The Original Avengers Have Paid Tribute Together To Stan Lee

Since Stan Lee passed away earlier this week, many of the biggest names in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have paid tribute to the Marvel leader. Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige noted Lee’s “extraordinary legacy that will outlive us all,” Chris Evans praised his ability to provide “both young and old with adventure, escape, comfort, confidence, inspiration, strength, friendship, and joy,” while Robert Downey Jr. went with a heartfelt, “I owe it all to you.”

The original Avengers — Downey Jr., Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner — also placed a full-page ad in the Hollywood Reporter, praising Lee. “We acknowledge his creative contribution, the thousands of men and women it has long employed, the millions that will continue to be entertained, and above all, his inimitable wit, grace, and humility,” it reads over the Avengers logo. “Stan, we love you, we will miss you, we’re grateful to represent a small part of your amazing legacy.”

— Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) November 14, 2018

The Reporter also has tributes from Sony and DC, among others.

— Lucie Hawley (@LucieLou1313) November 15, 2018

Lee, who’s appeared in every Marvel Cinematic Universe movie (playing everything from a World War II general to a beauty pageant judge), had already filmed his Avengers 4 cameo prior to his death. “Stan, typically we try to get him out — he doesn’t love to fly — so we try to get him out for his cameos around the same time,” the Russo Brothers confirmed. “So if we have other movies shooting on the same lot that we’re on, for instance [Ant-Man and the Wasp] or Avengers 4, we group his cameos together and then move him from one set to the next and kind of get him through his cameos in one day.”

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