10 Ways The Marvel Cinematic Universe Proves That Dreams Do Come True
7. Casting Choices Have Been Spot-On
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As of yet, Marvel have yet to miscast a role. Apart from the lamentable whitewashing of The Ancient One in Dr. Strange, (and the even more disingenuous explanation offered by the company as to the reasons behind said casting) the MCU has been nigh-exemplary in determining who best fits a given character. Nowhere is this better seen than in Robert Downey Jr.'s and Chris Evans' amazing performances as Tony Stark and Steve Rogers respectively.
Beyond those affecting turns, Mark Ruffalo, Charlie Cox, John Bernthal, Elizabeth Olsen and Chadwick Boseman (to name but some) have all turned in near perfect portrayals of their characters, and considering just how notoriously divisive comic book castings have been in the past, Marvel's record in that area has been particularly noteworthy.
While the MCU is still prone to concocting the odd derisory character, or in some cases, even an entire film, (I'm looking at you, Thor: The Dark World) it's still got the best ratio of good castings out of all the other comic book movie universes.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
