13 Fun Facts About Superhero Movies That I Think Are Definitely Worth Knowing
Wait, Black Widow was almost played by Emily Blunt?!?
1. A Make-A-Wish recipient came up with one of the funniest lines in Thor: Ragnarok.
Remember the bit where the Hulk charges at Thor, and Thor says, "Yes! He's a friend from work."? That hilarious line wasn't improvised by Chris Hemsworth or director Taika Watiti. Instead, it was suggested by a kid who was visiting the set thanks to the Make-A-Wish foundation.
2. Gal Gadot was heavily pregnant during Wonder Woman reshoots.
To conceal the pregnancy, Gal wore a green stretchy material over her baby bump and they edited it away. Gal had a sense of humour about her costume adjustments, joking that she looked "like Wonder Woman pregnant with Kermit the Frog.”
3. Opening night tickets for Avengers: Endgame resold on eBay for nearly $10,000.
Tickets for the opening night of Avengers: Endgame quickly sold out across the world. People began scalping tickets on eBay for ludicrous prices, and bidding wars drove up the prices even further.
4. Donald Glover, AKA Childish Gambino, partly inspired the look of Miles Morales.
In 2010, there was a viral Twitter campaign to get Donald Glover cast as Peter Parker in the upcoming Spiderman movie. The role ultimately went to Andrew Garfield, but the writers of Community (the TV show Donald co-starred in) decided to pay homage to the #Donald4Spiderman movement by dressing Donald's character in Spiderman pyjamas for a scene. Brian Michael Bendis, a comic book writer, saw Donald "wearing Spider-Man pyjamas", and thought he "looked fantastic!". This event partially inspired him and artist Sarah Pichelli to create the character of Miles Morales, the first black Spiderman.
5. The cast of Sky High were kept separate, because the producers were afraid that they'd all date each other.
Afraid of on-set drama, producers tried to prevent co-star romances by forbidding the teen cast from hanging out in trailers unsupervised.
6. They actually blew up a real building during the filming of The Dark Knight.
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Most movie explosions are a combination of blowing up sets built for the movie and visual effects. However, the production team on The Dark Knight found an old candy factory that was already scheduled for demolition. They transformed the exterior of the building to look like a Gotham hospital, filled it with explosives, and actually blew up the entire building.
7. Amy Adams unsuccessfully auditioned for Lois Lane TWICE.
She auditioned for Superman Returns and for a never-made Superman that was going to star Matt Bomer. Her third attempt at Lois Lane, however, was a success. I guess the third time really is the charm!
8. Animators based Baymax's movements on the way that baby penguins waddle.
Before Baby Yoda, everyone was obsessed with the adorable medical robot-turned-vigilante-crimefighter, Baymax.
9. The penguins had their own refrigerated dressing rooms in Batman Returns.
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To accommodate the penguins, the temperatures of the sets also had to be lowered. While this kept the penguins comfy and healthy, it meant that the cast was freezing for most of filming.
10. Vin Diesel recorded his lines for Guardians of the Galaxy wearing stilts.
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He even started wearing the stilts before he began recording his lines. Apparently, the added height helped him get into character.
11. With Guardians of the Galaxy, Nicole Perlman became the first woman credited for writing a Marvel movie.
44% of the audiences for Guardians of the Galaxy were female – a recordbreaking ratio for a Marvel film. After Guardians, Nicole Perlman co-wrote Captain Marvel.
12. The Incredibles is the first Pixar movie set from the perspective of a human.
The other films were from the perspective of toys (Toy Story), fish (Finding Nemo), insects (A Bug's Life), or monsters (Monster's Inc.).
13. Emily Blunt turned down the roles of Black Widow AND Peggy Carter.
Initially, Blunt was cast as Black Widow, but her contract with 20th Century Fox forced her to drop the role so she could costar in Gulliver's Travels. Later, scheduling conflicts prevented her from accepting the role of Agent Peggy Carter (at the time, her husband, John Krasinski, was being considered for the role of Steve Rogers). However, both Blunt and Krasinski are glad they didn't join the MCU because it would have prevented them from accepting other roles. Krasinski even said if they had joined the MCU “...A Quiet Place definitely wouldn’t exist.”