10 MCU Moments More Important Than You Realised

6. The Museum Voice Is A Real-Life Military Advocate (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)

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Disney

The Smithsonian scenes in Captain America: The Winter Soldier feature a museum narrator who tells guests about the history of Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, and the Howling Commandos.

Though you probably won't think twice about this voice while watching the movie, this is another one of those things that Marvel Studios went above-and-beyond with, putting in way more care than they needed to.

Rather than just roping in any old voice actor, the studio went out of its way to hire Hollywood icon Gary Sinise, who you'll know from his roles in The Stand, Of Mice And Men, Apollo 13, and Forrest Gump.

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MGM

Sinise is a major advocate for America's servicemen and women, and created the Gary Sinise Foundation in 2011, a charity dedicated to helping wounded military veterans.

As such, his role in The Winter Soldier wasn't just a cool way for Marvel Studios to honour the bravery of Captain America and his allies, but also a fitting tip of the hat to our own, real-life heroes who serve in the armed forces.

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