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Superhero movies have taken on powers of their own. They are some of the most anticipated and biggest blockbusters each year. Whether you are a fan of Marvel, DC, X-Men or independent superhero movies, you are sure to run into some villainous difficulty with this quiz. See how many of these superhero movies you can name from a screenshot.
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The Incredible Hulk
Mark Ruffalo and Edward Norton trade places as the big green giant. While the director wanted Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Marvel Studios insisted on Norton. Norton was later replaced by Ruffalo in "The Avengers."
Darkman
The Incredibles
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Chronicle
The Wolverine
The Dark Knight
"The Dark Knight" made more in six days than "Batman Begins" made during its whole domestic run.
Blade
Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment
Which superhero movie is shown here?
The Amazing Spider-Man
How important was it to Andrew Garfield to play Spider-Man? He admits to crying when he first donned the Spider-Man costume.
Superman II
Spider-Man 2
Hellboy
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The Crow
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The Incredibles
"The Incredibles" is the first PG-rated Disney/Pixar film. Why? It was more violent than most.
The Crow
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Batman Begins
Thor: The Dark World
Doctor Strange
Guardians of the Galaxy
Vin Diesel recorded "I am Groot," over 1,000 times for his role.That's some mundane devotion.
Renaissance Pictures, Universal Pictures
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Darkman
Bruce Campbell is known for his B-movie celebrity, but he was Sam Raimi's choice for Darkman. The producers, however, didn't agree and the role was given to Liam Neeson.
Batman
The Mask
Big Hero 6
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Sky High
Blade II
Spider-Man 3
The Avengers
Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. may look like a great couple. But the director had to do some clever filming to make up for the height difference. Paltrow was barefoot for all of the scenes in Stark Tower. Downey wears three to four-inch platform shoes.
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Batman Returns
The Wolverine
During "The Wolverine," Wolverine receives a samurai sword. On it is inscribed "Never Died, Never Aged, Never Destroyed." Seems to be a realistic mantra for Wolverine.
Deadpool
Captain America: The First Avenger
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Davis Entertainment, Dune Entertainment
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Watchmen
Suicide Squad
Unbreakable
Chronicle
What would you do if you suddenly had superpowers? Originally, the characters in "Chronicle" were supposed to become psychopaths. But, it didn't really fit with the mood of the movie and it was changed.
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Spider-Man 2
Fans of comic superheroes are used to seeing their favorite hero wearing a mask. While many think this is to hide identity, Stan Lee notes that Spider-Man wears a mask to prevent his enemies from seeing his fear.
Doctor Strange
Watchmen
Superman
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Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Seth MacFarlane is known for some of TV's most well-known animated shows. However, "Hell Boy 2" was his first major motion picture.
Iron Man 3
Hellboy
Blade II
Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Doctor Strange
X-Men
Big Hero 6
Ant-Man
People often forget that children see celebrities as mom and dad, not a celeb. For example, when Paul Rudd mentioned to his 9-year-old son that he was going to star as the small superhero, his son reportedly said, "Wow, I can't wait to see how stupid that'll be."
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Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV
Which superhero movie is shown here?
The Avengers
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer is a step back in time to the red-carpet days of Hollywood. In fact, the character of Neville Sinclair was based off the swashbuckling prince of the 30s, Errol Flynn.
Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil War
Marvel Entertainment
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Every movie has hidden meanings sprinkled about. In "Winter Soldier," Black Widow is wearing a necklace with an arrow - a reference to her friend Hawkeye. There is also a scene where Nick Fury tells a story of his grandfather, an elevator operator. Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Nick Fury, had a grandfather who was an elevator operator.
Captain America: Civil War
Blade
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The Crow
The Mask
Blade
Stan Lee is known as the Father of Marvel. In fact, his cameo appearances to many are just as important as the movie's hero. Yet, in "Blade," his cameo never made it past editing.
Batman
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Hellboy
Doctor Strange
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Actors and directors like to throw in interesting nuances in films. For example, the star on Ramona's bag changes along with her hair color.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
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X2: X-Men United
Extras play an important role in many films. But in "X2" there was a unique twist. The extras playing frozen people were hired mimes. The reason is probably obvious. They are trained to stay motionless for long periods of time.
Spider-Man 3
Thor: The Dark World
Batman Returns
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Doctor Strange
Watchmen
X-Men
Iron Man 2
Even the hottest stars in Hollywood will do anything to land that one great job. For instance, Scarlett Johansson dyed her hair red before receiving her role as Black Widow.
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X-Men
Doctor Strange
Captain America: Civil War
Did you think that Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei had a little twinkle in their eyes? You may be right. In the 90s, the two had a relationship.
Suicide Squad
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Spider-Man
Sometimes it takes a little longer to get a scene just right. In the scene where Peter Parker catches Mary Jane's lunch, it took 156 takes before Tobey Maguire could pull through on the scene you see in the movie.
Batman
Doctor Strange
Unbreakable
Crowvision Inc., Edward R. Pressman Film, Entertainment Media Investment Corporation
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Big Hero 6
The Crow
Brandon Lee is one of very few accidental deaths while filming a movie. In his case, a series of mishaps led to a bullet becoming stuck in a barrel. His death was filmed as part of a scene. That footage would later be destroyed as part of the lawsuit settlement.
Suicide Squad
Superman Returns
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Which superhero movie is shown here?
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Halley Berry was pregnant while filming her role as Storm. That also meant the director had to become a little creative while reducing Berry's role in the film to accommodate her pregnancy.
Dredd 3D
Thor
Superman
Dovemead Films, Film Export A.G., International Film Production
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Spider-Man 3
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman
Superman II
Christopher Reeve's considered this movie to be the best of the series. One of the fun tidbits is that the scene where Lex Luther escapes from prison actually happened. Three prisoners escaped from Mountjoy prison in, you guessed it, a helicopter.
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Big Hero 6
The Mask
Iron Man
Marvel is a huge name in superhero movies. And everything changed with "Iron Man," which was Marvel Studios' first self-financed film.
Superman Returns
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New Line Cinema, Dark Horse Entertainment
Which superhero movie is shown here?
The Mask
Movie sets are often used for multiple unrelated films. For example, the scene where Ipkiss is ripped off by mechanics is the same location as the "Ghostbusters" firehouse.
Deadpool
Thor: The Dark World
Watchmen
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Thor: The Dark World
In the first film, Chris Hemsworth used a wig for his character, Thor. In the second, he grew his hair out for over a year to have a more authentic look.
Iron Man 3
X-Men
Superman Returns
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Spider-Man 3
Batman Begins
Christian Bale did most of his own stunts, but wasn't allowed to do his stunts near the expensive Batmobile. While shooting, however, the Batmobile was struck by a drunk driver who reported he panicked when he thought the Batmobile was an invading alien spaceship.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Suicide Squad
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Which superhero movie is shown here?
Superman
Watchmen
The Wolverine
Batman
Robin Williams was actually offered the role of the Joker after Jack Nicholson was slow in deciding. However, once Nicholson agreed, Williams was let go. He wasn't thrilled about being used as bait to lure Nicholson and this sparked a years-long feud between Williams and Warner Brothers.
Revolution Studios, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Starlite Films
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Ant-Man
Blade
Hellboy
It took four hours to apply Hellboy's makeup every day. When applied, all you could see of his actual features were his eyelids.
The Crow
New Line Cinema, Amen Ra Films, Marvel Enterprises
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Blade II
It always helps to have someone on set who knows what they are doing. Just ask over 30 cast and crew who were temporarily blinded by the misuse of UV lights during the autopsy scene.
Ant-Man
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The Crow
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Unbreakable
Iron Man
X-Men
It's always interesting to find out how many movies were filmed in the same place. The Xavier School mansion was also used in the movies and TV shows, "Bill Madison," "Smallville," and "Arrow."
Watchmen
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Superman II
Spider-Man 3
Kirsten Dunst apparently didn't have the voice for it. All of her screams were taken from the filming of "Spider-Man 2."
The Mask
Batman Begins
Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures, DMG Entertainment
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Iron Man 3
This may be the third movie in the series, but it is the first to gross over $1 billion. It's only behind "The Avengers" which was the first Marvel movie to hit that mark.
Hellboy
Spider-Man 3
Blade II
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Which superhero movie is shown here?
Spider-Man 3
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
Doctor Strange
Does Doctor Strange have an uncanny similarity to Vincent Price? Thank Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for that.
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Suicide Squad
Watchmen
X-Men: Apocalypse
Some characters are so well known there name never has to be mentioned. Such as Storm in "Apocalypse." Neither Storm or Ororo Munroe are mentioned.
Superman
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Big Hero 6
Parents may be all too familiar with Baymax's movements. To create them the team studied the movements of a baby in a full diaper.
Dredd 3D
Deadpool
Superman Returns
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Iron Man
The Crow
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Scarlett Johansson was pregnant during filming. This required three stunt doubles - all very similar to Johansson - to be used in later filming. Apparently, this caused havoc on the set with other actors not always knowing who was the real Johansson.
Doctor Strange
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Sky High
Superhero suits can often be hot. Kurt Russel was lucky enough to have a cooling system. Kelly Preston's suit was too tight to have one.
The Rocketeer
The Incredible Hulk
The Dark Knight
Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions
Which superhero movie is shown here?
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Incredibles
Unbreakable
Editing can take a lot out of a film. In "Unbreakable," M. Night Shyamalan never connected with the last 2/3rds of the movie. So, they were never filmed.
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Which superhero movie is shown here?
Darkman
The Avengers
The Wolverine
Suicide Squad
One of the most anticipated scenes from the trailer was edited out of the film. When Harley Quinn asks Diablo what he wants to drink, he says water. She says, "That's a good idea honey."
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Chronicle
Spider-Man 2
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Thor
Some actors end their careers at the top, never to return. "Thor" was Rene Russo's first movie in six years, after such a hiatus. It was her daughter who convinced her to return to acting.
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X-Men: First Class
James McAvoy was eager to play his role as Charles Xavier. When he found out he got the role he shaved his head. Then was told the filmmakers didn't want Doctor Xavier to be cleanly shaven until the next movie. He wore a wig for over a month.
Ant-Man
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Blade
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Superman Returns
In 1986, the last line of "Superman IV" filmed Superman telling Luther, "I'll see you in 20." Twenty years later, "Superman Returns" was filmed. It was a coincidence.
X2: X-Men United
Iron Man 2
Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Legendary Entertainment
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Spider-Man
Captain America: Civil War
Watchmen
Lots of swearing going on among the watchmen. Only two never swear: Rorschach and Dr. Manhattan.
The Crow
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Deadpool
It took eight hours to apply all of Ryan Reynolds' make-up. You think that's uncomfortable? How about not being able to sit or lay down once applied?
Superman II
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Iron Man
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Thor: The Dark World
The Mask
Batman Begins
Batman Returns
There is no doubt Michelle Pfeiffer fit the role of Cat Woman. She went through 60 cat suits during filming, at a cost of over $60,000.
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Batman
Superman
It's often the little things that count. In "Superman," Clark Kent and Superman's hair part on opposite sides. But, really, is that an excuse for no one to put it together that they are the same guy?
Hellboy
Blade II
Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios
Which superhero movie is shown here?
Captain America: The First Avenger
This is Chris Evans' sixth comic book movie. He only earned $300,000, which seems a paltry sum considering the movie's success.
X-Men
Spider-Man 3
Iron Man 3
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Doctor Strange
X-Men: Apocalypse
The Dark Knight Rises
When writing scripts, the rule of thumb is that one page equals one minute. The first draft of "The Dark Knight Rises" was about 400 pages.
Big Hero 6
Reliance Entertainment, IM Global, DNA Films
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Dredd 3D
Sound effects are an interesting beast and it's hard to tell where they come from. The slow-motion effect in "Dredd 3D" comes from a Justin Beiber song slowed down 800 times.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Unbreakable
Sky High
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