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

By C.J. Hawkings

"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, CA – SEPTEMBER 04: Actor Bradley Cooper (L) and actress Zoe Saldana attend the Premiere Of CBS Films’ “The Words” at the ArcLight Cinemas on September 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) /

21. Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana

A little known fact is that Rocket and Gamora worked together well before they were Guardians of the Galaxy. Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana played husband and wife in the movie The Words. Their characters are very different from their MCU ones.

The premise told in The Words is a story within a story. An author begins reading from his new book (the title of the film), which tells the story of the Jensens (Cooper and Saldana).

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) Actors Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster and Kurt Russell pose with the Hollywood Blockbuster Award for ‘Furious 7’ in the press room during the 19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 1, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) /

22. Vin Diesel and Kurt Russell

Who doesn’t love Groot? Sure, he only says three or four words, but he’s fun and provides a personality all his own. But did you know Groot voice actor Vin Diesel starred alongside GotG Vol. 2 co-star Kurt Russell?

If you’re a fan of The Fast and the Furious movies, you may recall that Russell, who stars as Star-Lord’s father Ego in the MCU, portrayed Mr. Nobody in two installments of the muscle car film franchise.

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SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 23: Actresses Laura Harrier, Zendaya, Elizabeth Debicki, Danai Gurira, Tilda Swinton, Zoe Saldana, Brie Larson, Lupita Nyong’o, Rachel McAdams, Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff from Marvel Studios’ films attend the San Diego Comic-Con International 2016 Marvel Panel in Hall H on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California. ©Marvel Studios 2016. ©2016 CTMG. All Rights Reserved. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) /

23. Marisa Tomei, Tilda Swinton and Brie Larson

What happens when you have Aunt May, The Ancient One, and Captain Marvel in a movie together? You get Trainwreck, starring Amy Schumer. Despite being in three different MCU films, Tomei, Swinton and Larson were a Dog Walker (Tomei), Dianna (Swinton) and Kim Townsend (Larson). This comes before the trio’s introductions in the MCU with Spider-Man: Homecoming releasing in 2017, Doctor Strange in 2016 and Captain Marvel in 2019.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 22: Ming-Na Wen attends the world premiere of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures “Avengers: Endgame” at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) /

24. Jon Favreau and Ming-Na Wen

Okay, well Jon Favreau and Ming-Na Wen haven’t starred together in any MCU project, but they have worked together. Both are working on the upcoming Disney Plus series The Mandalorian.

Favreau, who Marvel fans know as the director of the first two Iron Man films and as Happy Hogan, is the writer of the upcoming Star Wars series. Wen, who is best known by Disney and Marvel fans as Mulan and as Melinda May in Agents of SHIELD, will star in the show, but her character is currently unknown.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 02: Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson attend Men in Black: International photocall at The Corinthia Hotel on June 02, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment) /

25. Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth

We MCU fans loved Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok. Not only were they hilarious, but they were also gearing up for their next film together. No, we’re not talking about Avengers: Endgame. We’re talking about Men in Black International.

The actors plays Agent H (Hemsworth) and Agent M (Thompson) in the MiB spinoff that takes place in London. H is a star Man in Black, while M is a rookie who recruited to tame H. The film didn’t do quite as well as its predecessors, but the flick is fun and shows the chemistry between the two lead actors.

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