10 MCU Deleted Scenes That Should've Stayed In Their Movies
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Despite the fact that each film is meticulously crafted over the course of several years by a team of thousands of different people, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is packed full of deleted scenes.
Of course, it's impossible to anticipate how well a moment will translate from the page to the screen and that means not everything will make it into the final cut of a film, and frustratingly, great material can often get left by the wayside.
A lot of the time, the filmmakers do get it right. A large percentage of deleted scenes don't add much to their respective movies or in some cases, add too much; and either instance will have a negative impact on the finished product.
But sometimes, filmmakers get this plain wrong. While there are other factors to consider, like runtime, rating and pacing, the following examples of omitted scenes would have added to their movies in a variety of interesting ways, and it's a real shame we never got to see them added to the mix.
So, to give you even more Marvel stuff to watch while you wait for Guardians Vol. 2 next May, here are ten MCU deleted scenes that should've stayed in their movies...
10. Wish Fulfillment (Ant-Man)
The Scene: As Luis and the gang literally roll the dice and hope to hit those lucky numbers, they're given a little push in the right direction by... a tiny Scott Lang.
Unbeknownst to them, their big win wasn't based on luck, it was based on Pym Particles, but regardless, they head back home to celebrate, flaunting their cash about and performing some rather questionable dance moves.
Why It Should've Stayed: This one's pure gold, and if it doesn't put a smile on your face, nothing will. Luis and the gang provided some of Ant-Man's best moments, so having another one to add to the list would not be a bad thing.
Aside from this, the scene just felt right. If any one of us came into possession of a magic shrinking suit, of course we'd use it to earn more money, or help people, or do things we wouldn't normally be able to do (like rig a casino game in broad daylight).
Yes, Ant-Man is about Lang trying to be a better man and cheating isn't a great thing to do, but this shows how much he cares about others, and how he's ready to put the happiness of other people before his own.
The emotional backbone of the entire movie is Scott learning to be more selfless and provide for his daughter, and this scene is a small, but important step in that very direction.