Fans Think Thunderbolts* Revealed Marvel's Songbird in New Trailer
Geraldine Viswanathan's character, whose name was previously confirmed as Mel, has what appears to be a songbird necklace in the new Thunderbolts* trailer, adding to the fan speculation that she plays Songbird in the movie.
Viswanathan was previously confirmed to portray a character named Mel, the assistant of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, in the movie. In Marvel Comics, Songbird's alter ego is Melissa Joan Gold.
@cosmic_marvel pointed out on X (formerly Twitter), 'Geraldine Viswanathan's character in 'THUNDERBOLTS*' is seemingly wearing a Songbird necklace.'
Meanwhile, @Cy_clops shared a screenshot of Viswanathan from the trailer and an image of Songbird from the comics. 'Songbird? #Thunderbolts,' they wrote in the caption.
Another X user, @another_ted_2, quoted @cosmic_marvel's post and observed, 'Bruh, SONGBIRD is getting MCU-supporting-character-ized in a god damn THUNDERBOLTS movie.'
In the comics, Songbird is a supervillain-turned-superhero who was previously known as Screaming Mimi. Her powers include a diverse group of sonic-based enhanced abilities. She is an original member of the Thunderbolts.
Back in January 2025, Viswanathan gave an interview to ScreenRant while promoting her movie You're Cordially Invited. She was asked whether she considered herself a Songbird as she had sung a musical number for You're Cordially Invited.
Viswanathan sidestepped the question and stated instead that she didn't know what the interview was talking about. She added, 'Never in my life have I heard something like that. Yeah. Oh, look what you've done. Now, I'm all nervous. In this film, in You're Cordially Invited, I sing. I sing a song, but I'm not a bird. That's right.'
The Bad Education actress also told her co-star Meredith Hagner that she would fill her in later about what the interaction was.
Thunderbolts* premieres in US theaters on May 2, 2025.
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