Random Surprising Facts And Trivia About MCU Even Die-Hard Fans Don't Know (16 items)

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  (#2) Three Marvel Movies Take Place In The Same Week

  After the massive success of Iron Man in 2008 set the Marvel Cinematic Universe off and running, Marvel Studios decided to follow it up with a sequel and two standalone films. The events of Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, and Thor overlap little on the surface, but according to Marvel canon, these stories all take place within the same week. This incredibly busy week for SHIELD provided the basis of an Avengers prelude comic entitled Fury’s Big Week. With real-life news stories growing more outrageous by the day, it doesn't sound far-fetched to assume Earth 616 routinely deals with multiple catastrophes each week.
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  (#4) Kenneth Choi Played His Own Grandson In 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'

  A few individuals, like Chris Evans, have played multiple superheroes over their acting careers, but only one man can claim to have played his own grandson within a cinematic universe. That man is Kenneth Choi. Choi first appeared in the MCU for Captain America: The First Avenger where he portrayed Jim Morita, a member of Cap’s Howling Commando allies. A few years later, Choi appeared as Peter Parker’s Principal Morita, the grandson of Jim. Principal Morita keeps a picture of his grandfather behind his desk as a memento and a nod to fans.
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  (#14) The MCU Has Its Own News Channel

  Marvel fleshed out the cinematic universe to become one of the most well-developed fictional realms in film history, but plenty of fans might not realize that it even has its own form of in-universe media. Marvel intermittently uploads videos to YouTube from WHIH Newsfront, a fictional news show set within the MCU. The segments star Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart, the reporter who slept with Tony Stark in the first Iron Man film, and they cover all manner of MCU news—from coverage of the New York Incident to interviews with Scott Lang. Even in worlds of fantasy, you still need reporters to tell its story.
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  (#12) The Character Of Fandral Was Played By Three Different Actors

  A handful of characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as War Machine, are portrayed by multiple actors. But the role of Fandral the Dashing, one of Asgard’s Warriors Three, has been a veritable hot potato. Originally, Zachary Levi was cast in the role for the first Thor, only to drop out over prior obligations. He was replaced by Stuart Townsend, an actor famous for being fired from the role of Aragorn in Lord of the Rings; unsurprisingly, Townsend also dropped out over “creative differences.” Ultimately, Josh Dallas played Fandral in Thor, but he was replaced in The Dark World by Marvel Studios’ original choice—Zachary Levi.
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  (#9) A Young Fan Gave 'Thor: Ragnarok' Its Most Famous Line

  Lou Ferrigno achieved fame as the literal embodiment of the Incredible Hulk. Ferrigno played the jade giant in the wildly popular ‘70s TV series The Incredible Hulk, and painting Ferrigno green was all that was needed to create a convincing goliath. The MCU, which loves a good homage, decided to honor Ferringo in a unique way—Ferrigno provided the voice of the Hulk in every film up to Thor: Ragnarok. For that performance, which required a more verbal Hulk, Mark Ruffalo took over.
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  (#1) Anthony Hopkins Improvised The Banishment Of Thor

  The MCU won a major coup by landing Sir Anthony Hopkins to portray Odin, the All-Father. Combined with the Shakespearean directing of Kenneth Branagh, Hopkins turned in a memorable and commanding performance as Thor’s father, and at least some of that performance was improvised. Branagh allowed Hopkins to improvise much of the emotional banishment scene in Thor, and Hopkins performance left his co-stars stunned. In particular, Tom Hiddleston, who was the recipient of an impromptu snarl, was rendered speechless.

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