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July 30, 2023

Remember John Walker’s evil wink at the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s first episode? The wink wasn’t in the original draft; it was entirely Wyatt Russell’s idea. Let’s look at that, as well as other Easter eggs and behind-the-scenes details from some of our favorite superhero films and shows…

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS JOHN WALKER'S WINK WAS IMPROVISED. A THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Director Kari Skogland says Walker's nefarious wink at the end of episode one was Wyatt Russell's idea. CRACKED.COM — Empire

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Sly Stallone's character in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is an old comics name. Stakar first showed up in Marvel comics in the mid-70s-but they changed him massively for the movie (in the comics, he was born in 2002). CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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SPIDENTION EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Homage to comics: Color offsets. The creators wanted to use the imperfections of early comic books to design the film. We noticed that sometimes in printing comic books, the color offsets were not aligned properly and this looked like the image was out of focus. So, we splintered and offset the image in a way that is similar to a misprinted comic book page. This effect made the colors bleed out in certain images, making it look like these images were literally printed onto the screen. CRACKED — FX Guide

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE SHICIDE SQUAD BLOODSPORT'S CAPTAIN America moment In The Avengers scene where Cap finally takes charge of the team during the Battle of New York, he gives each member a task best suited for their skills. For instance, he tells Hulk to smash. Bloodsport has a similar scene in the climactic battle of The Suicide Squad, even telling King Shark that Starro is nom nom. It's also notable how Bloodshot used personal connections to motivate his team members, Where Cap's motivations were more pragmatic. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS JONATHAN MAJORS IMPROVISED A LOT. LOK Director Kate Herron says that Majors kept pleasantly surprising the crew with his improvised movements and lines. For example, Majors was never mean to get up on the desk during his chat with the Lokis he randomly did it and the camera team just rolled with it. CRACKED.COM — Comicbook.com

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The North Institute from Black Widow has a storied past in the comics. NORTH INSTITUTE KINS NORTH INSTITUTE FIRE But it's a different one than the movie version's in the comics, it's an agency that attempts to assassinate Red Room defectors. CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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Into the Spider-Verse

EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Romita Ramen OPEN The shop is a shout-out to Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. While Steve Ditko was Spidey's first artist, Romita Sr. used Ditko's creation and redesigned the character to make him look like the lean, muscular hero he is today. CRACKED.co — Vanity Fair

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES -SUICIDE. CREATOR THE CAMEO SQUAD CRACKED CONT John Ostrander, the creator of the comic book team, has a cameo at the beginning of the film as Dr. Fitzgibbon who implants Savant with the brain bomb. Fitzgibbon is also a name Gunn has given to many of his characters in honor of his life-long friend, Larry Fitzgibbon. — Source, James Gunn's Twitter

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Saturday Night Live

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE FIRST LIVE-ACTION ANT-MAN ACTOR Garrett Morris has a super fast cameo as the cab driver in Ant-Man. The SNL alumnus was the first actor to portray the character in a comedy sketch back in 1979. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS BEN BARNES WAS ALMOST ON THE SHOW. HARVEL THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER Barnes revealed that director Kari Skogland approached him for a role on the show. He was forced to turn down the offer due to prior commitments to Netflix's Shadow and Bone. CRACKED.COM — Twitter

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BEHIND HE-SCENES FACTS WE FINALLY GOT AN ANSWER ON WHETHER OR NOT COULSON IS DEAD. LOK After Coulson's death was referenced on the show, head writer Michael Waldron confirmed that Agents of SHIELD takes place in another universe and that is not a part of the sacred timeline. CRACKED.COM — FANDOM

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The black suit Superman wears in Justice League wasn't chosen accidentally. In the comics, he wears it after he gets back to life so, in the movie, it's what he wears after he comes back too. CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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SPIDREMENT EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The Spider-Man game suit. In the scene with all the MARVEL SPIDER-MAN Spidey suits, Insomniac's Spider-Man suit can be spotted behind Aunt May. INSOMNIAC CRACKED.COM — Polygon

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE SUICIDE SQUAD Guardians OF THe GALAKY CAMEO Pom Klementieff (who plays MCU Mantis) has a brief cameo inside the Corto Maltese club, sans the costume. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ant-Man

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN CATCHING A FLY RIDE In the name of comic book accuracy, the Ant-Man movies made sure to replicate the character's favorite mode of transportation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE CHIN STROKE SURPRISED SEBASTIAN STAN. THE FALCON WINTER SOLDIER According to Daniel Bruhl, the moment wasn't planned and Stan was barely able to keep a straight face during the scene. CRACKED.COM — THR

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS THE SHOW'S SUCCESS CHANGED DISNEY+'S WHOLE SCHEDULE. LOK the After becoming the streaming platform's most-watched premiere to date, Disney announced they would change the release day of all their future originals from Fridays to Wednesdays. CRACKED.COM — THR

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A winery name in WandaVision actually has a big hint about the source material. MARVEL HOUSE ASTONISHING X-MEN NEW AVENGERS 1 OF M OF GAMAY MAISON DU MEPRIS AMBLARBAOK 3 The winery Maison du Mepris, or House of Contempt, is probably a reference to House of M, a 2005 story that the show heavily drew on. CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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SPIDRENT EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The Toby Maguire dance. The producers were worried that audiences would not get the throwback to Maguire's Peter Parker dancing down the street in Spider-Man 3. CRACKED.COM — Vanity Fair, Flipped video

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James Gunn

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE -SUICIDE. ROMEO SQUAD & JULIET Shakespeare JAMES Gunn's FIRST MOVIE FROM Gunn got his career start under Troma Entertainment, co-writing his first film Tromeo and Juliet with Troma head Lloyd Kaufman. Kaufman has had several cameos in Gunn's movies ever since, including this one Where he can be seen in the background at the Corto Maltese club. CRACKED.COM — Source, clip

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN AVA STARR A.K.A. GHOST'S FATHER In Ant-Man and the Wasp, we learn that Ghost's father is named Elihas Starr. In the comics, Elihas Starr is Egghead, one of Hank Pym's rivals with absolutely no relation to Ghost whatsoever. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS DESMOND CHIAM GOT EMOTIONAL HOLDING CAP'S SHIELD. HE FALCON WINTER SOUDIER Chiam says he was brought to tears when he got to hold the shield. Captain America was the actor's favorite superhero growing up and had a deep impact on his life. CRACKED.COM — Instagram

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY WAS A BIG INFLUENCE ON THE SHOW. Director Kate Herron revealed that the movie was a huge reference point for her because of how it successfully set up a completely new part of the MCU while also being a movie full of heart. CRACKED.COM — Bustle

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EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Homage to comics: Motion blur lines. To make the movie look like an actual comic book, the creators eliminated motion blur and held an image for two frames instead of one SO that, if you pause an image, it would look like a comic page. SWOOSH! To create motion in scenes, they placed motion blur lines over an image and used a rolling shutter effect. CRACKED.COM — FX Guide

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES TIME THE SHICIDE. SQUAD CORTO MALTESE REVOLUTION pics-by-Vicky Vale Tim Burton's BATMAN 89 In the movie, Corto Maltese is a small South American island, first seen on film in Burton's Batman as part of Vicki Vale's backstory as a photojournalist. In the comics, Corto Maltese made its first appearance in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns in 1986. It's a homage to an anti-hero cult character created by illustrator Hugo Pratt in 1967. CRACKED.COM — Source, Corto Maltese

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES YELLOWJACKE ANT-MAN The armour and title of Yellowjacket that turns Darren Cross into a supervillain in Ant-Man originally belonged to Hank Pym in the comics. Yellowjacket was one of Hank's multiple personalities thanks to an experiment gone wrong, and it was the one that made him the most violent. CRACKED.COM — Source, Source

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS MISS MINUTES IS VOICED BY AN ACCLAIMED VOICE ACTRESS. LOK The adorable yet sinister Miss Minutes is voiced by Tara Strong- the voice behind famous characters like Harley Quinn from Batman Arkham games, Ben from Ben 10, and Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony. CRACKED.COM — EW

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Watchmen

In the Watchmen TV show, a book on the sheriff's desk is a big Easter egg. UNDER THE HOOD He's reading Under the Hood-that's Nite Owl's autobiography, bits of which show up at the end of the original comic book's chapters. CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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SPECIMEN EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The first Spider-Man. A cover of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 can be seen in Miles' bedroom... AMAZING TRUE SPIDER 12 FANTASY SPINE was 9 SPIDER FREE CRACKEDO COM ...but it's an alternative version titled True Life Tales Of Spider-Man. The 1962 issue was the first comic to feature Spider-Man, and told the story of his origin and the death of Uncle Ben. — The Hollywood Reporter

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The Suicide Squad

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE SHICIDE YOUR PRESIDENT IS SQUAD GIVING YOU AN ORDER, CRAY! SHUT UP! SenATOR CRAY Waller at one point mentions that she's supposed to play golf with Senator Cray. Sen. Cray is a key figure in the comics, and after he is killed, his son The Atom joins the Suicide Squad. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE WASPS HAIRCUT Hope Van Dyne's bob haircut in Ant-Man is similar to her mother's hairdo (Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp) in the comics. CRACKED.COM — Source

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