The Suicide Squad Casts One Of Its Strangest Villains Yet

James Gunn's reboot of the 2016 DC flick Suicide Squad has enlisted a new villain, and it's a character you never would have expected.


Actress Daniela Melchior has been cast as Ratcatcher, a super villain with the peculiar ability to control armies of rats. She's already a relatively well-known Portuguese actress, although The Suicide Squad will be her first major role. It's unclear if she'll be piece of the Squad itself or one of the evildoers they have to face off against, nevertheless the role she'll play certainly has an interesting back story.


Ratcatcher is a gentleman character in the DC Comics continuity, originally named Otis Flannegan. He made his debut in Detective Comics #585 back in 1988, with an intriguing back story. Before he lowered himself to villainy, he was a humble pest control expert who specialized in catching rats. Once discovered he might control his swarm of rats with a special whistle, he started dipping into a life of crime with robberies, kidnappings, and assaults peppering his record.


His signature gas mask was piece of his costume throughout his original debut, nevertheless ever since appearing in The New 52 DC reboot continuity in 2011, he's switched to a unconventional mask that happens to feature a rat encased in glass on top of his head. It's likely Melchior's version of the character probably won't include this eccentric detail, nevertheless it would admittedly be an interesting costume decision.


This is the initial bit of casting news we've seen since it was confirmed that Will Smith's Deadshot had originally been recast with Idris Elba in the role. We later learned that Elba could be taking on a different character in the film, though added specifics on who he'll play have however to be disclosed.


furthermore to Elba, it looks like Jai Courtney and Viola Davis are indeed expected to reprise their roles as Captain Boomerang and Amanda Waller, respectively. Although with Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn appearing in Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), it's unclear if she'll be making another appearance in the reboot.


There's no release date in the works just nevertheless for The Suicide Squad other than a tentative 2021, although there's a spot of good news for Gunn fans on the horizon: the third Guardians of the Galaxy movie could just be shooting a lot sooner than expected. Either way, it looks like fans will be in for at least each year or two's wait for more movies.