James Gunn Debunks Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Moondragon Rumor

James Gunn debunks another Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 rumor, this time regarding Moondragon. Gunn is hard at work on the third Guardians of the Galaxy film, which is billed as his last entry in the franchise as well as the final film for this current incarnation of the team. The film is set to open in theaters on May 5, 2023, fittingly six years from the date that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opened in theaters.
It was recently revealed that Daniela Melchior, who appeared as Ratcatcher II in Gunn’s previous film The Suicide Squad, had been cast in a small role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Shortly after the casting announcement broke, rumors began circulating on who Melchoir would play in the upcoming MCU film. One popular theory is that she would play the character Moondragon, who was first introduced in the comics in 1973 and created by Bill Evertt, Mike Freidrich, and George Tuska. In the comics, Moondragon is a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy and also the daughter of Drax, who is played by Dave Bautista in the MCU. 
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However, Gunn quickly shot those rumors down. The writer and director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 took to his Twitter to clarify that he was not denying Melchoir was part of the cast but said she was never cast as Moondragon specifically. While Gunn says Melchoir is not playing Moondragon, he does not say that Moondragon is absolutely not in the film leaving the door open for the character to still appear.

I never said she wasn’t part of the cast. I said she wasn’t Moondragon. That is still true.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 1, 2022

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Gunn is referencing back to October 2021 when rumors first circulated that Melchoir was cast as Moondragon in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, to which the director responded false. The false claim was not about Melchoir’s involvement in the film but instead that she was attached to the play Moondragon specifically. While the director has not ruled out Moondragon from appearing in the movie, she will be played by another actress if she is in Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Gunn seems to be keeping this character a secret just as he had about Will Poulter playing Adam Warlock before his casting was announced.

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While it is unclear who Melchior will play, it is likely a small cameo role. Gunn has often cast his friends and past collaborates in small cameo roles in his films like Nathan Fillion, Lloyd Kaufman, and Mikaela Hoover in Guardians of the Galaxy. However Melchoir could still play a Marvel character, just likely an obscure one as was the case with the original comics version of the Guardians of the Galaxy featured in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 played by Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rosenbaum, Ving Rhames, Michelle Yeoh, and Miley Cyrus. Audiences will just have to wait patiently for the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to see exactly who Melchoir is playing.

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