10 Exact Moments Actors Thought They Were Finished
5. Paul Bettany Was Told His Career Was Over Before Getting A Vision Phone Call
Getting that all-important call from Kevin Feige or another Marvel creative has been known to be a life-changer for just about every actor who has ever wandered into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But when it comes to eventual Vision star Paul Bettany, it genuinely seemed as though his days as part of the acting industry were well and truly over before his phone rang with Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon's number on it.
As the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. would explain at Ace Comic Con a few years back, the Brit had just walked out of a particularly demoralising meeting with a producer a few moments before the director got in touch. Simply put, said producer claimed that his "career was over. That it was done, and that (he) should pack (his) bags and go home."
Defiantly, though, the actor told that person to "mind your f***ing manners" before his legs eventually gave way as he reached the sidewalk on Sunset. And just as the thought of "Wow, maybe my career's over" washed over him, a number Bettany didn't recognise popped up on his phone and Whedon soon delivered the news that he'd like him to play Vis in the MCU.
And the rest was Marvel Cinematic history...