The Suicide Squad's Ratcatcher 2 actress Daniela Melchior officially joins the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 cast. James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy plans were delayed a few years ago when Disney fired him. The third film has been in development since 2017 and sees Chris Pratt's Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana's Gamora, Dave Bautista's Drax, and many others return. Before returning to direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Gunn went to DC to spearhead a new Suicide Squad movie, which had a star-studded cast, including several people associated with his Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.
After having Sean Gunn, Pom Klementieff, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, Steve Agee, and others appear in The Suicide Squad after working with Gunn on the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, speculation mounted that some of the DC movie's other cast members could follow the director to the MCU. The official cast list for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 does include some DC crossover, as Chukwudi Iwuji joined as a major mystery character after working on the Suicide Squad 2 spinoff show, Peacemaker. Beyond his confirmed involvement, the only other new cast member for Guardians of the Galaxy 3 has been Will Poulter as Adam Warlock.
Now, it has been confirmed that The Suicide Squad's Daniela Melchior has a secret role in Guardians of the Galaxy 3 too. Word of her involvement was shared by Deadline, who could not reveal the identity of her character but lists it as a "small role." Shortly after the report was published online, James Gunn took to Twitter to confirm Daniela Melchior's place in Guardians of the Galaxy 3's cast. He says she's excellent in the role - which is not Moondragon, as Gunn previously debunked.
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Daniela Melchior landing a role in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, even if it only a small one, still makes it her latest high profile project after appearing in The Suicide Squad. She recently started filming a secret role in Fast X. While Melchior's Guardians of the Galaxy 3 casting is just now being reported, she filmed her scenes some time ago. James Gunn confirmed that the movie wrapped production several weeks ago, so it seems Melchior was secretly in Atlanta at some point before then to work on the MCU movie.
Given the response to Melchior's Ratcatcatcher 2 performance in The Suicide Squad, there will likely be a hope from MCU fans that her role allows for future appearances. Gunn has said before that Guardians of the Galaxy 3 sets up the next 10-20 years of Marvel's cosmic stories. That could include introducing major new MCU Phase 4 characters who have limited roles in this film but can return down the line. Now audiences will likely have to wait until next year to learn who Daniela Melchior's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 character is.
Source: Deadline, James Gunn
