Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Stan Lee filmed Captain Marvel and Avengers 4 cameos before his death

'Avengers 4' director Joe Russo previously confirmed he had filmed the cameo

Jack Shepherd
Tuesday 13 November 2018 09:21 EST
Comments
(Reuters)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Stan Lee filmed both his Avengers 4 and Captain Marvel cameos before he died.

The comic-book writer - who created such iconic characters as Spider-Man, Black Panther, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, Thor, Iron Man, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men - was taken to hospital on Monday morning (13 November) and died soon after. He was 95 years old.

Lee was well-known to cinemagoers for appearing in multiple Marvel movies, including all 20 Marvel Cinematic Universe film released over the last decade. Director Joe Russo has previously confirmed Lee would appear in the upcoming untitled Avengers instalment.

"So, Stan, typically we try to get him out — he doesn't love to fly — so we try to get him out for his cameos around the same time," Russo told BBC Radio Scotland.

"So if we have other movies shooting on the same lot that we're on, for instance Ant Man 2 and Avengers 4, we group his cameos together and then move him from one set to the next and kind of get him through his cameos in one day."

It was previously reported that Lee had filmed multiple cameos in a single batch. Asked about which properties these were for, head of Marvel studios Kevin Feige told Variety: “I’m not going to tell you what specifically, but Stan always appreciated a good surprise.”

Lee also appeared in Fox's X-Men movies, as well as Sony's recently released Venom. Whether he filmed cameos for the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix or New Mutants remains unclear. It's also unclear whether Lee filmed a cameo for Spider-Man: Far From Home, the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Various Marvel star have paid tribute to Lee since the icon died, including Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds and Evangeline Lily.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in