In honor of World Rat Day, The Suicide Squad writer/director James Gunn shared a behind-the-scenes picture of Ratcatcher 2 actor Daniela Melchior and one of the rats who played the character’s rodent companion Sebastian.
The photo sees Melchior holding up the rat in front of Starro’s prison in Jotunheim from The Suicide Squad. Above it, Gunn wrote, “Happy [World Rat Day] [Daniela Melchior].” Gunn, who loves rats, previously discussed his hope that The Suicide Squad‘s take on Ratcatcher 2 would get more people to adopt the animals as pets. “I had many pet rats growing up,” the filmmaker stated. “They are much more intelligent [and] affectionate than gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs [and] other small animals. I’m not a proponent of raccoons being pets, which we sadly popularized with [Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy]. But I’ll be happy if [The Suicide Squad] inspires more pet rats.”
It had also been revealed by Gunn that Melchior’s audition for the part of Ratcatcher 2 involved her spending time with rats, with Gunn recalling, “[My team and I] auditioned hundreds of actors from across the world. [Daniela Melchior] from Portugal ended up being one of [three] actresses to screen test – a test which included making sure she was ok chilling with rats.”
As for a possible return for Ratcatcher 2, Melchior expressed interest in reprising the role, though with the character being a true villain. “[Ratcatcher 2] had the opportunity to talk about her father, so I would love to see a little bit more about it,” Melchior explained. “But I would love, also, to see Ratcatcher learning from, I don’t know, why not Bloodsport? How to shoot a gun, how to fight with someone, I would love to see her debuted as a supervillain for real.” Ironically, the original ending for The Suicide Squad would have prevented more appearances from Ratcatcher 2 in the DC Extended Universe, as it had her die at the hands of Amanda Waller after she had gotten the information about Starro out of Jotunheim.
In regards to Task Force X’s future in the DCEU, it was announced earlier this year that Gunn was working on a second spinoff from The Suicide Squad for HBO Max, which also features the movie’s first spinoff Peacemaker. Although details about the series’ plot and characters are being kept under wraps, Gunn said that he doesn’t think the project “will be the same genre as Peacemaker.”
The Suicide Squad is currently streaming on HBO Max.
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