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Trivia: Gina Carano was fired after season two for repeatedly making inflammatory posts on Twitter, including spreading disinformation about the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and wearing masks in public, as well as comparing political discourse in America to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. Prior to her firing, she was set to have a larger role in the shelved spin-off series "Rangers of the New Republic." Carano ended up filing a wrongful termination lawsuit against Disney in 2024.

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Trivia: This is the only film in the franchise to feature an onscreen death of a female character.

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Trivia: One of the main reasons for this series being made was because fans generally had a very negative reception to how the original series ended. While this series as a whole was liked by fans compared to the later seasons of the original series and despite the efforts of the creators to give fans a more satisfying ending, the finale seemed to upset fans more than that of its predecessor. As of this writing, it even has a lower IMDB rating.

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Trivia: Alison Brie expressed interest in the lead role after Kevin Feige stated that they were looking to cast an "Alison Brie-like actress."

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Trivia: Because Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch both previously portrayed Sherlock Holmes, the writers toyed with the idea of having one of them say "No shit, Sherlock" to the other, but nixed the idea, as they felt it was low-hanging fruit.

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Trivia: The studio asked Johnny Depp to resign from his role as Grindewald for this film, owing to allegations of domestic abuse by his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp later sued Heard for defamation and won the case.

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Trivia: Leonardo DiCaprio has said that Darlene Cates was the best acting mom he's ever had.

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Trivia: Nirvana's "Something in the Way" from their 1991 landmark album "Nevermind" saw a surge in digital streams when it was featured in the trailer for this film, and then again upon the film's release, which features the song twice.

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Trivia: Legendary composer Ennio Morricone won his only competitive Academy Award for his score of this film. He was 87 years old, which also made him the oldest recipient of a competitive Oscar at the time.

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Trivia: This film ended up being banned in China due to Sony's refusal to remove or obscure the Statue of Liberty from the final battle.

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Trivia: Despite long being one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, this was the first Tom Cruise film to earn more than $100 million at the domestic box office on its opening weekend. It also went on to become his highest grossing film, as well as his first film to gross $1 billion worldwide.

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Trivia: After Gargantos throws Strange through the store window and refocuses its attention on America Chavez, the music that is playing is an homage to Modest Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain."

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Trivia: This film sees Michael B. Jordan on a similar trajectory to Chris Evans. Both actors previously portrayed the Human Torch in much maligned Fantastic Four films, only to get redemption from fans and critics in the superhero genre as a whole for their roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Trivia: This film marks the return of Christian Bale to the superhero genre, after previously saying he had no further interest in it after The Dark Knight Rises. He's also the second former Batman to later portray a villain in an MCU film, following Michael Keaton.

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Trivia: The identity of the film's main antagonist was the subject of much speculation in the months leading up to its release. Nightmare was rumored, and the release of a toy line for the film showed action figures for the characters Sleepwalker and D'Spayre, neither of whom actually appear in the film.

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Trivia: The six members of the Illuminati in the film are Mordo, Maria Rambeau, Captain Carter, Reed Richards, Professor X, and Black Bolt. The latter three are also members in the comics, however, the other three slots in its original incarnation were occupied by Doctor Strange, Namor, and Iron Man.

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Trivia: As Moon Knight dispatches Anton Mogart, the clock strikes midnight. In the comics, Mogart goes by the code name Midnight Man. (00:35:20)

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Trivia: This film was banned in Saudi Arabia due to Disney's unwillingness to cut 12 seconds of dialogue in which the character America Chavez mentions having two moms.

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Trivia: The Dweller-in-Darkness is portrayed as a wyvern. In the comics, it is more Lovecraftian in appearance.

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Trivia: SPOILER: This marks the first appearance in film for a member of the Inhumans, with Black Bolt being a member of the Illuminati. The Inhumans were originally supposed to have their own movie as part of the MCU's phase 3, but it was scrapped and adapted into a negatively received TV series on ABC, which was canceled after one season. Anson Mount, who plays Black Bolt here, also played Black Bolt in the TV series.

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