9) The Sovereign And The Abilisk
Things then cut to Gamora in a strange landscape, standing next to some sort of pulsing light – perhaps an artificial sun or some other kind of power source? Whatever it is, it’s golden – which brings to mind James Gunn’s description of a new antagonist and race that will feature in the movie.
In Vol. 2, Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby, The Man From U.N.C.L.E) is joining the cast as alien queen Ayesha. Here’s how Gunn described the character:
“Ayesha is the golden High Priestess of a genetically-perfect people called the Sovereign. She’s not a woman to be screwed with – she, and her entire world, are extraordinarily deadly.”
That’s a fact backed up by the rest of this scene, which shows Gamora charging at an unseen big beastie, which is perhaps guarding the power source. Going by the single pink tentacle we see, this creature is presumably the Abilisk – a space monster confirmed to appear in the film and seen in some previously released concept art. We can assume that it will feature early on in the film – perhaps in the opening sequence?