Stars don’t make the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes stars. The studio have never actively sought to cast A-list names as their marquee superheroes, but instead favor an approach that sees many of the major roles given to up-and-coming young actors that grow into their characters over a number of years.
Chris Hemsworth was a virtual unknown, Chris Pratt was best known for playing a supporting role in a sitcom, Chris Evans was widely remembered as being Fantastic Four’s Human Torch, and when Robert Downey Jr. was first cast as Iron Man he was still on the comeback trail following years of highly-publicized and self-destructive behavior.
The point is, being an important part of the McU is of huge benefit to any actor’s career, but nobody is bigger than the franchise itself, with Kevin Feige the one and only person calling the shots. However,...
Chris Hemsworth was a virtual unknown, Chris Pratt was best known for playing a supporting role in a sitcom, Chris Evans was widely remembered as being Fantastic Four’s Human Torch, and when Robert Downey Jr. was first cast as Iron Man he was still on the comeback trail following years of highly-publicized and self-destructive behavior.
The point is, being an important part of the McU is of huge benefit to any actor’s career, but nobody is bigger than the franchise itself, with Kevin Feige the one and only person calling the shots. However,...
- 7/5/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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