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31 Spider-Bitten or Gamma-Radiated Facts About Superhero Movies

April 04, 2025

Come to think of it, why do we have to choose between spider-bitten or gamma-radiated facts? Spidey and Hulk have somehow morphed into Spider-Hulk on multiple occasions, so we’re going to give these facts the same fusion treatment here today.

We don’t exactly know how just yet, so let us do a little research before you delve into these soon-to-be jacked-up, wall-crawling facts about superhero movies!

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Deadpool 2

In Deadpool 2, Deadpool's angst about committing suicide is from the comics. Не gets pissed off all the time in the comics at the fact that he's suicidal but can't actually kill himself (due to his healing factor). CRACKED.COM

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Ant-Man

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN nick Further GEORGI SPACE TC Coca SIGHT GAG SAMY OR... NET 5 5419 THE ALLA MICHAEL NO - PONY . - PER ANFL No MOSTE - di NOOD - BOTTE ANT now - NOW KP FOR A THE TALK OUR No. NEW In the beginning of Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott and Cassie play inside an elaborate obstacle course at home. At one point, Cassie covers her face with a paperboard mask that has a huge eyeball drawn on it. Many have noticed that the image is eerily similar to that of Marvel villain, the

29

Winter Soldier

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS CONTESSA WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DEBUT ON THE SHOW. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Julia Louis-Dreyfus was supposed to debut as Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine in Black Widow. However, due to delays, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ended up coming out before the movie. CRACKED.COM

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Suicide Squad

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES THE SUICIDE_ SQUAD Live Fast Die Clown SHOUTOUT TO Joker The inscription at the back of Harley's new jacket reads: Live Fast Die Clown. CRACKED.COM

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Anthony Mackie

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS ANTHONY MACKIE THOUGHT НЕ WAS GETTING FIRED. THE FALCON DO CALL WINTER SOLDIER Mackie says that when Marvel called him in for a meeting after Avengers: Endgame, he googled his name for about 45 minutes to see if he said anything that would've gotten him fired. To his pleasant surprise, they just wanted to meet to offer him the show. CRACKED.COM

26

Throg

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS CHRIS HEMSWORTH ACTUALLY VOICED THROG. T365 LOK Despite only making unintelligible noises, the show actually got Chris Hemsworth to record lines for the frog variant of Thor. CRACKED.COM

25

Captain America

Marvel Stars from t John Krasinski was almost Captain America. Jim from The Office almost ended up as Captain America before Chris Evans took the role. Rumor has it that John Krasinski has recently been cast as The Fantastic Four's Reed Richards instead. CRACKED.COM

24

Loki

Marvel Stars from the Multiverse Tom Hiddleston auditioned to play Thor. Before landing Loki, Tom Hiddleston was up for Thor - as captured in a behind-the-scenes video. CRACKED.COM

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Tom Cruise

Marvel Stars from the Mult Tom Cruise was almost Iron Man. Despite Robert Downey Junior being the key to making the entire MCU, Cruise was almost Iron Man instead. Rumors say he will appear in an upcoming film as Iron Man, in reference to this fact. CRACKED.COM

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Doctor Strange

Marvel Stars from th sse Joaquin Phoenix turned down Doctor Strange. Though Benedict Cumberbatch was an early choice, Marvel still talked to Phoenix-who said no, and then made Joker as if to spite them for even asking. CRACKED.COM

21

George Clooney

Marvel Stars from Marvel wanted George Clooney as Nick Fury. It was only after Clooney turned down the role that it went to the right choice - Samuel L. Jackson. CRACKED.COM

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The Dark Knight

The Joker's clown mask in the opening of The Dark Knight is a homage to the 1960s Batman series. His mask looks just like the one Joker wore in his first episode of the show, The Joker is Wild. CRACKED.COM

19

Venom

Originally, Venom wasn't supposed to be in Spider-Man 3 at all. Sam Raimi wanted to use Vulture, not Venom, as one of the villains, and set everything up for Spider-Man 4 where Vulture would be the main villain. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

Senator Patrick Leahy

CRACKED PATRICK LEAHY STOOD UP TO THE JOKER. THE DARK KNIGHT The man who tells the Joker, We're not intimidated by thugs is Patrick Leahy, the senior Senator from Vermont. As a hardcore Batman fan, he's had cameos in 5 Batman films, and even provided the voice for a character in Batman: The Animated Series. — Youtube / NBC

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Superman vs. Batman

Warner Bros. canceled a planned Superman vs. Batman film after Superman Returns bombed. The reboot, which be- came Man Of Steel, was developed specifically to reintroduce Super- man without regard to a Batman and Super- man movie at all. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Gizmodo / Wikipedia

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Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan thought he'd look ridiculous in Batman's costume. BATMAN Tim Burton wanted Brosnan to play Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989). During a Reddit AMA session, Brosnan recalled the time when the director showed him the suit, he said: Any man who wears underpants outside his pants just cannot be taken seriously. CRACKED.COM — Source: 10 Actors Who Turned Down Famous Roles (For Bizarre Reasons)

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Batman Returns

Michelle Pfeiffer was second pick to play Catwoman BATMAN RETURNS Pfeiffer was crushed when Annette Bening was cast as the iconic anti-hero. Bening was replaced by Pfeiffer when she became pregnant. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Batman Behind-The-Scenes Facts (From The Movies and Shows)

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The Suicide Squad

CRACKED.COM THE SUICIDE SQUAD SUPERMAN WAS GOING TO BE THE VILLAIN. James Gunn's plans were to have the Squad go toe- to-toe with the Man of Steel. Then he changed his mind, not wanting to make the movie's connection to the rest of the DCEU even more complicated. — Source: Den of Geek

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13

Spider-Man

Captain America: Civil War director Anthony Russo never had a Plan B if Sony didn't let them use Spider-Man. CRACKED.COM Due to the production schedule, Spider-Man had to be written into the film many months before he was available for Marvel Studios to legally use. — Gizmodo

12

Whiplash and Loki

MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Iron Man 2 Loki Ivan Vanko had a Loki tattoo on his neck. It was removed for fear audiences would think Loki was behind Whiplash's actions. CRACKED.COM — Source: IMDb

11

Age of Ultron

Plot twists hidden in plain sight Avengers: Endgame Age of Ultron foreshadowed the movie's events. Endgame was foreshadowed by the visions Scarlet Witch gave to Iron Man and Captain America. Iron Man saw their defeat, a broken shield, a dead Black Widow, and his friends defeated on Titan. CRACKED.COM — Source: Time

10

The Wasp

Bryce Dallas Howard could be the Wasp in The Avengers. Black Widow wasn't at first a confirmed member, and the team was had a wasp instead of a spider. One name up for the Wasp was Bryce Dallas Howard. — Source: Cinemablend

9

Superman Lives

Superhero movies W lmost got Tim Burton's Superman Lives (with Nic Cage). Burton and Nicolas Cage present Superman! The film we almost got would've featured a similar plot arc to Supes in Batman V Superman and Justice League, dying before being reborn. CRACKED.COM — More: 5 Superhero Movies You Won't Believe Almost Got Made

8

Batman ‘89

Tim Burton had no idea what was happening at the end of Batman. Jon Peters, one of the producers of Batman, came up with the idea of setting the climax on the roof of a cathedral. Peters changed the scene to include Basinger, who happened to be his girlfriend at the time, and despite the fact that the movie was over budget, approved the creation of a 38 foot model cathedral that cost $100,000 without telling Burton. UNIONED.COM — Source: The Bonkers Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Ending Of Tim Burton's 'Batman'

7

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal Source Gyllenhaal was in the running to play Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins. That's not the only superhero he's almost been... Gyllenhaal almost played Spider-Man in Spider-Man 2 when Tobey Maguire was on the fence about returning. CRACKED.COM — Source: Daily Mail

6

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger Nolan originally talked to Ledger about playing the part of Batman in Batman Begins. Ledger turned him down but luckily accepted Dark Knight's supervillain instead, and the script was written with him as the Joker in mind. CRACKED.COM — Source: MTV

5

Spider-Man 3

SPIDER-MAN 3 CRACKED.COM Critics call Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002) & Spider-Man 2 (2004) some of the best superhero films ever made. In Spider-Man 3, Raimi was forced to add villains, Topher Grace was painfully miscast as Venom, and Spidey's jazz/emo phase had the trilogy's Rotten Tomatoes score read: 90, 93, 63. — Source: Looper

4

Justice League

There's a nod to an old-school DC writer in Zack Snyder's Justice League. IF - - - : B Gard ner Fex IS Ford WHEN When a truck almost kills Iris, it says Gard'ner Fox on the side of that truck- which is a nod to DC writer Gardner Fox, who co-created Flash and the Justice League. CRACKED.COM — Source

3

Thanos

CRACKED.COM THANOS' CREATOR GOT DIDDLY-SQUAT FROM THE AVENGERS MOVIES. Jim Starlin wasn't even invited to any showing-he had to pay for his ticket to see his own creation on a movie screen. All in all, he got more money from DC for an obscure character in Batman V Superman than for Thanos, Gamora, and Drax combined. — Source: 16 Random Facts For Hungry Brains

2

Venom

VENOM CAME FROM A FAN LETTER. After Marvel asked readers to submit ideas, Randy Schueller suggested that Spider-Man wear a special black suit that'd enhance his powers. The writers ran with this idea, throwing in the alien symbiote angle, which eventually developed into Venom. — More: 6 Times Fans Got Put In Charge Of Everything

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Howard the Duck

The first-ever Marvel movie was Howard the Duck. m HOWAR THE DUCK BMKL. There was an earlier Captain America movie, but Marvel didn't actually exist y — Source: IMDB

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