Nebula, it seems, was never set to make it out of the Marvel smash alive – although thankfully she did, and now appears in the sequel.
Asked by Digital Spy if she had expectations for the character arc, Gillan said: “No, I did not actually.
“I definitely had a feeling that there was room for the character to expand in the future, but she was originally supposed to die in the first movie, I think I remember in the script.
“She obviously did not die, then I found out that she was coming back in the second movie and then I found out we got to explore all these amazing things about her past and her relationship with Gamora, her sister, so I was really happy.”