It’s been true throughout James Gunn’s directing career that he likes to work with the people he knows best. There has been loads of crossover in his films, whether it’s his bro Sean Gunn, or stars such as Michael Rooker and Nathan Fillion. Having recently completed DC Comics film The Suicide Squad, which featured all three of the aforementioned, plus his HBO Max series Peacemaker, Gunn has turned his energies to Marvel for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. And true to form, he’s bringing along a familiar face.
Deadline was first to report that Daniela Melchior, who won adoring fans as Ratcatcher in The Suicide Squad, had joined the latest Guardians of the Galaxy film in a small role. Gunn, also true to form, took to Twitter to confirmed the news.
I can confirm (and confirm she’s wonderful in the role). @MelchiorDaniela is one of my favorite people & actors around, & I hope this is just the second of many projects we’ll work on together. https://t.co/axKiZatcue
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 1, 2022
As for her role, that much is still a mystery. We can guess it’s probably a small but important part, perhaps even as a character Marvel fans will recognize and can be expanded on in the future. If that were to happen, it would probably be in a different franchise altogether. This is expected to be the final time we see Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and Pom Klementieff together as the universe’s heroic bunch of a-holes.
This is the latest high-profile gig for Melchior, as she recently joined the Fast X cast, as well. She also has the Liam Neeson mystery-thriller Marlowe coming up.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens May 5th 2023.
