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33 Easter Eggs and Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Famous Superhero Movies

November 05, 2023

There are plenty of interesting things about your favorite superhero films aside from a character’s powers, a villain’s motivations or whatever tease was left during or after the credits. Like did you know that Wyatt Russell actually auditioned for Steve Rogers back in 2011 before getting his role as the Captain America replacement in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier? Or the several Easter eggs hidden in plain sight throughout Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?

Check out this list of Easter eggs and other tidbits of info regarding superhero movies so, whether you’re a fan or not, you at least know what you’re talking about.

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

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BEHIND-THE-SCeNES FACTS ANTHONY MACKIE THOUGHT HE WAS GETTING FIRED. THE FALCON 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 — YouTube

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SPECIMEN EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Miles and the number 42. The number keeps popping up wherever Miles goes. BENDIS BRIAN MICHAEL SAID THATIT'S BOTH TO A REFERENCE GUIDE THE HITCHHIKER'S 42 GALAXY... TO THE ...and the jersey number of baseball player Jackie Robinson. CRACKED COM — Polygon

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

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS CONTESSA WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DEBUT ON THE SHOW. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Julia buis-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 — Vanity Fair

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SPIDEPHON EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The Davis family's contacts list. When Miles and his dad scroll through their phones... RLR Richard L. R Akitou Steve Hudson Ditko Jessita Drew Jordan Kain Brooklyn Visions Katty K Lance Miles ...we're actually seeing the names of both writers and artists of Spider-Man works throughout the years. CRACKED.COM — Vanity Fair

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SOPHIA DI MARTINO'S COSTUME WAS BREASTFEEDING ACCESSIBLE. LOK In order to make life easier on Di Martino, a working mom, costume designer Christine Wada created a costume with concealed zippers so the actress could breastfeed on the job. CRACKED.COM — People

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The Wayne graveyard in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has an Easter egg. One of the names is Solomon that's Bruce's s great-great-great-grandpa in the comics (who was part of a story influenced by Tim Burton's Batman). CRACKED.COM — DenOfGeek

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Donald Glover

EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The Donald Glover shout-out For years, Glover was a fan-favorite to step inside the Spidey suit. In Community. a gag was even added showing his character Troy waking up in Spider-Man pajamas. In the movie, Miles visits his Uncle Aaron. The episode of Community can be seen playing on the TV screen. CRACKED.COM — CBR

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE -SUICIDE. SQUAD The ORIGINAL RATCATCHER Taika Waititi makes two appearances as Ratcatcher 1, father of Ratcatcher 2. In the comics, the original Ratcatcher was a low-tier Batman villain in Gotham rather than Portugal, and he used his powers to turn to crime. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN SIGHT GAG OR... 8 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 Orb. CRACKED.COM — Source, source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE AVENGERS' SALARY CAUSED A COMMOTION AT MARVEL STUDIOS. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Creator Malcolm Spellman says the discussion about how much the Avengers get paid triggered everybody at Marvel. Kevin Feige and other Marvel higher-ups all wanted to have input on the scene. CRACKED.COM — YouTube

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE VOID WAS INFLUENCED BY TELETUBBIES. LOKI It's like the Teletubbies, it's like rolling hills of dystopia, and that's what we're going for, is how director Kate Herron described her vision of the Void to the visual artists. CRACKED.COM — Comicbook.com

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Rainbow Raider's lair in The Flash has an homage to his comic-book origins. In the comics, Roy Bivolo is a color-blind painter and, on the show, his supervillain fair is stacked full of really, really bad paintings. CRACKED.COM — DenOfGeek

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EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Homage to comics: Ben-Day dots go meta. Ben-Day dots were used to create different colors on the pages of older comics. The dots are used for texture in the movie, and during the big battle scene in the end, Spider-Man and Kingpin are literally fighting inside these dots - the same dots that were used to create them. CRACKED.COM — The Hollywood Reporter

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE SHICIDE SQUAD RICK FLAG'S SHIRT His bright yellow shirt reflects the one he wears in the comics, and the sign that the bunny holds up translates to Obstacles are opportunities, signalling how the Flag in this movie is more of an idealist and less jaded than the Flag from the first Suicide Squad film. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN BLACK MARVEL COMICS GROUP. GOLIATH 1 BLACK 02414 DEMANDED OLIATIC FIRST ISSUE BLACK GOLIATH OVER. PUNNO NEW SUPER-HERO TOWN In Ant-Man and the Wasp Bill Foster tells Scott that he once worked with Hank on Project Goliath. In the comics, while helping Hank with his experiments, Foster experienced the opposite of shrinking and grew 15 feet tall, becoming the Black Goliath. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESEA FACTS ALLIGATOR LOKI HAS A REAL-LIFE COUNTERPART. LOK The real-world visual reference for the alligator variant of Loki was Wally- an emotional support alligator. CRACKED.COM — ScreenRant

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Deadpool 2

In Deadpool 2, Deadpool's angst about committing suicide is from the comics. He 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 — DenOfGeek

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SPECIMEN EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE What If? When Olivia Liv Octavius breaks down the details of all the multiverses to Kingpin, she refers to them as What if scenarios. 75c 24 MARVEL COMICS GROUP WHAT IF SPIDER MAN A RESCUED GWEN STACY? AT LASTI THE MOST LAGGRAY AWAITED WHAT IF ALL This is a direct reference to the What If? Marvel comic series. CRACKED — The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel Comics

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE SUICIDE M RAP SQUAD VER 1092F THe OTHER MAVBE WE CAN SHAVE OFF A FEW POUNDS SUPERVILLAINS CRACKED.co In the scene at Belle Reve in the beginning, Polka-Dot Man gets insulted by Calendar Man and Double Down. Calendar Man is a Batman villain obsessed with calendars and dates, and Double Down is a Flash villain who can peel a cursed deck of cards like skin from his body to slice whoever's in his way. — Source

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Ant-Man

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE TRAILER EASTER EGG Director Peyton Reed revealed that the guitar riff in the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp comes from a 1982 song by Adam and the Ants called Ants Invasion. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS WYATT RUSSELL AUDITIONED FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Russell's first-ever movie audition was for the role of Steve Rogers in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger. CRACKED.COM — Twitter

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS THE FINALE ALMOST DIDN'T END ON A CLIFFHANGER. LOK The show was originally supposed to have only one season. The cliffhanger with Loki coming back to an unfamiliar TVA was developed while the production was on a hiatus during the Pandemic. CRACKED.COM — Variety

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Jessica Jones

Jessica Jones has a shout-out to one of the character's old identities. In a flashback, Trish designs a costume for Jessica and suggests the name Jewelc in the comics, Jessica wore that costume and called herself Jewel. CRACKED.COM — DenOfGeek

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EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The blonde Peter Parker. The first Peter Parker (voiced by Chris Pine) has blue eyes and blonde hair, quite the opposite to how we know him with his brown eyes and dark hair. In the comics... VERSION OF HIMSELF BY A CLONED WENTBLONDEWHEN THE TODISMORE REAL REILLY, PARKER ONCE TRIED BEN HE FROM THE BECOMING SCARLETSPIDER. SCARLETSPIDER. SCAN CRACKEDo — Vanity Fair

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES THE SHICIDE Weasel IS BASED SQUAD on Bill THE CAT: James Gunn revealed on Twitter that the notorious Weasel was inspired by the character from the Bloom County comic strip. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN LIVING NIGHTMARES CAN BEGIN IN MANY WAYS! HENRY PYM'S BEGAN WITH A CRY OF TRIUMPH! IT WORKS! I'VE DONE IT!! TALES TO ASTONISH Dr. Henry Hank Pym (played by Michael Douglas) first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27 in 1962. In the movie Ant- Man when Darren Cross talks about Hank's career and jokes about his tales to astonish it's a reference to Hank's first appearance in the comics. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS DANIEL BRUHL IMPROVISED ZEMO'S DANCE. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER The actor revealed that the dance that set the internet on fire wasn't in the script. Bruhl thought the character would be itching to let off some steam after rotting in prison for so long. CRACKED.COM — YouTube

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Man of Steel

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EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The parallel of Spider-Man's (true) origin. In the Amazing Fantasy No. 15 issue, a spider enters the radioactive beam of the Isotopic Genome Accelerator and triggers the events that would lead to Peter Parker becoming Spider-Man. ACCIDENTALLY ABSORBING A FANTAS~ TIC AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVITY THE DYING INSECT IN SUDDEN SHOCK, BITES THE NEAREST LIVING THING, AT THE SPLIT SECOND BEFORE LIFE EBBS FROM ITS RADIOACTIVE BODY! ow! In the movie, a Spider-Man enters the beam of a giant version of the IGA and triggers the assembling of the Spider-Men in the multiverse. CRACKED.COM — The Hollywood Reporter

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE SUICIDE SQUAD ALIEN Bloodsport's helmet was redesigned for the movie, with James Gunn admitting that the Xenomorph from the 1979 film served as inspiration. DC comics, in turn, used Gunn's version as inspiration for their new Bloodsport design. CRACKED.COM — Source, James Gunn's Twitter

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN Kretain THE PINCODOCE understand PINGO DOCE POSTER The poster advertising the green soda can be seen behind Scott in -Man. For those who don't remember, it's the soda Bruce Banner was bottling in The Incredible Hulk. CRACKED.COM — Source

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