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19 Movies From Throughout The Multiverse That Cast Marvel Actors As Their Romantic Leads

It's so weird seeing Loki and Scarlet Witch as a couple!

Along with rooting for the heroes to win in the MCU movie or show you're watching, you might also be rooting for two of the characters to get together.

While your favorite duo may never actually get together on screen, we can see what they (and other pairs) might look like as a couple in other movies.

Here are 19 pairs of MCU actors who played couples in non-Marvel movies:

1. You know Gwyneth Paltrow and Mark Ruffalo as Pepper Potts and Bruce Banner/Hulk.

with her hair pulled back in a ponytail, Pepper gazes forward, and Bruce casts a sideways quizzical look

In the rom-com View from the Top, they play Donna and her love interest, Ted.

They also play on-again/off-again couple Phoebe and Mark in Thanks for Sharing.

sitting on a park bench together, Mark and Phoebe are all smiles

2. You know Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson as Erik Killmonger and Valkyrie.

Erik confronts T'Challa, and Valkyrie marches down the Bifrost

In the Rocky spinoffs Creed and Creed II, they play Donnie Creed and his love interest, Bianca.

Donnie and Bianca hold their baby together

3. You know Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke as Nakia and M'Baku in Black Panther.

wearing a futuristic dress, Nakia smiles, and, dressed in his warrior garb, M/Baku frowns

In Us, they play married couple Adelaide and Gabriel Wilson.

holding a bat in one hand, Gabe grabs Addie's wrist with the other, and Addie holds her cellphone tightly

4. You know Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and her twin brother, Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver.

stepping in front of Pietro protectively, Wanda holds up her hand, ready to unleash her powers

In Godzilla (2014), however, they play husband-and-wife duo Elle and Ford Brody.

Ford is passed out, so Elle holds him and kisses his forehead

5. Elizabeth has also shared the screen with Wyatt Russell, who played John Walker/US Agent in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

wearing her new Scarlet Witch suit, Wanda confronts Agnes, and John poses in his bootleg Captain America costume

In Ingrid Goes West, they play married couple Taylor Sloane and Ezra O'Keefe.

in one of her Instagram posts, Taylor poses with her legs around Ezra

6. Elizabeth Olsen has also teamed up with Tom Hiddleston, aka Loki.

dressed in her Halloween costume that's reminiscent of her classic comic book outfit, Wanda goes trick-or-treating, and, dressed for battle, Loki flips his daggers

In the biopic I Saw the Light, they play singer Hank Williams and his wife, Audrey Sheppard.

sitting on her husband's lap, Audrey smiles at Hank

7. Like Elizabeth, Tom has also shared the screen with several other Marvel actors, including Tilda Swinton, aka the Ancient One from Doctor Strange.

Loki is sad to be trapped at the TVA, and the Ancient One calmy instructs one of her students

In Only Lovers Left Alive, they play centuries-old vampire spouses Eve and Adam.

8. He also costarred with Rachel Weisz, whom you'd recognize as Melina Vostokoff from Black Widow.

President Loki greets the Loki we know, and Melina suits up as a Black Widow

In The Deep Blue Sea, they play Hester Collyer and Freddie Page, with whom she's having an affair.

9. You know Paul Bettany as the voice of JARVIS/Vision and his IRL wife, Jennifer Connelly, as the voice of Karen/Suit Lady in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

looking over his soldier, Vision surveys Westview, and, trapped in a storage facility, Peter Parker asks Karen where he is

In Creation, they play married couple Charles and Emma Darwin.

Charles feels Emma's baby bump

10. You know Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow and Steve Rogers/Captain America.

dressed for a mission, Steve and Nat listen for their instructions

In The Nanny Diaries, they play Annie Braddock, aka "Nanny," and her love interest Hayden, aka "Harvard Hottie."

leaning across the table, Hayden kisses Annie

11. Scarlett has also been in a movie with Benedict Cumberbatch, aka Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange.

Natasha surveys the destruction around her, and Stephen cast a spell to fight someone off

In The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), they play Mary Boleyn and William Carey, the husband she cheats on with King Henry VIII.

holding hands, Mary and William stand together

12. Additionally, Scarlett shared the screen with Bradley Cooper, who's part of the MCU as the voice of Rocket Raccoon.

Natasha marches through the wilderness to get to Melina, and Rocket leans back in the ship's pilot seat

In He's Just Not That Into You, they play Anna and Ben, who have an affair.

Ben flirts with Anna outside the store

13. Bradley has also starred in a movie with his Guardians of the Galaxy costar Zoe Saldaña, who plays Gamora.

still wearing their prison uniforms, Rocket and Gamora ride a stolen ship to break out of jail

In The Words, they play married couple Dora and Rory Jansen — and they briefly became a real couple, too.

in the backseat of a car, Rory lays with his head in Dora's lap

14. Zoe was also in a movie with Mark Ruffalo, who plays Bruce Banner/Hulk.

Gamora looks over her shoulder in the strange lighting of the ship, and Bruce casts a skeptical glance

In Infinitely Polar Bear, they play spouses Maggie and Cam Stuart.

sitting next to Maggie, Cam gazes out the car window

15. You know Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Marisa Tomei as Aunt May from Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Tony tests out his new arc reactor, and Aunt May talks with Peter

In Only You, they play engaged couple Peter and Faith — and they briefly dated in real life afterward.

both in their wedding outfits, Peter dips Faith romantically

16. Additionally, Robert has shared the screen with Rachel McAdams, aka Dr. Christine Palmer from Doctor Strange.

In Sherlock Holmes, they play the titular detective and Irene Adler, who, departing from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories, was written as Sherlock's love interest.

17. Rachel was also in a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal, who you know as Mysterio from Spider-Man: Far from Home.

waiting for Stephen to wake up in the hospital, Dr Palmer holds back tears, and Mysterio impatiently listens to Peter Parker

In Southpaw, they play married couple Maureen and Billy Hope.

Maureen and Billy slow dance together at a super fancy event

18. You know Salma Hayek as Ajak from Eternals and Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Ajak confidently stands in front of a crowd, and Doc Ock holds Peter Parker hostage in one of his eight mechanical arms

In the biopic Frida, they play painter Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera.

sitting together on a wooden bench, Diego and Frida share a dinner of Chinese takeout and a beer

19. And finally, you know Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova from Black Widow and Harry Styles as Eros/Starfox from Eternals.

Yelena poses heroically with Natasha, and Eros stares off into the distance

In the upcoming thriller Don't Worry Darling, they play married couple Alice and Jack.

Alice and Jack make out passionately