UPDATE – We assumed that Pom Klementieff is playing Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and it turns out that we were right! Deadline claims that they have told that the French actress is indeed playing the female superhero!

James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has added the not-so-well-known French actress Pom Klementieff to its cast roster! The actress who played a character named Haeng-Bok in Spike Lee's 2013 flick Oldboy is set to play an unspecified role in the sequel to last year's surprise blockbuster that grossed no less than $774 million.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pom will be playing "˜one of the new key roles' in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The site also suggests that Marvel Studios conducted "˜a wide search' for the particular role she will be playing in the movie, which called for "˜an Asian actress'. They also did chemistry reads for "˜several rounds'.

Even though we don't have much details on Pom Klementieff's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 role, but it is undoubtedly going to be a big break for the actress in Hollywood since she is still a new face here.

Pom Playing Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2?

What could be the role of Pom in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? While trying to solve that puzzle, two points in the details "“ A KEY ROLE and SEARCH FOR AN ASIAN ACTRESS – strongly direct us towards one particular Marvel female superhero! And that is MANTIS "“ a half-Vietnamese, half-German character introduced by Marvel Comics in the early 1970s.

In the comics, she has been member of Guardians of the Galaxy as well as The Avengers. And she has had ties to Vision (played by Paul Bettany in the MCU), Scarlet Witch (played by Elizabeth Olsen) and the Kree (involved in the first installment of Guardians of the Galaxy). Plus, Pom showed her MARTIAL ART SKILLS in Oldboy "“ something in which Mantis is a GRANDMASTER!

On the next page "“ an Academy Award winning actor passed on lead villain role of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2!