Last week, the Hollywood blockbuster "Brave Game 2" was released.
The dangerous game world makes people shout out for fun.
Unlike the first one, when the four protagonists return to the game, only Martha, the bully, is still a sexy hit girl, and everyone else has changed their identities.
Martha's wonderful fight makes the audience forget the "blue sister" nebula buried by Marvel on the big screen, and once again appreciate the British beauty Karen Gillan's natural waterfall red hair and sexy long legs.
Probably many people don't know much about her, but are simply attracted to her appearance.
Karen Gillan has dry goods, and she not only relied on years of hard work to prove that running dragon sets can also become heroines. He even participated in writing the screenplay and was nominated for Best Newcomer Screenplay at the 21st British Independent Film Awards for "The Party Has Just Begun".
Stills from "The Party Has Just Begun"
Hidden behind beauty is the Hollywood struggle story of a small Scottish girl, with effort, luck, talent and sacrifice all in place.
The story begins when she was a child.
Karen Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland's northernmost town, in the upper reaches of the famous Loch Ness attraction, and is half a "fellow" with the Loch Ness Monster. Because she loved acting since she was a child, she decided to drop out of high school at the age of 16 and come to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, to study theatre performance.
Karen Gillan's family
At the age of 18, she received a cameo role in an episode of the British drama "Inspector Rebbs", and for this shooting opportunity, she dropped out of school in Edinburgh and moved her family to London alone, starting a period of studying at the London Drama School during the day and working in the bar at night to make ends meet.
Karen Gillan's first TV series character
Unfortunately, the tall figure of more than 1.8 meters and a dazzling red hair did not bring The convenience of audition for Gillan, but became a stumbling block for her pursuit of the dream of being an actor. Wearing flat shoes is higher than that of male stars, and directly dissuaded many casting directors.
The dragon set that ran in those years
In the early years of her career, model Karen Gillan was more popular than actress Karen Gillan. She has endorsed several British designers and makeup brands, and even guest starred in a documentary about fashion. However, the acting jobs she can receive are all running dragon sets in unpopular film and television dramas.
During that time, she did a resident group performance in the BBC sketch series, playing multiple roles in one person, from full nudity to obesity, fully releasing her comedic talent.
In May 2009, fate favored Karen Gillan for the first time.
She was selected to star in the new generation of heroines of the British national science fiction drama "Doctor Who", becoming the youngest "Doctor Who" Matt Smith (1.82m tall) time travel companion in history - Amy Pound, two energetic romantics to inject unprecedented youth energy into this longevity drama spanning more than half a century.
Karen Gillan and Matt Smith usher in a new era for Doctor Who
Since then, Karen Gillan has become a household name in the UK, proving that she is not only attractive in appearance, but also has the strength to perform. In 2012, she completed a heartbreaking character exit from the Doctor Who series. The forward Scottish girl decided to step out of her comfort zone once again and head to the United States across the ocean to pursue her silver-screen dreams.
New to Hollywood, Gillan starred in the horror film "Ghost Blindfold".
Stills from "Ghost Blindfolded"
The heroine she played once saw her parents die tragically in front of her. Years later, in order to find the truth, she opened the gates of hell and fought against the ghosts.
Although Gillan's appearance in the film is green, the performance is very vivid.
Released in 2014, the film was well received and was shortlisted for the 38th Toronto International Film Festival.
Subsequently, Gillan collaborated with John Zhao on the sitcom Recreating the Lady.
Stills from "The Lady Who Reinvented."
In the play, she played a superficial female Internet celebrity with a big chest and no brain. In order to reshape her online image, she and the public relations played by John Zhao racked their brains and experimented with various experiments.
Her modeling in the play is not small
The episode had a good reputation, but it aired for half a season and was unfortunately cut.
However, at this time, Gillan's film life ushered in the most important turning point.
In 2013, Karen Gillan, who bid farewell to the "Doctor Who" television universe, stepped into the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the big screen. In order to play the role of nebula, the cold-blooded space killer of "Guardians of the Galaxy", Gillan ruthlessly cut off her hair, painted her body with blue paint, and after the makeover, no one could recognize this red-haired beauty.
Guardians of the Galaxy Nebula shape
When Gillan took off his hood at the San Diego Comic Con and appeared as bald for the first time, fans were stunned. Her long red hair cut off was later used by the Star Wars Episode VII crew as a prop wig to continue to use, and this "sacrifice" was not wasted.
From the "Silver Guardian" series to the "Reunion" sequel, Nebula's position in the MCU has become more and more important, and the world influence of Marvel superhero movies has pushed her step by step into the vision of global audiences.
But in fact, before "Silver Guard", Karen Gillan had auditioned for Agent 13 in "Us Team 2".
Although Agent 13 was eventually taken by Emily Wankap, the Marvel casting director has long remembered the red-haired woman. When James Gunn was preparing for "Guardians of the Galaxy", he asked her to come to the interview again and successfully won the role of Nebula.
In 2017, Karen Gillan got the opportunity to play the first commercial blockbuster actress, playing comedy and action in the new version of Brave Game led by Dwayne Johnson.
Stills from Brave Games
Karen Gillan had come to China to promote the film, and Time.com had an exclusive conversation with her.
At the time, she called "Brave Game" her favorite movie, so when she had the opportunity to audition, she felt very magical, and she couldn't ask for it.
In order to cope with the large number of action scenes in the film, she ate a lot of protein to help her grow muscles. In addition, he participated in dance classes and martial arts classes.
Viewers who have seen the first part may be impressed by her "roundabout kick". In the film, she used this trick to defeat many men.
Director Jack Casdan also revealed that the crew's martial arts director integrated martial arts elements into Martha's fighting style. Karen and martial arts instructors are required for long training sessions. "She did a very good job, worked hard, and these complicated fight scenes in the film were done by herself, and I was really satisfied."
Relying on commercial films and big IP to become popular, Karen Gillan does not change her heart to pursue the nature of art. Her selection taste is eclectic, and she has participated in the box office independent films "Violent Valley" and "Circle", guest awards season film "Big Short", and almost starred in the crime film "Under All Beings".
Stills from Valley of Violence
Stills from "Under All Beings"
Stills from The Big Short
After the performance, Gillan finally began to show off her creative talents.
In 2015, her first short film, Coward, written and directed by herself, was nominated for several awards at the Edinburgh Film Festival. The short film is about the pressures a girl faces to become an actress.
Karen Gillan on the set is directed by Fan
A year later, she returned to her native Scotland to complete her director/screenwriter feature film debut, The Party Has Just Begun, and co-starred with Guardians of the Galaxy partner Lee Pace.
Lee Pace
The film tells the story of Lucy, played by Karen Gillan, who travels to find herself. In the film, Lee Pace is an English man who suddenly breaks into Lucy's world.
"The Party Has Just Begun" had a good reputation during the film festival, with a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 80%, and was nominated for Best Film at the British Film Institute Scottish Film Awards.
"The Party Has Just Begun" Rotten Tomatoes review
At present, her film and television projects include "The Call of the Wild", "Gunpowder Milkshake", "Transformation Agent", "What If", etc., and she will also appear in more Marvel movies.
With the exposure of these works, it is believed that the labels of "sexy hit women" and "nebula" will gradually fade.
The film life that belongs to Karen Gillan has only just begun.
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