

At this stage, virtually every major star in Hollywood has at least been courted by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Harrison Ford reducing the number of onscreen icons never to have swung by the world’s biggest franchise by one when he signed on for Captain America: New World Order.
There’s a bittersweetness to his casting, though, with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones legend replacing late Academy Award winner William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross, a role the latter had originated all the way back in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, before returning after almost a decade in exile to become a recurring background player towards the end of the Infinity Saga.