The Iron Curtain had already collapsed when Maria Bakalova was growing up in Bulgaria, but old sensibilities still lingered: ...

But the very first actor Gunn talked to about taking part in his DC projects was Maria ... Bakalova had previously worked with Gunn on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy films, where she voiced ...

The first time Maria Bakalova came to New York ... start of the film and Bakalova was then 26, she feared that Abbasi would perceive her as too young for the role. "I was worried I might look ...