MCU: 30 sets of actors and crew who have worked together outside the franchise

"Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier"..L to R: Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) & Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans)..Ph: Zade Rosenthal..© 2014 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.
"Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier"..L to R: Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) & Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans)..Ph: Zade Rosenthal..© 2014 Marvel. All Rights Reserved. /
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Image has been shot in black and white. Color version not available.) (L-R) Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan attend the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at Dolby Theatre on June 06, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for WarnerMedia) 610288 /

16. Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan

Before they played cousins T’Challa and Killmonger in Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan shared a role on the soap opera All My Children. Boseman originated the role of Reggie Montgomery before he left the role and Jordan took over. This writer would have never thought it would be creepy and cool at the same time to have two then-future MCU actors to play the same character.

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VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 04: Actors Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner and Brian Geraghty attend the ‘Hurt Locker’ photocall at the Piazzale del Casino during the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2008 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) /

17. Anthony Mackie and Jeremy Renner

Before their time as Falcon and Hawkeye in the MCU, Anthony Mackie and Jeremy Renner worked together in the 2008 Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker. The pair played two of the lead roles in the film. The film also starred Evangeline Lilly, who played Renner’s ex-wife.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 10: (From Top L-R) Actors Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Paul Bettany, (Bottom L-R) Actor Clint Howard, Director Ron Howard, and actors Emilia Clarke, Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, and Jon Favreau attend the world premiere of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” in Hollywood on May 10, 2018. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) /

18. Jon Favreau and Paul Bettany

Jon Favreau and Paul Bettany’s working relationship stems back years before the MCU. Both worked on the film Wimbledon, where Bettany played tennis player Peter Colt, while Favreau played Ron Roth. Years later, they worked together again on Solo: A Star Wars Story where Bettany played Dryden Vos, while Favreau provided the voice of Rio Durant.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 04: Peter Dinklage attends the premiere of HBO Films’ “My Dinner With Herve” at Paramount Studios on October 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

19. Peter Dinklage and Kit Harington

If you’re reading this and you’re a fan of Game of Thrones, then you’ll love this one. In Avengers: Infinity War, we met Eitri, the King of the Dwarves who was the last of his kind. He was an ally of Thor’s father, Odin, and was familiar with Thor. We only see him in one scene and a fast fact: Peter Dinklage filmed his scene on a green screen without interacting with the other actors in the scene. Hemsworth and anyone else were added in during post-production.

Most fans of Game of Thrones will know Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, the outcast of House Lannister. They would also know Kit Harington as Jon Snow. With Harington having signed onto the upcoming Eternals movie, this marks another franchise the two GoT actors have worked on together.

TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 07: Hugo Weaving attends “Hearts And Bones” premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Scotiabank Theatre on September 07, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images )
TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 07: Hugo Weaving attends “Hearts And Bones” premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Scotiabank Theatre on September 07, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images ) /

20. Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving

If you’re a fan of V for Vendetta, then you might have seen the 2005 film of the same name. The film starred then-future Jane Foster, Natalie Portman and then-future OG Red Skull, Hugo Weaving.

Based on the DC/Vertigo graphic novel, the film stars Portman as Evey Hammond, a runner at a British Television Network in 2032 who is “rescued” by V, a masked man (Hugo Weaving), from being assaulted. She is later tortured, and her head is shaved.

Fun fact #1: Weaving wasn’t originally cast in the film. James Purefoy had been cast in the role first, but left the role a few weeks into filming and was replaced by Hugo Weaving. A number of scenes in the movie are still Purefoy’s performance while the majority of it is Weaving. To make it less obvious, Weaving’s voice was dubbed over Purefoy’s performance.

Fun fact #2: In the scene where Evey’s head is shaved, Portman’s head was actually being shaved, and it was shot in a single take. Portman even arrived at the Star Wars Episode III premieres with a bald head.