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Marvel Studios released a star-studded “class photo” to celebrate its 10th anniversary and the list of talent gathered is truly incredible. There’s billions of dollars in salaries on that stage!<\/p>\nMarvel Studios released a star-studded “class photo” to celebrate its 10th anniversary and the list of talent gathered is truly incredible. There’s billions of dollars in salaries on that stage!<\/p>\n
But while the photo was inclusive<\/a>, it wasn’t all-inclusive. While many of the actresses and actors that brought our favorite Marvel heroes, villains and supporting characters to life are in that picture, there were many that weren’t there. This post is going to try and list all the missing people and try to give a possible reason why they weren’t there.<\/p>\n To start, we need to know who was there. Here are all the on-screen talent who were in attendance:<\/p>\n Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson,\u00a0 Jeremy Renner, Tom Holland,\u00a0 Sean Gunn, Hannah John-Kamen, Zoe Saldana, Angela Bassett, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kurt Russell, Danai Gurira, William Hurt, Karen Gillan, Emily VanCamp, Tessa Thompson, Don Cheadle, Dave Bautista, Michael Pe\u00f1a, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Frank Grillo, Letitia Wright, Laurence Fishburne, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Stan, Ty Simpkins, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Wong, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeff Goldblum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And here\u2019s the filmmakers and executives:<\/p>\n Kevin Feige, Louis D\u2019Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Stan Lee, Scott Derrickson, Trinh Tran, Alan Taylor, Brad Winderbaum, Louis Letterier, Jon Watts, Sarah Finn, James Gunn, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Joss Whedon, David Grant, Mitchell Bell, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Jeffrey Ford, Peyton Reed, Jonathan Schwartz, Stephen Broussard, Ryan Coogler, Jeremy Latcham, Nate Moore, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Taika Waititi, Erik Carroll, Ryan Meinerding, and Craig Kyle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n For sanity’s sake, I’m going to keep my “investigation” to just the actors and directors. Now, we know that the picture was taken on Saturday, October 7, 2017. It was most likely taken at\u00a0 Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia where\u00a0Avengers: Infinity War\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Avengers 4\u00a0<\/strong>were being shot. That makes sense because a large number of the players were already there.<\/p>\n Here are some caveats. Some of these “reasons’ for missing the photo we be from research. Some will be educated guesses. So don’t expect a perfect list.\u00a0 If you have different information, let me know. I tried to focus on all the stars and major supporting characters in all the films. If your favorite is not on the list, it probably means that I didn’t think they should have made the cut. And I covered all films up to\u00a0Black Panther\u00a0<\/strong>as I have not seen that film yet and do not know which actors had major roles.<\/p>\n Knowing that, let’s go through film by film to see who was missing and why.<\/p>\n The one that started it all. The first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had some notable omissions. Here they are:<\/p>\n Marvel’s first villain was not in the photo for a very good reason: he was busy promoting\u00a0Only the Brave<\/strong>. He appeared on\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u00a0<\/strong>on Thursday, October 5th, and the film had its Los Angeles premiere on Sunday, October 8th. Travelling from L.A. to Atlanta and back again the same day just for a picture doesn’t make sense. This will also explain why Thanos himself and Bridges’ costar in\u00a0Only the Brave\u00a0<\/strong>Josh Brolin wasn’t in the picture either.<\/p>\n Howard’s break with Marvel Studios was acrimonious, as he was replaced by Don Cheadle in the role of Tony Stark’s best friend James “Rhodey” Rhodes. So it would have been unlikely that he would have went if he was invited, but if he was, he already had a conflict. He was the guest speaker at The University of Science and Philosophy’s 2017 Homecoming Conference<\/a> in Waynesboro, Virginia that weekend<\/p>\n One of the most important pieces of the connective tissue of the early days of the MCU was Clark Gregg’s Agent Phil Coulson. But after\u00a0The Avengers<\/strong>, he was consigned to the world of television on\u00a0Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/strong>. And that is the reason why Gregg wasn’t at the photo shoot. Not because there is some shadowy conspiracy at play keeping the film and television worlds separate, but rather that he was is New York City promoting the fifth season of that show at the New York Comic Con.<\/p>\n So sad I couldn\u2019t make this shoot. Honored to be part of MCU. I was proudly repping #agentsofSHIELD<\/a> at #MadisonSquareGarden<\/a> for @NY_Comic_Con<\/a> @Marvel<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1TtNtyRbIC<\/a><\/p>\n — Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) February 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPhase One<\/h1>\n
Iron Man (2008)<\/h2>\n
Jeff Bridges<\/h3>\n
Terrence Howard<\/h3>\n
Clark Gregg<\/h3>\n
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![photo was inclusive<\/a>, it wasn’t all-inclusive. While many of the actresses and actors that brought our favorite Marvel heroes, villains and supporting characters to life are in that picture, there were many that weren’t there. This post is going to try and list all the missing people and try to give a possible reason why they weren’t there.<\/p>\nTo start, we need to know who was there. Here are all the on-screen talent who were in attendance:<\/p>\nRobert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson,\u00a0 Jeremy Renner, Tom Holland,\u00a0 Sean Gunn, Hannah John-Kamen, Zoe Saldana, Angela Bassett, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kurt Russell, Danai Gurira, William Hurt, Karen Gillan, Emily VanCamp, Tessa Thompson, Don Cheadle, Dave Bautista, Michael Pe\u00f1a, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Frank Grillo, Letitia Wright, Laurence Fishburne, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Stan, Ty Simpkins, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Wong, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeff Goldblum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAnd here\u2019s the filmmakers and executives:<\/p>\nKevin Feige, Louis D\u2019Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Stan Lee, Scott Derrickson, Trinh Tran, Alan Taylor, Brad Winderbaum, Louis Letterier, Jon Watts, Sarah Finn, James Gunn, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Joss Whedon, David Grant, Mitchell Bell, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Jeffrey Ford, Peyton Reed, Jonathan Schwartz, Stephen Broussard, Ryan Coogler, Jeremy Latcham, Nate Moore, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Taika Waititi, Erik Carroll, Ryan Meinerding, and Craig Kyle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nFor sanity’s sake, I’m going to keep my “investigation” to just the actors and directors. Now, we know that the picture was taken on Saturday, October 7, 2017. It was most likely taken at\u00a0 Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia where\u00a0Avengers: Infinity War\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Avengers 4\u00a0<\/strong>were being shot. That makes sense because a large number of the players were already there.<\/p>\nHere are some caveats. Some of these “reasons’ for missing the photo we be from research. Some will be educated guesses. So don’t expect a perfect list.\u00a0 If you have different information, let me know. I tried to focus on all the stars and major supporting characters in all the films. If your favorite is not on the list, it probably means that I didn’t think they should have made the cut. And I covered all films up to\u00a0Black Panther\u00a0<\/strong>as I have not seen that film yet and do not know which actors had major roles.<\/p>\nKnowing that, let’s go through film by film to see who was missing and why.<\/p>\nPhase One<\/h1>\nIron Man (2008)<\/h2>\nThe one that started it all. The first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had some notable omissions. Here they are:<\/p>\nJeff Bridges<\/h3>\nMarvel’s first villain was not in the photo for a very good reason: he was busy promoting\u00a0Only the Brave<\/strong>. He appeared on\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u00a0<\/strong>on Thursday, October 5th, and the film had its Los Angeles premiere on Sunday, October 8th. Travelling from L.A. to Atlanta and back again the same day just for a picture doesn’t make sense. This will also explain why Thanos himself and Bridges’ costar in\u00a0Only the Brave\u00a0<\/strong>Josh Brolin wasn’t in the picture either.<\/p>\nTerrence Howard<\/h3>\nHoward’s break with Marvel Studios was acrimonious, as he was replaced by Don Cheadle in the role of Tony Stark’s best friend James “Rhodey” Rhodes. So it would have been unlikely that he would have went if he was invited, but if he was, he already had a conflict. He was the guest speaker at The University of Science and Philosophy’s 2017 Homecoming Conference<\/a> in Waynesboro, Virginia that weekend<\/p>\nClark Gregg<\/h3>\nOne of the most important pieces of the connective tissue of the early days of the MCU was Clark Gregg’s Agent Phil Coulson. But after\u00a0The Avengers<\/strong>, he was consigned to the world of television on\u00a0Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/strong>. And that is the reason why Gregg wasn’t at the photo shoot. Not because there is some shadowy conspiracy at play keeping the film and television worlds separate, but rather that he was is New York City promoting the fifth season of that show at the New York Comic Con.<\/p>\n\nSo sad I couldn\u2019t make this shoot. Honored to be part of MCU. I was proudly repping #agentsofSHIELD<\/a> at #MadisonSquareGarden<\/a> for @NY_Comic_Con<\/a> @Marvel<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1TtNtyRbIC<\/a><\/p>\n— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) February 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n](\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201112022224\/https:\/\/ewedit.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/02\/mcu_class_photo_w5-0_small.jpg\"){kind=link}