The release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever showed that the MCU keeps rolling, even with the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman. What the film also proved was how the first Black Panther The movie was, as the supporting cast of that movie, especially Letitia Wright as Shuri, stepped up in the sequel, proving just how important casting is to the success of the MCU. Here’s why casting has been such a big factor in the MCU:
A mix of strangers and veterans
The MCU has always done two big things with its cast. They cast already known actors in new and unexpected roles, and also found actors who are not well recognized and made them into stars. Robert Downey Jr. was property damaged when he was cast as Tony Stark, while Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Chris Pratt were already household names in Hollywood, but not yet stars. Of Chris Evans’ casting, Sarah Finn told The Washington Post, “Chris Evans’ reluctance to play Captain America proved why he was the perfect fit for the role: ‘He has a humility, a moral compass that is tangible , and that the audience can really feel with him.
The MCU’s biggest casting trick is how they keep casting unknown actors and making them stars. Few knew who Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel), or Tom Hiddleston (Loki) was before they were thrown into the Marvel Universe, and all three bets paid off perfectly. The fact that the MCU plays with so many genres also allows them to cast wider nets and get artists who have never done action scenes, but know they’re awesome. People were surprised when Karen Gillan was cast Guardians of the Galaxy, and surprisingly, his character had one of the best arcs in the MCU. That’s because Gillan knows how to do both comedy and drama, and show both love and heartbreak, all characteristics that made his portrayal of Nebula work.
There will be more casting announcements soon, as the MCU continues, and here are some actors we’d love to see appear in Marvel movies in the future, but we’re probably going to be wrong, as they always surprise us with choices that , over time, take on their full meaning.
The characters are the real stars
Many actors have used their MCU characters as a starting point to build their careers in Hollywood. The surprising thing they discover is the fact that their other movies rarely achieve the same box office success as their superhero movies, and that’s because the characters, not the actors, are the real stars.
Obviously, the characters are made whole by the actors who play them, but having a healthy movie career outside of that universe is getting harder and harder for everyone. Even Robert Downey Jr., the patron saint of the MCU, hasn’t had success with movies like The judgeWhere Dolittleto the point that it returns to the franchises with Sherlock Holmes 3. hope Oppenheimer is a good one, because we’d love to see Downey Jr. play other characters and be successful.
The same thing happened to Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. Their careers outside of the MCU have the smallest box office earnings, proving that people love them as Captain America and Thor, but are less likely to go to the movies to see them in any other project where they want to deploy their skills. actor’s wings. The two have been doing more streaming projects lately, perhaps because in the world of streaming, box office success isn’t the only determining factor, and their names can always get people on the platform. -shape, as they are watched from home. Maybe they’ll end up appearing as their MCU characters on Disney+, where there are already some great superhero TV shows.
The MCU has been changing their movie contracts over the past few years, so they can continue to attract great talent, because they know that even though the character is the real star, they still need great performers. As long as the MCU universe continues to expand, they will continue to cast actors who will likely be remembered as those characters. This might scare off some emerging talent, who relish being a different personality with each character and fear being typecast. That’s why all the rumors of Daniel Radcliffe becoming Wolverine seem crazy, as he eventually stopped being considered just another character in the franchise. Now he works a lot more as a supporting player and makes unique movies like Swiss army man Where Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
Sarah Finn – Casting Genius
Sarah Finn is as important to the MCU as Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man (one of Finn’s first casting choices in the MCU) and Kevin Feige. Why? She threw MCU movies from the start (the only movie she didn’t throw was Edward Norton The Incredible Hulk). Of Finn, Kevin Feige told Indiwire: “She understands the characters, she understands that we want the best actors, whether they’ve done an ‘action movie’ before or not, and our tastes are pretty eclectic when it comes to casting.”
Finn’s job is to find actors who can perform in many genres and have instant chemistry with everyone they’re with in a scene, like in the future they might appear in ensemble films. Her job isn’t easy, but she has the ability to imagine what an actor can do and how it blends in with the comic book character they could be playing for years, if not decades. His batting average is incredible, as most actors are perfectly cast for their roles, and in the rare chance something didn’t work out (Edward Norton, Terrance Howard), their second picks made us instantly forget about that first one. escaped.
As with any job, luck also played a small role in casting decisions: Emily Blunt was initially cast as Black Widow, but had to leave due to scheduling conflicts with Gulliver’s Travels. movies like edge of tomorrow, we know she would have done a great job, but we can’t imagine anyone other than Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanov. Similar things happened when casting other characters, as we could have had John Krasinski as Captain America, Saoirse Ronan as Scarlet Witch, or Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Ant-Man. We’ll leave those combinations for any of the other worlds in the Multiverse, as we love each of the casting choices made by Finn, Feige, and the rest of the Marvel team.
