WARNING! This post contains SPOILERS for The Gray Man!
Although Agent Dani Miranda is disillusioned with the CIA’s leaders in The Gray Man’s ending, Ana de Armas’ character has a good reason for staying with the agency. Throughout The Gray Man, Ana de Armas’ Agent Miranda is the only CIA employee depicted who hasn’t been corrupted. Despite her bosses and colleagues placing a hit on Sierra Six (Ryan Gosling), Agent Miranda continues to have the assassin’s back as he flees a mission with a drive containing dark secrets about CIA director Denny Carmichael (Regé-Jean Page).
The Gray Man’s ending sees Six apprehended by Agent Suzanne Brewer (Jessica Henwick) as Dani is escorted out by her colleagues. One of the final scenes shows Agents Miranda, Carmichael, and Brewer being reprimanded by their bosses, though all are exonerated of wrongdoing on the mission to capture Six. However, as they leave the room, Miranda warns Carmichael that if any harm comes to Claire Fitzroy (Julia Butters), she’ll expose their secrets, as she’s choosing to remain in the CIA.
Considering that The Gray Man‘s Dani now knows first-hand how corrupt the higher-ups are in the CIA, it was surprising that she chose to stay with them at the end of the movie. On the other hand, Dani had agreed to remain with the agency when she felt that she could keep an eye on them to make sure that Claire was safe while being held in Virginia. It seems that this was the only reason why she stayed with the CIA, as Dani knew that if she left and exposed Carmichael’s secrets, Claire’s safety would be compromised. However, this was before Claire and Six had escaped activity in the movie’s final moments, suggesting Ana de Armas’ character doesn’t have much reason to guard the CIA’s secrets in The Gray Man’s sequel.
How Dani Staying With The CIA Sets Up The Gray Man 2
With Six and Claire on the run in The Gray Man’s ending, Dani Miranda will play a major role in taking down the corrupt CIA agents in the sequel. Since she no longer has to keep quiet so that Brewer doesn’t harm Claire, Dani can come forward with the information she has on Denny Carmichael’s shady deals that were seemingly sanctioned by his unseen CIA boss, the “Old Man.” Now that Suzanne is gaining more influence in the CIA over Denny, Dani staying with the CIA sets up the two characters to have a significant feud in The Gray Man 2. Although Carmichael destroyed the drive with evidence of his crimes, Ana de Armas’ The Gray Man character can still expose all of the illegal methods he used to bait Six and hold Claire hostage.
Dani staying with the CIA is also apt to make her a notable asset for Six and Claire in Netflix’s The Gray Man 2. As she fights the corrupt CIA from the inside, she can also help keep Six and Claire from being detected by Denny and Suzanne, who will be eager to put them back in captivity. Claire’s pacemaker is able to be tracked from almost anywhere around the world, which makes it far easier for the CIA to locate them while in hiding. The Gray Man’s Dani will thus need to use her influence within the CIA to hack the system and keep the dangerous individuals from tracking Six and Claire as well as help them flee the United States to a safer location.
