GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: Speculation Mounts THE SUICIDE SQUAD's Daniela Melchior Could Be Moondragon

Daniela Melchior stole the show as Ratcatcher 2 in The Suicide Squad, and a recent social media post has led to some wondering whether she'll now play Moondragon in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3...

By JoshWilding - Oct 22, 2021 08:10 AM EST

Filed Under: Vol. 3

Filmmaker James Gunn introduced the world to a new megastar in Daniela Melchior when he cast the relatively unknown actress as Ratcatcher 2 in The Suicide Squad, but could she be about to make the leap to the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 about to start shooting, Melchior has taken to social media to share photos of her undergoing some early prosthetics work, seemingly so she can be portrayed with no hair. As fans tend to do, there's now speculation all over social media that Gunn might have cast her to play Moondragon in the Marvel Studios threequel.

Absolutely nothing is confirmed, but this casting would make sense on a number of levels.

For starters, Moondragon is the daughter of Drax (there's a lot more to it than that, but trust us when we say it gets really complicated). She's also a powerful telekinetic and telepath, and has a history with the Infinity Stones, not to mention ties to the Guardians and Adam Warlock. Rumours have persisted for months that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will explore Drax's past and what happened to his family, so Moondragon could easily factor in.

Drax aside, there's a lot that could be done with the character, and the Guardians are down a couple of members now that Thor has returned to Earth and Gamora is...a Variant?! Time will tell, but Gunn did recently confirm that Will Poulter has been cast as Warlock, so perhaps he'll share more news soon.

For now, check out Melchior's photos below:

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GhostDog - 10/22/2021, 8:47 AM

GhostDog - 10/22/2021, 10:17 AM

@Waddles -

bkmeijer2 - 10/22/2021, 8:48 AM

That would be pretty cool. Doubt they're gonna make her backstory really complicated though if Moondragon even appears at all

thereeljoefish - 10/22/2021, 8:52 AM

Id like to just come on here and share my doubts worries and negativity for any news I read…

Superspecialawesomeguy - 10/22/2021, 8:55 AM

DannRamm113 - 10/22/2021, 8:56 AM

She’s just..so beautiful.. and a complete standout in suicide squad!

AmazingFILMporg - 10/22/2021, 9:05 AM

@regularmovieguy

What you think of dune?☺

regularmovieguy - 10/22/2021, 10:13 AM

@AmazingFILMporg

Haven’t watched yet. Either seeing it solo tonight or waiting to see it with the boys on Tuesday. 😐

AmazingFILMporg - 10/22/2021, 10:16 AM

@regularmovieguy -

Let me ask you this, are your friends into dune or know the heavy lore?

regularmovieguy - 10/22/2021, 1:33 PM

@AmazingFILMporg

More or less - I know a little bit. One of my buds has been reading the book so he’ll be fine. The other two guys don’t know shit.

Haha I’m excited.

AmazingFILMporg - 10/22/2021, 1:56 PM

*Slaps @regularmovieguy*

Ok, LISTEN TO ME VERY CLEARLY!

I'm about to save your movie theater experience!

Grab both of your friends that dont know shit. Back them into a corner and make serious eye contact (#yeshomo) and tell them this:

LISTEN HERE, WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE A FILM THAT HAS ALOT OF LORE. I NEED YOU TO DO 5 MINUTES OF READING. GOOGLE IT! GET THE BASIC STORY DOWN AND LEARN THE MAIN CHARACTERS NAMES AND THE PLANETS THAT THEY ARE FROM. IF YOU CANT DO THIS DONT SIT NEXT TO ME OR DONT COME CAUSE I DONT WANT YOU TO BE WHISPERING IN MY EAR ASKING QUESTIONS! YOU GOT ME?!?!?!

@blackbeltjones

Am I a hero? yes or yes?🙎

regularmovieguy - 10/22/2021, 2:48 PM

@AmazingFILMporg

That sounds like it’s going to be huge…will 100% do that with all of them. We’ll probably go to dinner beforehand and talk about shit there.

I imagine most of us probably won’t have a great grasp, kind of why I was thinking about seeing it alone tonight.

GhostDog - 10/22/2021, 5:21 PM

@AmazingFILMporg -

IcePyke - 10/22/2021, 9:06 AM

#DanielaMelchiorForQuasar

L0RDbuckethead - 10/22/2021, 9:08 AM

Really great news, if true.

PantherKing - 10/22/2021, 9:16 AM

TheWalkingCuban - 10/22/2021, 10:31 AM

@PantherKing -

PantherKing - 10/22/2021, 11:29 AM

I remember when I said Marvel TV and Marvel studios were separate and people attacked me for it. Fun times eh. I might need to buy this history of marvel studios book
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-blocked-daredevil-ghost-rider-mcu-movies/

Spidey91 - 10/22/2021, 9:27 AM

Gunn, stop, my MCU crushes list can only get so long.

AmazingFILMporg - 10/22/2021, 9:27 AM

Anybody see dune?.....

ElvenKingSlayer - 10/22/2021, 9:32 AM

@AmazingFILMporg - Best cinema experience in a long time

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: Speculation Mounts THE SUICIDE SQUAD's Daniela Melchior Could Be Moondragon

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