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Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

About Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

Feature-length documentary about the rise of Marvel Studios and their films leading up to, and including, The Avengers. A deep dive into the creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this documentary details each of the pieces of the early MCU - starting with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and then finally culminating in 2012's The Avengers.

Full Cast of Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

Joe Quesada
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Joe Quesada as Self

Joe Quesada was born on December 1, 1962 and is currently 61 years old.

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Russell Bobbitt
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Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh as Self

Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Ac...

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Stan Lee
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Stan Lee as Self

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber, December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, edito...

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Natalie Portman
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Natalie Portman as Self

Natalie Portman (born Neta-Lee Hershlag, June 9, 1981) is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her ...

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Edward Norton
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Edward Norton as Self

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and...

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Clark Gregg
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Clark Gregg as Self

Robert Clark Gregg (born April 2, 1962) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for playin...

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Robert Downey Jr.
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Robert Downey Jr. as Self

Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1966) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by c...

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Chris Evans
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Chris Evans as Self

Christopher Robert Evans (born June 13, 1981) is an American actor. He began his career with roles in television seri...

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Anthony Hopkins
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Anthony Hopkins as Self

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born December 31, 1937) is a Welsh actor, film director, and film producer. He is the...

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Scarlett Johansson
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Scarlett Johansson as Self

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2018 a...

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Jeremy Renner
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Jeremy Renner as Self

Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor. He began his career by appearing in independent films...

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Mark Ruffalo
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Mark Ruffalo as Self

Mark Alan Ruffalo (born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer. He began acting in the early 1990s and ...

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Gale Anne Hurd
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Gale Anne Hurd as Self

Gale Anne Hurd (born October 25, 1955) is an American film and television producer, the founder of Valhalla Entertain...

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Victoria Alonso
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Victoria Alonso as Self

Victoria Alonso (born 22 December 1965) is an Argentine film producer who formerly served as president of physical an...

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Ralph Macchio
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Ralph Macchio is an American comic book writer and editor.

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Walt Simonson
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Walt Simonson as Self

Walter 'Walt' Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, won numerous awards. His first professional comic...

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J. Michael Straczynski
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J. Michael Straczynski as Self

J. Michael Straczynski is an American writer and producer best known for the television series Babylon 5.

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Louis Leterrier
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Louis Leterrier as Self

Louis Leterrier (born June 17, 1973) is a French film director whose notable films include The Transporter 2, Unleash...

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Jeremy Latcham
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Jon Favreau
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Jon Favreau as Self

Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ...

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Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson as Self

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized ac...

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Cobie Smulders
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Cobie Smulders as Self

Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders (born April 3, 1982) is a Canadian-American actress. She is best known for he...

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Louis D'Esposito
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Louis D'Esposito as Self

Louis D’Esposito is an American director and producer. He is the co-president of Marvel Studios.

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Joss Whedon
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Joss Whedon as Self

Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, occasional ...

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Stephen Broussard
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Ryan Meinerding
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Avi Arad
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Avi Arad as Self

Avi Arad is an Israeli-American businessman. He became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s, and soon afterwar...

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Joe Johnston
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Joe Johnston as Self

Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston II  is an American film director and former effects artist best known for his work on...

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Hugo Weaving
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Hugo Weaving as Self

Hugo Wallace Weaving AO (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has ...

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Hayley Atwell
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Hayley Atwell as Self (Archival Footage)

Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. Born and raised in London, Atwell stud...

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William Hurt
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William Hurt as Self (Archival Footage)

William Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American stage, film and television actor, trained at the Juill...

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Joe Simon
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Joe Simon as Self

Joseph Henry "Joe" Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer...

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Mary Zophres
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Mary Zophres as Self

Mary Zophres is an American costume designer who has worked in the film industry since 1994. She has been nominated f...

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Stanley Tucci
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Stanley Tucci as Self (Archival Footage)

Stanley Tucci Jr. (/ˈtuːtʃi/ TOO-chee; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. Involved in acting...

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Kevin Feige
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Kevin Feige as Self

Kevin Feige was born on June 2, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer, known for being the brains behi...

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Stellan Skarsgård
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Stellan Skarsgård as Self (Archival Footage)

Stellan Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves...

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Tom Hiddleston
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Tom Hiddleston as Self

Thomas William Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an English actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki in...

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Chris Hemsworth
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Chris Hemsworth as Self

Chris Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kim Hyde in the Austr...

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Gwyneth Paltrow
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Gwyneth Paltrow as Self

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow Falchuk (born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient...

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