In recent years, Marvel movies have absolutely dominated the box office and have brought
us some of the most memorable performances of all time.
From Robert Downey Jr’s Ironman to Ryan Reynolds Deadpool, some of the greatest actors
in the world are lining up to play heroes from the Marvel comics.
While there is fantastic writing behind every one of these characters, some of the most
amazing moments from these films happen when the actors decide to go off script and just
let their impulses drive them.
For this video we are taking a look at some of the best examples in our list of 10 Marvel
Superhero Movie Moments That Actors DID NOT See Coming!
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The Avengers – RDJ’s Snacks Robert Downey Jr has famously played badass
billionaire turned superhero Tony Stark since 2008 and it seems that his personality and
the character’s are starting to meld into one.
During the filming of The Avengers RDJ hid snacks around the set and as much as the crew
tried, they were unable to find them all.
The filmmakers decided to just go with it and make snacking part of Tony Stark’s character.
During one scene where the gang is talking about SHIELD Robert Downey Jr. starts randomly
offering blueberries to everyone and snacking down on them himself.
This scene was of course not written into the script at all and came as a total, but
admittedly pleasant, surprise to his
scene mates.
Age Of Ultron – Hawkeye Line Until 2015’s Avengers Age Of Ultron, Hawkeye
was often ridiculed for being the most underused and useless member of The Avengers.
The second team up movie gave Jeremy Renner’s character more to do and the fans definitely
appreciated it.
On top of the action, Hawkeye and Quicksilver begin to develop a fun love-hate relationship,
constantly challenging each other and at one point, Quicksilver obnoxiously speeds away
from Hawkeye.
The archer then utters the hilarious line “Nobody would know… ‘last I saw him,
Ultron was sitting on him!’”.
It was revealed later that this moment was completely unscripted and something that Renner
came up with on the spot!
The Avengers – Shawarma Scene 2012’s The Avengers is still regarded as
one of the best superhero movies of all time as it was brilliantly able to blend amazing
action and witty banter into one cohesive super film.
The success of this franchise is in large part due to the writers, but credit must also
be given to the cast who were able to find chemistry with each other and even improvise
a bunch of the lines.
At the end of the movie, Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark delivers one of the best-unscripted
moments of the film when he suggests that the crew head out for shawarma now that they
are done saving the world from Loki.
This improvised line was so good that it prompted the now famous post credit scene of the whole
team chowing down together.
The Incredible Hulk Post Credit Scene Marvel has had their shared universe all planned
out for years now but that doesn’t mean that there wasn’t room for some fun improvisation
even at the beginning of the process.
At the end of 2008’s Incredible Hulk, Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross is drinking alone when
Tony Stark shows up.
A few jokes are made between the two, before Tony Stark reveals that he is building a super
team (The Avengers).
The scene is great and feels very natural so it made sense when the actors revealed
that the entire dialogue was improvised.
We are guessing that they were given some guidelines (like make sure to mention The
Avengers), but the rest was left up to the actors and the result was appreciated!
Thor – Odin Growls Anthony Hopkins is one of the most respected
and talented actors working in Hollywood, so it was pretty cool that he agreed to play
Asgardian ruler Odin in Thor.
Hopkins is known for completely throwing himself into any role he does, and it turns out that
this one was no different.
In the scene where Odin is banishing Thor and taking away his hammer, Anthony Hopkins
got so into character that when Hiddleston’s Loki went to speak he let out a totally unscripted
but undeniably awesome growl.
When you watch the scene you can see the genuine surprise on Thor and Loki’s faces, which
makes the moment all the more memorable.
Ant-Man – Three way conversations Ant-Man is one of the funnier Marvel movies,
which makes sense when you consider that it’s star, Paul Rudd, has mostly been a comedic
actor throughout his career.
As it turns out, Rudd wasn’t the only one going off script during the shooting of the
heist superhero movie.
The cast revealed that most of the dialogue in the scenes between Bobby Cannavale, Judy
Greer and Paul Rudd was completely improvised and the actors were only given general directions
as to where the scenes needed to go.
The three characters are in a complicated relationship, so the fact that they were able
to improvise together to create more genuine dialogue is impressive.
Additionally, Michael Pena has also stated that most of his scenes with Paul Rudd featured
improvised dialogue as well.
All of this makes you wonder if there ever was a real script for Ant-Man or if they just
put a lot of trust in the talented cast.
The Amazing Spider-Man – Godzilla Joke As bad as
the sequel was, The Amazing Spider-Man is actually a pretty decent movie and it features
a lot of great performances.
One of the most underrated ones came from Denis Leary who plays Captain Stacy in the
movie.
He is a very talented actor and one scene has him make a pretty hilarious unscripted
joke that the cast did not see coming.
In the scene where Garfield’s Spider-man is trying to worn Stacy and the rest of the
police force about a crazy giant lizard on the loose and Leary quickly hits him back
with an improvised joke about Godzilla.
The joke took the rest of the cast by surprise but they were able to not break character
and the great moment was able to make it into the film in its purest form.
Guardians of The Galaxy – Rocket Raccoon Chris Pratt has gotten a lot of credit for
the great improvised moments that he brought to Guardians Of The Galaxy, but it turns out
that he wasn’t the only one bringing the unscripted magic.
While Bradley Cooper voiced Rocket Raccoon, it was actually director James Gunn’s brother,
Sean Gunn, who played the pre-CGI’d raccoon during filming and it turns out he came up
with one of the best lines all on his own.
The line comes when the team is all gearing up and agreeing to head off on their final
(and presumably fateful) mission.
Rocket Raccoon utters the line “We’re all standing now.
Bunch of jackasses, standing in a circle,” which turns out to have been a completely
unplanned moment courtesy of Sean Gunn.
Deadpool – ‘You Look Like’ Joke Deadpool was one of the best movies of 2016
and it is now even being recognized with major award nominations.
The script for the film was amazing but when you put hilarious guys like Ryan Reynolds
and TJ Miller together, you are bound to end up with some pretty great-unscripted moments.
The best-improvised moments from Deadpool didn’t actually make it into the theatrical
release, but they can now be found online and in the DVD special features.
In the scene where Reynolds is showing his post operation face to TJ Miller, the two
actors were given the green light to improvise and riff out as many zingers as they could.
One of the most hilarious moments that was deemed to racy for the R rated flick came
when Miller said: ‘You look like a trucker took a shit on your shoulders and then shaped
ears onto it’.
We understand why all these lines couldn’t make the final cut, but they are awesome nonetheless.
Captain America: The First Avenger There is no denying that Chris Evans got incredibly
jacked to play Steve Rogers in Captain America: The First Avenger and we imagine that a lot
of people on set were taken by his incredible physique.
Usually, that type of admiration stays out of the actual production, but it turns out
that Hayley Atwell (who plays Peggy Carter in the film) was unable to control herself.
In the scene were Christ Evans first emerges as the jacked up super soldier, Atwell can’t
help but instinctively reach out and grab his giant peck.
This scene is hilariously genuine as it turns out that it was totally unplanned.
Evans reacted naturally and the moment was able to stay in the film.
So there is our list of 10 Marvel Superhero Movie Moments That Actors Did Not See Coming.
Which one of these moments is your favorite?
Are there any other unscripted Marvel moments that you love?
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