Mind Blowing Facts About MCU You Probably Don't Know

Mind Blowing Facts About MCU You Probably Don't Know - Not A Myth

The Marvel Cinematic Universe began in 2008 with the release of Iron Man, and shows no signs of slowing when it comes to taking over Hollywood. The MCU now pumps out three blockbuster films per year, along with several television series, and recently Marvel Studios gained access to even more characters with Disney’s acquisition of Fox. The MCU already reads so well, but if producers continue with this attention to detail, its future looks to be even more spectacular!

So, here are some mind blowing facts about Marvel Cinematic Universe.

1. Marvel didn't want Robert Downey Jr. to play Iron Man saying "Under no circumstances are we prepared to hire him at any price"

Mind Blowing Facts About Marvel Cinematic Universe

2. Tom Holland did screen tests with both Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. to find out with whom he had better chemistry and which side he would finally join in civil war.

3. Chris Evans declined the role of Captain America 3 times but was finally convinced by RDJ. He did not want to play another superhero role after the not so successful Fantastic Four.

4. Tom Holland found out he was playing Spider Man on Instagram.

5. Jeremy Renner trained with Olympic archers in order to prepare for his role in Marvel Films.

6. The shawarma post credits in The Avengers was shot after the movie's premiere. It was RDJ's idea. In the mean time Chris Evans (Captain America) was required to grow facial hair. during the entire scene Chris kept his hand on his face.

7. One of the main reasons Gwyneth Paltrow accepted the role of Pepper Potts was that the studio was just 15 minutes away from her place. This way she could spend much more time with her daughter.

8. The full form of J.A.R.V.I.S. is Just A Rather Very Intelligent System.

9. It took Paul Bettany just 2 hrs to record all his lines as JARVIS.

10. The role of Pepper Potts was offered to Rachel McAdams, but she turned it down. She later went on to play Doctor Strange's love interest.

11. Chris Hemsworth was competing against his brother Liam for the role of Thor. Both made it to the final round.

12. Stan Lee wanted to play the role of Odin. Yup,Stan himself.

13. Using the Brief case armor in Iron Man 2 was RDJ's idea.

14. Scarlett Johansson was pregnant during the filming of Age of Ultron. Her scenes were scheduled early than the rest of the movie. In some scenes her belly was removed using CGI.

15. Director James Gunn did the motion capture for Baby Groot's dance for the GoG Vol.2 opening scene.

16. During the shoot of this scene(image below) the helicopter prop actually started drifting away. So, the expressions on Chris’ face are real. He injured his arm in the process. This scene is Tom Hiddleston's (Loki) favorite scene from all MCU movies. He said, "I mean Chris Evans does a bicep curl - with a helicopter! If you don't love that, we can't be friends."

17. Jennifer Connelly who voices Karen/Suit Lady in Homecoming is Paul Bettany's (voiced JARVIS, now plays Vision) wife in real life.

18. Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) badly wants Wolverine to be a part of the MCU.

19. Robert Downey Jr.’s portrayal of Tony Stark is what Stan Lee exactly had in mind when he first created the character. One more reason to love RDJ.