14 Actors Almost Cast In The MCU (And Who They Could Still Play)

1. Emily Blunt

Emily Blunt Captain Marvel
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Who she almost played: Emily Blunt is the one that got away. She turned down Peggy Carter and was forced to drop out of playing Black Widow because of a contractual dispute. 

Who she could still play: Arguably the flagship female hero of the Marvel empire and the first to get her own solo feature, Captain Marvel seems too obvious a choice. Especially since Blunt has proven her chops as an action star in Edge Of Tomorrow and a hardened badass in Looper.

It’s entirely possible she was holding out for a starring role as opposed to a love interest or damsel in distress, and as far as superheroines go, it doesn’t get much bigger than Captain Marvel.

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