10 More Movie Characters Who Mean More Than You Think
1. Stan Lee - The MCU
When it comes to legends of the entertainment industry, there are few who stand taller than the late great Stan Lee.
Marvel's big boss man, and the mind behind some of the world's most famous superheroes, Lee became famous all over again through his cameos across the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Delivery man, bus driver, Smithsonian guard, Hugh Hefner. Stan played 'em all. But his most important appearance was saved for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Whilst Rocket and Kraglin are bouncing around space, they pass a group of strange looking individuals talking to a man in a space suit. The man is Stan Lee, of course, but who are the weird big-headed aliens?
They are The Watchers.
The Watchers are extremely powerful beings tasked with observing the events of the multiverse without interfering. Lee acts as their source, filling them in on all the goings on that he has seen on Earth.
This confirmed the long-running fan theory that Lee's many cameos were a sign that he was a Watcher.
It's a beautiful moment that not only pays off years of speculation, but also places Stan amongst the most powerful creatures in the universe - where he belongs.