Did you realize while watching the films?
Have you ever seen an actor in a Marvel film and then remembered that you've already seen them take on a DC role? Well, that's right, because there are a bunch of actors who have appeared in both Marvel and DC movies. Check out 8 actors that have taken on a character from both universes.
We saw the actor in 2003’s Daredevil which didn't do too well at the box office. Fortunately, he had another shot at playing a superhero in DC Comics’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Charlie Cox says the Ben Affleck #Daredevil suit "sucks" and adds
— Geek Vibes Nation (@GeekVibesNation) March 10, 2022
"I watched it when I got the role and, to be fair… I think Ben Affleck does a really good Matt Murdock, I like his Matt Murdock… I don't love the movie…,"
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Who could forget Reynolds's role in Green Lantern? Sadly, everyone. But the actor sure did a 180-degree shift when he entered the MCU and took on the role of Deadpool. He got a chance to play someone smart, funny, and R-rated, and it's been a hit ever since.
'Deadpool' Star Ryan Reynolds Kept His 'Green Lantern' Ring https://t.co/BWBftD9USe
— Heroic Hollywood (@heroichollywood) March 21, 2021
Spoiler alert! The actor appeared in Thor: The Dark World as Fandral before dying in Thor: Ragnarok. Later, he shifted to the DC Universe where he starred in SHAZAM!
ICYMI: Zachary Levi gives fan their first official look at the Shazam! sequel, which is scheduled to open in theaters on June 2, 2023. https://t.co/sK42SqtHCN pic.twitter.com/aqa7ixEKLU
— IGN (@IGN) October 18, 2021
Keaton famously played the role of the caped crusader in 1989's Batman and then in 1992's Batman Returns. The 70-year-old actor is already set to make his DC Extended Universe debut in the upcoming 2022 film The Flash. He played a villain in the MCU, Adrian Toomes, dubbed the Vulture, in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Michael Keaton says conflicting visions of the character drove him to leave Batman Forever. https://t.co/08nOPSMdcL pic.twitter.com/azBepyPKxq
— ComicBook.com (@ComicBook) January 5, 2022
Elba portrayed Heimdall in Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok, and Avengers: Infinity War, before being slain by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. In the DC universe, he appears in The Suicide Squad as Robert Dubois aka Bloodsport.
Idris Elba 'would love' a #Bloodsport prequel
— Fandom (@getFANDOM) August 10, 2021
'I would be really interested to see why he went to jail, why did he shoot Superman'
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Fillion voiced Monstrous Inmate In Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In The Suicide Squad, he plays Floyd Belkin alias T.D.K.
It took me a while to realize that Nathan Fillion would be playing Floyd Belkin a.k.a Arm-Fall-Off-Boy in #TheSuicideSquad the TDK managed to fool me, well played Mr. Gunn, well played. pic.twitter.com/Qys5eGSFsL
— Gabriel Strange 🇨🇱 (commissions open) (@Gabo_chen) August 23, 2020
Stallone played Stakar Ogord in The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. In DC's The Suicide Squad, he voices "King Shark."
Sylvester Stallone has revealed the new look at his character Stakar Ogord in ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3’
— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) November 15, 2021
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The actor played Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp. For DC, he donned the role of Perry White in the films Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Laurence Fishburne, welcome to the Three-Timers Club!
— Peter Aksamit (@timaskaretep) January 8, 2020
Silver Surfer (Voice) in FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (2007)
Perry White in MAN OF STEEL (2013)
Dr. Bill Foster / Black Goliath in ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018) pic.twitter.com/KWNlIsvYCJ