After a decade of groundbreaking Marvel movies that have found place in all of our hearts
-- it’s hard not to pick up on a few rules that have been consistent in the MCU since
the very beginning.
Rules that every superhero seems to have to abide by.
So today on Beyond The Screen, we’re going to be counting down the Top 10 Weird Rules
Every Marvel Actor Must Follow.
We will also be discussing some of the rules the Marvel characters have to follow as well.
So with that, lets jump on in.
10 Lack Foresight As a superhero you are forced to make big
decision -- decisions that could determine the fate of millions.
Now, are heroes are great at making the big calls, however, they often lack the foresight,
and things usually end up quite catastrophic.
Tony Stark as we know is a brilliant inventor, but he is also the one that brought to life
the maniacal Ultron, who went on a rampage in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
But that is the only case of a bad judgement call.
Stark was also the one that ordered the government to handle the battle of New York cleanup,
even though folks were already on the case -- thus resulting in the creation Vulture,
the big baddie who almost killed Peter Parker.
Speaking of, Tony was the one that brought along the teenage hero to battle between the
worlds most powerful heroes during Civil War.
Yeah, I’m not seeing much foresight there.
9 Off The Clock Outfits As we know, Superheros have crime fighting
suits that they wear during any major battle.
However, when they’re off the clock, all they seemingly need is a hoodie and a baseball
cap and they go completely under the radar.
Much like, Clark Kent with his glasses when he isn’t being Supes.
I mean, in the age of the internet, we all know what these superheros look like in real
life, so it’s a little far fetched that a hat and sunglasses would render them completely
anonymous.
Steve Rogers literally does PSA videos for kids, yet, when he’s off the clock no one
seems to know at all who he is.
So, important rule, wear a hat and you will be completely disguised from prying eyes.
8 Consequences This links back to our number 10 point, and
the lack of foresight Avengers seemingly must have -- They never seem to consider the consequences
of their actions.
Our heroes are prone to being impulsive, reacting instead of weighing all of the potential outcomes,
something that Dr Strange seems to be the only one doing.
They react which results in our heroes scrambling during the final battle, and when they are
proactive, things tend to go terribly wrong for our heroes.
Once again, Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Which saw Tony creating Ultron to ward off an alien invasion -- which of course ended
absolutely horribly.
Now, lets transition into the rules the actors specifically have to follow.
7 Keep Up Appearances It pretty much goes without saying that once
you attain the role of a marvel hero, it would be a good idea to do everything in your power
to hold onto that role.
Chris Hemsworth is a prime example of someone who definitely wants to keep his role as Thor
-- and spends countless hours to maintain his look as the God Of Thunder.
Prior to film Thor: Ragnarok, Hemsworth took to the gym with a former Navy SEAL, who certainly
put the actor through the ringer.
Aside from that, he frequently did Barbell curls, chest pulls, battle ropes, kickboxing,
and countless other exercise techniques that helped him look like the God we all know and
love.
6 Tow The Money Line Or Get Booted We’ve referenced this countless times on
our channel, but hey, why not mention it again.
The MCU kickstarted with 2008’s Iron Man, and it was a whopping success.
Now, back then the MCU had a simple philosophy, offer a minimal but respectable pay, which
was of course a gamble that paid off.
Now, when Iron Man rolled around Robert Downey Jr was still rebuilding his career, with Marvel
taking a big gamble when hiring the actor.
Now, as we know, there have been a few instances where actors crossed the line and ultimately
faced the chopping block, including Edward Norton and Terrence Howard, with the latter
getting fired for requesting too much pay while having a hissing fit because his role
had been reduced.
Big no no.
5 Franchise Contracts When building a franchise it is wise to lock
in your key players, and this is something that Marvel excels at.
When you sign up for an MCU movie, you’re essentially signing up for about 5 years of
your life, if not more.
Now, as we know, a lot of our favourite actors are nearing the end of their contracts, with
a few already departing the franchise.
Robert Downey Jr for example has been in the Marvel game since 2008, with countless films
under his belt.
Now, it sounds like a dream, to land a big budget superhero role with the security of
multi-picture deal.
However, as most actors will tell you, part of the fun is the diversity of roles you take.
4 Press Tours So, you shot the film for over a year, the
hard work is done...you think anyway.
Now comes time for red carpets all over the world.
Almost all of the leads are contractually obligated to take part in press junkets and
red carpet appearances, and an Avenger has arguably more work to do on top of that.
Not only are they obliged to be there, but they have to look happy while doing it.
It can be a gruelling process, but it’s the job you have to do if you want those big
Marvel bucks.
3 Giving Up The Role There are countless actors in the MCU, but
as previously mentioned, many of those actors contracts are near their expiry date -- knowing
that, we could be seeing a drastic overhaul of actors and character as Marvel gears up
to start Phase 4.
As we know, we have previously seen actors turn over their characters to someone else,
with Edward Norton handing the Hulk to Mark Ruffalo, and Andrew Garfield handing Spider-Man
to Tom Holland.
It’s a risk when going into a Marvel movie that, if you fall flat, you may bite the dust
and are forced to watch on as another A Lister takes your role from you.
2 Make-Up Chairs If you have watched even one Marvel film you
will know there are some characters out there that require a little more makeup than others.
For example, Vision, Gamora, Drax, and countless others, are required to wake up extra early
in order to get their faces, and sometimes bodies entirely covered up for the role.
This can often range from 4-8 hours in some instances.
That’s before they even set foot on set.
It can be quite the daunting process for an actor to sit, and sometimes stand for hours
on end while folks lay their hands all over them at the beginning and end of day.
1 Sworn To Secrecy Ah, of course, the most common rule when joining
the MCU, but it seems to be the one rule that many have broken countless times.
Mainly Mark Ruffalo and Tom Holland.
Now, due to the sheer amount of time it takes to make a Marvel film, and the major plot
points that are often the be all end all for a lot of our favourite characters, Marvel
of course, want as much secrecy as possible.
Preventing spoilers for die hard fans out there, who have been waiting with baited breath.
Now, just a few examples of actors letting secrets slip includes: Mark Ruffalo accidentally
revealing that everyone will die in Infinity War, Tom Holland confirming that he will appear
in three Spider-Man movies, even though two had only been revealed to the public.
And, the biggest, of course, is Ruffalo accidently live streaming the first 20 minutes of Infinity
War during one of the premiers.
Well, there we have it!
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