10 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets Of MCU Movies

10. The US Military Provides Marvel With Equipment

The US military have been collaborating with movie studios for decades now - if a film needs some piece of military hardware, whether that be a humvee or a fighter jet, then they can gain access to it through the American armed forces.

This is no different with Marvel, particularly in regards to the studio's earlier outings.

Iron Man features a wide variety of military equipment, it included both those aforementioned humvees and fighter jets, which helped add some authenticity to the scenes set in Afghanistan. The more recent Captain Marvel's links with the US armed forces are a tad more blatant; the movie's marketing placed a heavy emphasis on the protagonist's military background, and even went as far as to promote joining the air force.

Certain stories, such as the first Avengers, did not involve the US military because of the "unreality" of an organisation like S.H.I.E.L.D, meaning that the MCU isn't entirely propaganda for the USA, which is nice.