Karen Gillan mocks her dad bod pose on GotG Vol. 3 poster

Jokingly, Gillan tries to recreate the pose. The actress continued by relating how she herself was perplexed when she looked at the poster once it was out:

Nope doesn't look good now either does it? Maybe I should double down and try to make this pose a thing. Maybe I'll do it on a couple of red carpets, see if it takes. I stared at it for so long I was like, "Oh, maybe I'm reaching for a weapon to take out and fight someone", and then I remembered that I'm not wearing a holster or anything that would carry a weapon. So, it's not that either.

Interestingly, while Gillan does go at length with regard to the pose, she does not say anything about the odd proportions Nebula has, which makes her look somewhat masculine. Although fans poked fun at the pose, they had more negative reactions to how the poster seemed to deliberately downplay Gillan's curves. Some fans have even gone so far as stating it looks like Gillan's body was replaced with a man's through photo-manipulation:

But is this the last we will see of this pose that went viral? Gillan says it's likely to show up again in the future:

You'll be seeing that pose again somewhere when you least expect it. I'm going to bring it back for its return.

Did Gillan inadvertently confirm that Nebula is one of the guaranteed survivors by the end of GotG Vol. 3? After all, director James Gunn promised there will be major deaths in the third Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Plus, Will this mean Nebula will be appearing in an upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film or series on Disney+?

Produced by Marvel Studios, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 hyperspeeds toward its North American theatrical release on May 5, 2023.