20+ Times Marvel Actors Accidentally Spoiled Their Own Movies
Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo lead the count, evidently.
The Marvel bunch (Ha! Did you understand the reference?) is truly one of a kind—not only are they excellent actors, but they are also extremely talented in other areas. Most of them can sing, and many of them are inexplicably good-looking, charismatic, and remarkably similar to their characters on screen.
It's no wonder that the franchise has been a hit; it's not only the storylines and the comic characters that came to life that made the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe successful, but also the actors and all the other personnel working behind the scenes. Their success is not solely due to their talent but also to their personalities, wit, and humor!
Take Robert Downey Jr., for instance—everyone says that he's like the real-life Tony Stark. What are the odds that Marvel would land the one actor who seems to be the perfect embodiment of a comic book character that first appeared in the 1960s? Apparently, Marvel truly has a knack for finding the perfect cast, as Tom Holland and Ryan Reynolds are also actors who are eerily similar to their characters in the MCU in terms of personality.
There is also one thing that Marvel actors are known for—spoiling their movies. Tom Holland, in particular, is notorious for this, with Mark Ruffalo trailing just slightly behind him. Whether they do it on purpose for marketing purposes or not, we can't deny that it's kind of hilarious when they slip up!
Sometimes, they tend to get a little too excited, especially when raving about their new movie in an interview or on social media. Check out the over 20 times that Marvel actors accidentally spoiled their movies below!
1. Just two days before the Avengers premiered, RDJ let it slip that the cast would be together again that night to film one particular scene. The director, Joss Whedon, said at an Entertainment Weekly roundtable two days later, "Thank you for having every reporter ask me what we were shooting."
Marvel / Via Disney+2. Dave Bautista accidentally told Good Morning Britain that the Guardians of the Galaxy would be back in Avengers: Endgame. This was after they were snapped away by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War.
ITV / Via youtube.com3. Zoe Saldana hinted that Infinity War was not the last time people would see Gamora.
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4. Owen Wilson revealed in an Esquire interview that his character Mobius had a mustache in Loki, and he received a text saying, "Strike One."
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5. Evangeline Lilly seemed to have absentmindedly posted a script of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania on Instagram. Corey Stoll was tagged, which led to speculation that he would be returning as Yellowjacket.
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6. Frank Grillo decided to spill some spoilers, saying, "I'm allowed to say whatever I want because I'm never doing another Marvel movie." He mentioned that he would be returning as Crossbones in a flashback scene in Endgame.
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7. Sebastian Stan once revealed that Michelle Pfeiffer would have a cameo in Avengers: Endgame. This was in 2018.
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8. Elizabeth Debicki revealed that her character Ayesha would be a villain in the second movie of the Guardians of the Galaxy in 2016.
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9. Chris Evans couldn't help but tweet after filming on Endgame wrapped, which sparked speculation that he wouldn't be returning to the MCU afterward.
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10. Ben Kingsley confirmed his return as Trevor Slattery when he attended the premiere of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
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11. Samuel L. Jackson told Entertainment Weekly that fans would finally learn how his character lost an eye in Captain Marvel.
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12. Samuel L. Jackson, in the same interview, also alluded to the importance of time travel in Endgame.
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13. Gwyneth Paltrow posted a story of herself wearing a mocap suit, which spoiled her appearance in Avengers: Infinity War.
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14. Paltrow also revealed that Tony and Pepper would have a child and had already been married in Endgame.
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15. The ever-lovable Mark Ruffalo accidentally leaked the first 20 minutes of Thor: Ragnarok when he put his phone in his pocket, not realizing that he had forgotten to end his livestream. He was unaware of the whole fiasco until a staff member reached out and said that he was still live.
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16. This one's a classic—Mark Ruffalo casually mentioned that everybody dies in Infinity War.
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17. In a joint interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mark Ruffalo was narrating the fake scenes in the script he was given for Endgame; he then slipped and said that Captain America was in a relationship when the movie ends.
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18. Tom Holland revealed that his Peter Parker would be using mechanical web-shooters at Comic-Con in San Diego, just before Spider-Man: Homecoming was released.
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19. Tom Holland accidentally confirmed two more solo films for Spider-Man while promoting the first one. The other two hadn't been officially announced yet.
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20. Every Marvel fan remembers this—Tom Holland 'accidentally' revealed the poster for Avengers: Infinity War in a livestream. He didn't realize that it had "Confidential: Do not share" on the back.
To make this whole situation even funnier, just know that Mark Ruffalo sent that poster!
21. Tom accidentally revealed that Spider-Man was in space in Avengers: Infinity War. This was supposedly part of the fake script given to them to avoid spilling spoilers, but oh well...
While explaining the fake scripts Marvel gives him to prevent him from revealing spoilers, Tom Holland revealed that Spider-Man would spend part of Avengers: Infinity War in space.
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22. Another point for Tom Holland—he accidentally hinted that he died in Infinity War by saying, "I'm alive!" in front of people he thought had already watched the movie. Oops!
23. Benedict Cumberbatch was assigned to babysit Tom Holland and keep him from spilling spoilers but was found unsuccessful when Holland hinted that the Quantum Realm from Ant-Man would be a significant factor in Endgame.
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24. In 2019, Tom Holland spoiled Doctor Strange's appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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Well, well, Tom Holland still takes the throne for being the King of Spoilers. But we can't really get mad at him—it's Tom Holland!
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Oftentimes, it can be pretty annoying to hear spoilers about a movie or series that you have waited so long to watch, but if it's the actor themselves spilling the juicy details, it's a whole different story! Good thing Tom and Mark are likable enough not to be beaten up for their slip-ups.
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