Daniela Melchior arguably emerged as the breakout star of The Suicide Squad, with many hailing her character, the sweet-natured Ratcatcher 2, as the heart and soul of the movie.
The R-rated supervillain team-up adventure's disappointing box office run always made a direct sequel unlikely, but Peacemaker (John Cena) was given his own spin-off series, and we know that at least a couple of other characters - Viola Davis' Amanda Waller and Sean Gunn's Weasel - will make the jump to the relaunched DCU.
With James Gunn calling the shots as co-CEO of DC Studios, is there a chance we might see young Cleo Cazo and her furry sidekick Sebastian again?
Melchior was asked if she'll be a part of the new DCU on an Instagram post, and responded: "Not that I'm aware."
It doesn't sound like Gunn has reached out to the actress - who also had a small role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - yet, but we'd be surprised if he didn't bring her on board the franchise down the line, if not as Ratcatcher 2, then as a different character.
In a 2021 interview, Melchior revealed that she almost lost out on the role by getting too glammed-up for a meeting with Gunn and producer Peter Safran.
“I wore a biker jacket, skinny jeans, full makeup,” recalls Melchior, who was persuaded to get her glad rags on for the meeting by her manager. "After that meeting, they looked at each other and said, ‘no'."
Fortunately, when she returned the next day for the audition and a chemistry test with a real rat looking a lot more like “that weirdo, creepy girl” they were looking for, Gunn was won over and she landed the part.
As for the rest of Cleo's Task Force X teammates, bringing back Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn would seem like a no-brainer - especially after the massive success of Barbie - but Gunn recently stated that he hadn't spoken to the actress about a potential return.
"I haven’t talked to Margot about Harley for a long time. But I’d love to work with her again as Harley or as someone else. There are no plans at this time for anyone else to play Harley (I mean, other than in Todd’s movie or the animated show/s.)"
Something tells us we haven't seen the last of Robbie's Quinn, but when and where she could show up again is anyone's guess.
"The government sends the most dangerous supervillains in the world -- Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Harley Quinn and others -- to the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Armed with high-tech weapons, they trek through the dangerous jungle on a search-and-destroy mission, with only Col. Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave."