Both praised him both as a person and as a filmmaker, with Gillan in particular being visibly moved while talking about her relationship with Gunn.

Source: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-stars-karen-gillan-chris-pratt-love-james-gunn/

For Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista, they credited Guardians with launching their film careers — and changing their lives.

Source: https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-zoe-saldana-thought-gamora-only-two-scenes/

Gillan is best known for her Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) work playing Nebula in The Guardians of the Galaxy continues season 35 on December 3, with an episode titled “AE Bonny Romance.”

Source: https://screenrant.com/the-simpsons-season-35-karen-gillian-guest-star/

“I don’t know if Nebula will return beyond this, it’s possible that this is her final chapter,” Gillan announced on Instagram last year.

Source: https://variety.com/lists/guardians-of-the-galaxy-character-fate-vol-3-end/

In addition to Cooper and Pratt, the returning cast also includes Dave Bautista as Drax, Zoe Saldaña as Gamora, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Vin Diesel as Groot and Sean Gunn as Kraglin.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/james-gunn-painfully-cute-baby-rocket-footage/

Instead, the film's special effects department built a practical dummy of Pratt so that Gillan could carry it.

Source: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-chris-pratt-dummy-bts-video/

It remains to be seen if more images are shared on Instagram, or if Gillan will keep them for herself.

Source: https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/karen-gillan-dropped-some-gorgeous-pics-from-her-scottish-wedding-and-her-dress-is-a-stunner

The third entry in the Jumanji film series, which started off with the excellent 1995 flick, Welcome to the Jungle stars Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black.

Source: https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/movies-tv-tonight-darkest-hour-771263

They became involved in a relationship in February 2020 but had broken up a few weeks before Ms Gillan died, the inquest heard.

Source: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/inquest-told-of-womans-final-conversations-before-she-went-missing-3981411

While Van Allsburg seems pleased that the original plan for a sequel never came to fruition, more recently the franchise has enjoyed considerable success with the movies led by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan.

Source: https://screenrant.com/jumanji-sequel-idea-white-house-writer-response/