21 Side-By-Sides Of Superhero Glow-Ups That'll Make You Say "OMG!"

A collection of ~super~ glow-ups.

1. Chris Hemsworth

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Then: He starred in the Australian TV series Home and Away and made a brief appearance in Star Trek in 2009.

Now: He stars as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, most recently in Thor: Ragnarok. He can be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

2. Henry Cavill

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Then: He starred in the TV series The Tudors.

Now: He's the latest to play Superman/Clark Kent in the DC Comics films. Most recently he was seen in Justice League.

3. Chris Pratt

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Then: He starred as Andy Dwyer in Parks and Rec.

Now: He stars as Peter Quill/Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
1 and Vol. 2 and will be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

4. Chadwick Boseman

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Then: He starred in the TV series Lincoln Heights and the film 42.

Now: He's bringing T'Challa/Black Panther to life in Black Panther and the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

5. Tom Holland

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Then: He starred on the West End as Michael in Billy Elliot: The Musical and the British TV series Wolf Hall.

Now: He's the latest to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man. You can catch him swinging into action in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming.

6. Danai Gurira

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Then: She stars as Michonne in the hit series The Walking Dead.

Now: She stars as Okoye in Black Panther and the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

7. Hugh Jackman

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Then: He starred in the Australian TV series Snowy River: The McGregor Saga and the film version of the musical Oklahoma!

Now: He has starred in nine X-Men films as Wolverine/Logan.

8. Gal Gadot

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Then: She starred as Gisele in Fast & Furious 6 and Furious 7.

Now: She stars as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince in the DC Comics films. Wonder Woman 2 is currently slated for a 2019 release.

9. Robert Downey Jr.

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Then: He starred in several cult-classic '80s films like Weird Science. He was also a Saturday Night Live cast member and starred in the TV series Ally McBeal.

Now: He's starred in eight Marvel films as Iron Man/Tony Stark so far and will be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

10. Melissa Benoist

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Then: She starred as Marley Rose on Glee.

Now: She stars as Kara Danvers/Supergirl on The CW's Supergirl.

11. Sebastian Stan

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Then: He starred as Carter Baizen in Gossip Girl and Jefferson/The Mad Hatter in Once Upon a Time.

Now: He stars as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in several Marvel films and will be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

12. Scarlett Johansson

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Then: She starred in Lost in Translation and He's Just Not That Into You.

Now: She's starred in five Marvel films as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff and will be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

13. Stephen Amell

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Then: He guest-starred in Private Practice and Heartland.

Now: He stars as Green Arrow/Oliver Queen in The CW series Arrow.

14. Elizabeth Olsen

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Then: She starred in the indie film Liberal Arts.

Now: She has starred in three Marvel films as Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff and will be seen in the the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

15. Chris Evans

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Then: He starred in Not Another Teen Movie and the TV series Opposite Sex.

Now: He starred as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in two Fantastic Four films and now has starred in seven Marvel films as Steve Rodgers/Captain America. He'll be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

16. Cress Williams

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Then: He starred in several TV series such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars, Friday Night Lights, and Hart of Dixie.

Now: He stars as Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning in The CW's Black Lightning.

17. Jeremy Renner

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Then: He starred as Staff Sergeant William James in Hurt Locker.

Now: He has starred in four Marvel films as Clint Barton/Hawkeye and will be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

18. Chloe Bennet

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Then: She guest-starred as Hailey on ABC's Nashville.

Now: She stars as Daisy "Skye" Johnson on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

19. Brandon Routh

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Then: He appeared in episodes of Will & Grace and Gilmore Girls.

Now: He starred as Superman/Clark Kent in Superman Returns and now stars as Ray Palmer/The Atom in DC's Legends of Tomorrow on The CW.

20. Mark Ruffalo

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Then: He starred as Matt Flamhaff in 13 Going on 30 and in the film The Kids Are Alright.

Now: He has starred in four Marvel films as Bruce Banner/The Hulk and will be seen in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.

21. And finally, the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Then: Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Favreau, and Robert Downey Jr. at the 2008 premiere of Iron Man, which started the current Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Now: In 2018, Marvel Studios celebrated the first 10 years of the MCU with the stars of their films.

CORRECTION

Feb. 18, 2018, at 14:00 PM

A previous version of this post had a wrong film credit for Robert Downey Jr. It has since been updated.