Daniela Melchior has 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.
Though she has appeared in several films in her native Portugal, the critically-acclaimed DC Comics adventure marks the young actress' biggest project to date by far, and Melchior has now revealed that she almost lost out on the role by getting too glammed-up for a meeting with director James 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.
Melchior also revealed that she recently watched a cut of the film with her manager in Portugal. “I was really emotional,” she says, “because I just wanted to go back and do it again.”
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