Marvel Casts Suicide Squad Star In Guardians of the Galaxy 3

Suicide Squad Meets the Guardians

Deadline announced that The Suicide Squad star Daniela Melchior, who played Ratcatcher-2, will be appearing in a minor role in Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Details on her role aren't known, but at the very least, it's known she won't be portraying Moondragon, something confirmed by director James Gunn last year.

So Who Will Daniela Melchior Be?

So who could Daniela Melchior be playing? Well, one key guess would be Phya-Vell.

In the comics, Phya-Vell is an artificially created offspring of Captain Mar-Vell—on top of plenty of other convoluted and crazy comics shenanigans. When it comes to whatever the character may look like in the MCU, the one aspect of the character that sticks out the most is how she’s an artificial creation.

The connection to Captain Mar-Vell may likely be changed, but the fact that she is made parallels Adam Warlock's creation perfectly. Also, if the majority of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is, in fact, about the High Evolutionary and his genetic splicing, then that would also perfectly play off of Phya-Vell’s origin.

But speaking of High Evolutionary’s creations, another possible role for Melchior would be Lylla. The character is a sentient otter creation, much like Rocket is a Racoon.

She has a key connection with Rocket, and the two become each other’s love interests in the comics.

The problem with that option is that Melchior likely wouldn’t be needed on set at any point, much like both Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper have never stepped foot on Gunn’s set.

Fans will just have to wait and see who she plays—hopefully, it doesn’t disappoint.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will hit theaters on May 5, 2023.