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Popverse Picks: From Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man to Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel, our favorite all-time MCU castings
Who knew that Batman would make the perfect Spider-Man villain? Or that we'd fall in love with Peggy Carter in all her multiversal appearances.
Over the past two decades, Marvel has managed to build one of the most reliable box office brands in history. While that is at least partially due to the legacy of their characters, they wouldn’t have come to life in the way they did without some truly inspired casting choices in the MCU.
In this week's installment of Popverse Picks, we’ve sorted through every film and TV show in the MCU to find our favorite castings in the Marvel history from heroes to villains and even those all-important supporting characters.
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
It can be hard to imagine it now, but before he was cast as Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. was trying to rebuild his career. His well-documented run-ins with the law had seemingly ruined his star power.
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