The Making Of The MCU: 17 Fascinating Behind-The-Scenes Details You Need To Know

14. Peyton Reed Almost Directed Guardians Of The Galaxy

Director Peyton Reed has done a solid job with the first two Ant-Man movies, and he's currently in production on a third, which is scheduled to hit cinemas in 2023.

But he almost joined the MCU a year earlier than he eventually did, and with another, completely different property to boot: the Guardians Of The Galaxy.

Reed was one of Feige and Marvel Studios' top candidates to helm that first Guardians movie, but when James Gunn's take won out, Reed was forced to wait a little longer for his big superhero moment.

As was the case with Cumberbatch missing out on Malekith, it's hard to complain at how things panned out here.