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Actors from comic book films in non comic book film together

Rush,

Chris Hemsworth (Thor)
Daniel Brühl (Captain America: CW)
Natalie Dormer (Captain America: TFA)
Alistair Petrie (Hellboy '19)
 
Star Trek Nemesis

Patrick Stewart (X-Men)
Tom Hardy (Dark Knight Rises)
Ron Perlman (Hellboy)
Dina Meyer (The Flash)
 
Given the ubiquity of comic book movies, this feels kind of like an inevitable side effect. I mean, even the second and third tier movies still tend to attract "real" actors ( ie, not people who never rise above direct to video schlock and bit parts on syndicated TV ).
 
SPECTRE
Daniel Craig --- Connor Rooney (Road to Perdition)
Christoph Waltz --- Chudnofsky (That embarrassment to the Green Hornet movie)
Dave Bautista --- That invisible chips eater (Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity War, Endgame)
Naomie Harris --- She's Shriek (Sequel to that funny Venom movie that will be released next year)
Ralph Fiennes --- Does voicing Alfred in an animated Batman movie count?

There's a Nolan casting link here....lol
I'll follow it up with:

INTERSTELLAR
Anne Hathaway --- Catwoman (TDKR)
Jessica Chastain --- Whatever her character is (That embarrassing X-Men movie she probably forgot)
Michael Caine --- Alfred Pennyworth (Nolan's Batman)
Wes Bentley --- He was Blackheart (first Ghost Rider movie, but you probably forgot that)
Topher Grace --- He worked well as Eddie Brock (Spider-Man 3)
Matt Damon --- Stage actor from Asgard (Thor: Ragnarok)
 
In Wonder Boys Michael Douglas (Hank "Original Ant-Man" Pym) is an author and a professor of literature teaching both Katie Holmes (Rachel Dawes from Batman Begins) and Tobey Maguire (Sam Raimi's Spider-Man). And then an editor from his publishing company shows up, played by Robert Downey Jr ( Metal-Lad or something...).
 
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The Devil All The Time

Tom Holland (Spider-Man)
Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier), in a role originally intended for Chris Evans (Captain America)
Robert Pattinson (soon to be Batman)
Bill Skarsgard (Deadpool 2)
Harry Melling (The Old Guard)
 
The Help :
Viola Davis (Amanda Waller, Suicide Squad)
Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy, Webb Duology)
Bryce Dallas Howard (Gwen Stacy, Spider-man 3)
Octavia Spencer (Check-In Girl, Spider-Man)
Ashley Johnson (Waitress Beth, Avengers)
 
DEMOLITION MAN
Sylvester Stallone --- Joseph Dredd (Judge Dredd), Stakar Ogord (Guardians of the Galaxy 2)
Wesley Snipes --- Blade (titular movie character)
Benjamin Bratt --- Jonathan Pangborn (Doctor Strange)
Dennis Leary --- George Stacy/Ghost Dad (Amazing Spider-Man 1&2)
Steve Kahan --- A detective in Superman the movie
Rob Schneider --- Fergee (Judge Dredd)
 
Decided to revive this thread after seeing Oppenheimer which had a massive heap of actors from comic book projects in one movie together:

Oppenheimer
Robert Downey(MCU)
Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight Trilogy)
Florence Pugh(MCU)
Matthew Modine(The Dark Knight Rises)
David Dasmalician(The Dark Knight, Ant-Man, The Suicide Squad)
Jack Quaid(The Boys, Across The Spider-Verse)
Gary Oldman(The Dark Knight Trilogy)
Tom Conti(The Dark Knight Rises)
Matthew Modine(The Dark Knight Rises)
 
We can’t have Oppenheimer without mentioning Barbie too!

Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn)
Simu Liu (Shang-Chi)
Alexandra Shipp (Storm)
Ritu Arya (Lila in The Umbrella Academy)
Kingsley Ben-Adir (Gravik)
John Cena (Peacemaker)
Ncuti Gatwa (Dr. Who)
Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim)
Helen Mirren (Hespera)
 
We can’t have Oppenheimer without mentioning Barbie too!

Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn)
Simu Liu (Shang-Chi)
Alexandra Shipp (Storm)
Ritu Arya (Lila in The Umbrella Academy)
Kingsley Ben-Adir (Gravik)
John Cena (Peacemaker)
Ncuti Gatwa (Dr. Who)
Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim)
Helen Mirren (Hespera)
an don't forget, Ariana Greenblatt as young Gamora
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Decided to revive this thread after seeing Oppenheimer which had a massive heap of actors from comic book projects in one movie together:

Oppenheimer
Robert Downey(MCU)
Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight Trilogy)
Florence Pugh(MCU)
Matthew Modine(The Dark Knight Rises)
David Dasmalician(The Dark Knight, Ant-Man, The Suicide Squad)
Jack Quaid(The Boys, Across The Spider-Verse)
Gary Oldman(The Dark Knight Trilogy)
Tom Conti(The Dark Knight Rises)
Matthew Modine(The Dark Knight Rises)
That's not even everyone. You can also throw in:

Matt Damon (Thor: Ragnarok, Love & Thunder)
Josh Hartnett (Sin City)
Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Alden Ehrenreich (He'll be in Ironheart)
Olivia Thirlby (Dredd)
James Remar (Blade Trinity, X-Men: First Class)
*Kenneth Branagh (Technically didn't appear in one, but he directed Thor and had a voice cameo at the very beginning of Infinity War so he sort of counts)
 
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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning

Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter)
Rebecca Ferguson (Riza in Men in Black International)
Esai Morales (Deathstroke in Titans)
Pom Klementieff (Mantis)
Shea Wigham (roles in Joker, Across the Spider-Verse and Agent Carter)
Henry Czerny (Toyman in Supergirl)
Frederick Schmidt (Metallo in Supergirl)
Rob Delaney (Peter in Deadpool 2)
Mark Gatiss (various characters on Dr. Who)
Charles Parnell (Nommo in Constantine)

And Tom Cruise and Vanessa Kirby might play (Secret Wars) Tony Stark and Sue Storm, if rumors are to be believed.
 
The Hitman’s Bodyguard:

Ryan Reynolds (Blade Trinity, X Men Wolverine, Green Lantern, Deadpool 1,2)
Salma Hayek (Eternals)
Samuel Jackson (Nick Fury)
Elodie Yung (Netflix Daredevil)
Gary Oldman (TDKT)
Richard Grant (Loki)
Antonio Banderas (Zorro)
Frank Grillo (Captain America Winter Soldier, Civil War)
 
Mamma Mia! / Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Colin Firth (Kingsman)
Pierce Brosnan (Black Adam)
Stellan Skasgard (Thor 1/2, Avengers)
Dominic Cooper (Captain America)

The Devil Wears Prada

Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises)
Stanley Tucci (Captain America)
Rebecca Mader (Iron Man 3)
 
Fast X

Vin Diesel (Bloodshot, Groot)
Jason Momoa (Aquaman)
Alan Ritchson (Hawk in Titans, formerly Aquaman)
Brie Larson (Captain Marvel)
Charlize Theron (Clea)
Dwayne Johnson (Black Adam)
Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman)
Helen Mirren (Hespera)
Tyrese Gibson (some cop in Morbius)
Daniela Mechior (Ratcatcher 2)
John Cena (Peacemaker)
 

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