Fun Facts And Trivia About The Marvel Cinematic Universe That Will Make You Love It More
For over a decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has entertained fans of all ages around the world – which goes to show that Marvel Studios sure knows how to manage their investment money. Since its first release with Robert Downey Jr.’s comeback role as Tony Stark in the Iron Man movie, the MCU has done an excellent job in expanding its world and lore. After all, making multiple films connect flawlessly with one another is quite the challenge – even harder when it’s about comic book superheroes and villains.
At this point, with Avengers: Endgame marking the conclusion of MCU’s Infinity Saga, fans now have several Marvel films to rewatch. With that said, now would also be a great time to learn a few subtle details and trivia about these movies. You wouldn’t believe how much attention was given to them.
Today, we’ll be talking about a few fun facts regarding the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you’re reading this, that would likely mean that you have some degree of love for these films. Hopefully, once you’re done with this article, perhaps you’ll be able to appreciate the efforts made behind them a bit more.
The Incredible Hulk’s One Deleted Scene
In the first Avengers film, Bruce Banner mentioned in one scene that he once tried to “settle matters” with his alter ego, the Hulk. Apparently, this line wasn’t just for show. In The Incredible Hulk, there is one deleted scene showing Banner all alone in the mountains and readying to shoot a gun. However, just before he could even aim it at himself, he subconsciously transforms into the Hulk and crushes the pistol in his hand. Since it was considered too dark, the scene was removed from the final cut. Still, the filmmakers for Avengers deserve some credit for calling back to that scene.
Spider-Man: Homecoming – I Am My Own Grandfather
More often than not, filmmakers tend to apply varying degrees of subtlety for the “easter eggs” they put in movies. Easter eggs are little tidbits or references that often call back to previous works or foreshadow what may happen in the future, hopefully, to be noticed by eagle-eyed fans. One such example can be found in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Peter Parker, now portrayed by Tom Holland, is a high-school student. At one point, Peter visits the principal’s office. In the film, the school’s Principal Morita is portrayed by Kenneth Choi. Although the character may not mean much for the bigger plot, viewers with a keen eye for detail may recognize the actor from another film. In Captain America: The First Avenger, one of the Captain’s teammates is the soldier Jim Morita, the principal’s grandfather, also portrayed by Choi – the principal even has a picture of his grandfather in his office.
Phil Coulson – The Man Who Once Had No Name
In the first Iron Man film, not only were fans introduced to the famous billionaire Tony Stark, but they also got to meet the now-fan favorite Phil Coulson. However, for the film’s original script, Coulson was nothing more than another nameless agent of SHIELD. Fortunately, after Clark Gregg injected some of his own charisma into the fictional persona, his acting credit was promoted from being an extra to Phil Coulson. In fact, besides appearing in some MCU films and a TV series, Marvel comics even added Phil Coulson to their newer issues – and, of course, he resembles Clark Gregg, too.
“He’s A Friend From Work!”
Thor: Ragnarok is perhaps one MCU film that many fans would willingly spend their credit cards on. Out of the three Thor movies so far, this one is often considered the best one, thanks to its flashier and livelier storytelling. The film has Thor and his mischievous brother Loki stuck on another planet. Along the way, the two meet a few of today’s fan favorites, like Jeff Goldblum’s Grandmaster and the comedic character made of rocks named Korg. To escape the planet, Thor needed to challenge the Grandmaster’s champion, who surprisingly turned out to be another Avenger: the Hulk. At this moment, the challenger would often be shocked by the sheer size of Hulk – but Thor wasn’t. He screamed with joy at the sight of the big green giant, to such a degree, he even exclaimed, “I know him. He’s a friend from work!” Apparently, this now-famous line wasn’t part of the script. During the filming of the scene, a young fan visited the set and suggested for Chris Hemsworth to add it. Imagine how happy that kid is now, knowing that his suggestion made it to the film’s final cut.
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