Michael Jackson desperately wanted to play the X-Men's mentor, Professor X. Tommy Lee Jones told Jim Carrey he hated him when they first met while working on Batman Forever. Thor was nearly turned into a tv special. Gwyneth Paltrow didn't realize she was in a Spider-Man film for two years. Leonardo DiCaprio tried to make Aquaman for a decade. The CEO of Marvel did everything in his power to stop Iron Man from appearing in Captain America: Civil War. Stalin? means ?Man of Steel.? While dressed as Bane, Tom Hardy interrupted a wedding ceremony and started dancing. Chris Pratt was 60lbs overweight when he was cast in Guardians of the Galaxy. Some of the dialogue in Doctor Strange was written by the creator of Rick and Morty. Tom Hanks nearly played Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman. Robert Downey Jr. was paid over $1 million per minute in The Avengers. Bruce Wayne cameos in Watchmen. David Bowie was meant to appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.