. "For those interested what goes on behind the scenes for filmmaking. Here's just a very small part of it. Face duplication," he wrote. Days later, Stallone shared a <a href="https://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-3-sylvester-stallone-return-confirmed-image/">behind-the-scenes photo</a> of himself in his costume, which was <a href="https://twitter.com/CultureCrave/status/1460257993690259460">reposted by @CultureCrave</a> but has since been wiped from the actor's profile. <h2>The movie will be emotional, according to Gunn and the cast</h2><div type="image" title="Zoe Saldana as Gamora and Karen Gillan as Nebula in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.&quot;" height="1192" width="1589" msid="89371788" hostid="261"></div>Gillan said that she and Klementieff had a passionate reaction to the script."We read it in the same room together, and then looked at each other and we were in floods of tears," she told <a href="https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/karen-gillan-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-script-floods-tears-exclusive-144616343.html">Yahoo</a> in September 2021, describing the movie as "so emotional.""You're learning more about existing characters and on a deeper level. I'm really excited at exploring Nebula, post-Thanos," she added.Gillan told the same story to <a href="https://collider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-script-karen-gillan-interview/">Collider</a>, adding that the upcoming movie is Gunn's "strongest work yet with the Guardians and it's just brilliant. It's brilliant and it's emotional and it's funny and it's all of those things that you want."Gunn shared similar comments about the weight of the movie in an interview with <a href="https://ew.com/movies/james-gunn-says-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-will-be-heavier/">Entertainment Weekly</a> a few months prior. "For 'Guardians 3,' the script has basically been written for a long time," he said. "I've been playing with it in little ways over the years, but it's basically stayed the same since three years ago. It's pretty heavy actually. It's a heavier story, so it's an emotional process to go through."After the first day of shooting "Guardians 3," Pratt also <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CWCaY_dL75-/">teased</a> "a delicate, emotional, funny, wild, complicated scene" that "everyone absolutely killed.""So grateful to be puppeteered by my friend and brother the mad genius @jamesgunn Oh My God I promise you… this movie will be worth the wait. #gotgvol3," Pratt added. <h2>Gunn said that fans will need to watch the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special' before seeing 'Guardians 3'</h2><div type="image" title="Gamora, Peter Quill, Drax, and Rocket in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.&quot;" height="1202" width="2878" msid="89371791" hostid="261"></div>The special is written and directed by Gunn and <a href="https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/movie/guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special">set for release on Disney+</a> in late 2022 around the holidays.Gunn told <a href="https://collider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-holiday-special-vol-3-connections-filming-details-james-gunn-interview/">Collider</a> that the holiday special will be less than 40 minutes long and a precursor to the third film."It's in-canon, it's about the Guardians, you're gonna learn stuff that you need to learn before you see 'Volume 3,' and it's great," he said, "I'm really, really happy with it."<h2>'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' will be the final installment of the franchise for this team</h2><div type="image" title="Mantis, Drax, Rocket, Gamora, and Peter Quill in &quot;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.&quot;" height="920" width="1227" msid="89371794" hostid="261"></div>"This is the end for us, the last time people will see this team of Guardians," Gunn said during an appearance on Deadline's "<a href="https://deadline.com/2022/01/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-james-gunn-peacemaker-interview-podcast-1234921196/" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)" rel="noopener">Hero Nation" podcast</a> in January 2022. "It's so, so big and dark, and different from what people might be expecting it to be," he added. "I just want to be true to the characters, the story and give people the wrap-up that they deserve for the story."<h2>The film is currently slated to hit theaters on May 5, 2023</h2><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CWBb6AwPttj" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>Filming began on November 8, 2021. Gunn and the stars marked the occasion by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CWBb6AwPttj/">posting</a> a Polaroid featuring Poulter, Klementieff, Iwuji, Sean Gunn (who has portrayed Kraglin and is a motion reference actor for Rocket Raccoon), Pratt, Saldana, Bautista, and Gillan. "It's been a strange &amp; long &amp; at times challenging journey to get here, but the obstacles along the way have only made this moment more blissful. Back on set with my Guardians family for the first day of shooting #GotGVol3," the director captioned his Instagram and <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1457754577411973122">Twitter</a> posts. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" will be released the same year as two other MCU films, "<a href="https://www.insider.com/captain-marvel-2-details-information-what-we-know-brie-larson">The Marvels</a>" (February 17, 2023) and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (July 28, 2023).

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The booming <keyword id="1817616" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="SPAC">SPAC</keyword> market has been spooked by the acting <keyword id="6362470" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="sec">SEC</keyword> director's recent hints that new rules could be on the way.</li><li>The financial forecasts used by companies going public through SPACs could come under scrutiny.</li><li>A close look at the so-called Total Addressable Market estimates used by companies involved in SPACs shows why caution is advised.</li></ul>Last week John Coates, the Harvard academic who is acting director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's division of corporate <keyword id="25455" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="finance">finance</keyword>, caused a kerfuffle in the world of SPACs.In a highly readable (really!) <a href="https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/spacs-ipos-liability-risk-under-securities-laws">treatise</a> on blank-check companies, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-getting-rich-on-spacs-2021-2">as special-purpose acquisition companies are also known</a>, Coates issued a warning to the investment bankers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, part-time board members, and other charlatans exploiting the trend. Plenty could go wrong, he said, when those who raise SPAC funds then buy a company. He ticked off a list of concerns from conflicts of interest <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-getting-rich-on-spacs-2021-2">to celebrity involvement</a> to the potential ordinary investors being lured by "baseless hype."Coates focused on the use of financial projections in SPAC deals. Because a SPAC buying a target technically is a merger, not an IPO, most have assumed it's okay to ignore IPO rules, which <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/spac-blank-check-merger-sec-official-blank-dealmakers-risks-complexities-2021-4-1030267783">prohibit financial projections</a> that could be used to bamboozle investors. Coates cautioned SPAC sponsors against becoming too comfortable with this loophole-and suggested the SEC might make rules to clarify matters.The SEC official didn't give specific examples of "baseless hype," but he might have mentioned the way companies describe the market opportunity in front of them. SPAC after SPAC, in presentations to investors, describe the "total addressable market" they are attacking. The implication is that even if they have little or no business today their potential is huge.Like the financial projections that worry the SEC, these market-size estimates - nearly always rosy and often far out into the future - ought to give pause to investors. SPACs tend to buy unproven companies, like flying car manufacturers and space "infrastructure" companies. (If they were proven, the companies likely would go the more respectable IPO route.) Because investors can't possibly know what these startups might become, the potential market size estimates are important for making an investment decision.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/6-hot-startups-that-can-make-flying-cars-actually-happen-2020-11">Flying car companies</a> are particularly good at this cheerful prognostication. Three have announced plans to become SPACs so far. Two, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/archer-aviation-spac-public-valuation-founders-fly-passengers-for-united-2021-2">Archer Aviation</a> and Lilium, say their market could be as big as $3 trillion by 2040. Both based their guesstimate on the same 2018 Morgan Stanley research report by analyst Adam Jonas. The far-into-the-future estimate applies a kitchen-sink approach to market sizing by including revenue projections for several industries, including airlines, cargo, ride-hailing, and "key accelerants" like batteries, communications equipment, and software.I asked Morgan Stanley for a copy of the Dec., 2018, Jonas report, "Flying Cars: Investment Implications of Autonomous Urban Air Mobility," so I could dig into the assumptions Archer and Lilium are relying on. A Morgan Stanley spokeswoman said "we decline at this time, due to this report being outdated." Good point, though one wonders why it's good enough for companies about to include average investors as their shareholders.Joby Aviation, another flying car company has a more modest, but also aggressive estimate of its potential market. It told investors it saw a $500 billion addressable market in the US alone and a global market of "north of $1 trillion." Joby didn't cite a date by which this market will appear. But it did source its estimate to another 2018 study, this one by tech consultant Booz, Allen, Hamilton.That study, prepared for NASA, <a href="https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20190001472">is available online</a>. A summary notes that the US prognostication is "for a fully unconstrained scenario" and that factors like weather, certification, regulatory hurdles, and public perception could reduce its near-term estimate to 0.5% of the total, or $2.5 billion. As it happens, the BoozAllen consultant who wrote the report, Rohit Goyal, now works in "product intelligence" for Joby, according to his LinkedIn profile. Investors might do well to ask him about the report's assumptions.Let's be clear about something: Making a guess at the total size of a potential market is a valuable exercise for investors. The late Don Valentine, a founder of Sequoia Capital, was famous for paying attention to the size of the market opportunity to the exclusion of all else. But he was making risky venture-capital bets. Lise Buyer, an advisor to companies that go public, and a fund manager, research analyst and VC at various stages of her career, told me it's "totally legit for investors to ask what's the biggest the market could be if everything goes right. But I think they will roll their eyes when the numbers get too big."Or at least they ought to.<h2>***</h2><h2>In other news:</h2>While I have you, I'd like to recommend a fine book that reflects badly on big business. It's called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Mud-Lick-Companies-Delivered/dp/1982105313">"Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight against the Drug Companies that Delivered Opioid Epidemic"</a>, by the Pulitzer-prize winning West Virginia investigative journalist Eric Eyre.There are plenty of good books about the opioid scourge, including Beth Macy's "Dopesick" and the just-out and rapturously reviewed Sackler family takedown "Empires of Pain" by Patrick Radden Keefe. Eyre's book focuses on the role of the big drug distributors - Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen - in pushing pills for years that led to an overdose epidemic. Each of these companies is locked in multi-state litigation to resolve the type of allegations Eyre details. CEOs of each, for what it's worth, signed the Business Roundtable's 2019 <a href="https://www.businessroundtable.org/business-roundtable-redefines-the-purpose-of-a-corporation-to-promote-an-economy-that-serves-all-americans">statement of purpose</a>, which, among other things, promises to "respect the people in our communities and protect the environment by embracing sustainable practices across our businesses." After reading this book you'll be hard pressed to judge their actions respectful or sustainable.I planned to write an entire column on hollow corporate statements and how they relate to the current climate of corporate activism and political awareness. But the lead editorial in the current issue of The Economist published a perfect distillation of what I wanted to say. So instead, I'll link to it <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/04/15/the-political-ceo">here</a>.Adam Lashinsky is a Business Insider contributor and former executive editor at Fortune magazine, where he spent 19 years. He is the author of two books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Apple-Americas-Admired-Secretive-Company/dp/145551215X?tag=bisafetynet2-20">"Inside Apple"</a> (about Apple) and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Ride-Inside-Ubers-Domination/dp/0735211396?tag=bisafetynet2-20">"Wild Ride"</a> (about Uber).

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