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Marvel Cinematic Universe has enthralled millions of people all around the world with its incredible films. They have created a gigantic mega-franchise that has resonated with fans for many years. Starting with Iron Man, which debuted in 2008,
MCU has released a lot of amazing movies with beloved characters that are comic book origins.
In fact, with more than 25 films, it feels like practically every A-list actor has been in a Marvel film. And with such a big talent pool, it's unsurprising that actors end up working on other projects. Like that time Black Widow and Captain America fell in love in" The Nanny Diaries" or Pepper Potts and Bruce Banner aka Hulk became romantic leads in "View from the Top".
Here are 19 pairs of MCU's actors who were couples in non-Marvel movies.
#1 Black Widow and Captain America
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Scarlett Ingrid Johansson and Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans co-starred in many films of MCU. While Scarlett Ingrid Johansson portrayed Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans portrayed Steve Rogers/Captain America.
In "The Nanny Diaries", they were a couple
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They play Annie Braddock, aka "Nanny," and her love interest Hayden, called "Harvard Hottie," in "The Nanny Diaries". The film chronicles the tale of Annie Braddock, a college graduate who works as a nanny for an affluent family in New York City. She has to juggle their dysfunction and the child she is responsible for while she is ensconced in their house. Her life is further complicated when she falls for the building's resident "Harvard Hottie" (Chris Evans).
#2 Pepper Potts and Bruce Banner
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In "Iron Man", "The Avengers", and "Spider-Man", Gwyneth Paltrow portrays Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's fiercely devoted personal assistant/love interest. And Mark Ruffalo played the cerebral Bruce Banner in "The Avengers", "Thor", and "Iron Man".
They worked together on the rom-com "View from the Top"
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In the romantic comedy "View from the Top", Paltrow embodies small-town girl Donna Jensen. She leaves Nevada to pursue greater aspirations for herself after working in an unfulfilling profession and living with abusive parents. While she tries to find out what's going on, she felt in love with an up-and-coming lawyer Ted Stewart, played by Ruffalo.
They also played in "Thanks for Sharing"
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In "Thanks for Sharing", they also played on-again/off-again couple Phoebe and Adam. Adam is a sponsor who has been sober for five years. At a party, Adam meets Phoebe and they hit it off. They go on a date, and Phoebe confesses that she has survived breast cancer and that her ex is an alcoholic. She declares she won't date another addict, and while Adam claims he's not an alcoholic, he doesn't tell her anything about his own addiction. They start dating each other.
#3 Black Widow and Rocket Raccoon
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Benedict Cumberbatch is an actor best suited to the role of Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange in the MCU. He appeared in "Doctor Strange", "Thor: Ragnarok", "Avengers: Infinity War", "Avengers: Endgame", "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness".
In "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008), they were a couple
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They played Mary Boleyn and William Carey, the husband she cheats on with King Henry VIII, in "The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)". The movie was based on Philippa Gregory's novel of the same name from 2001. It is a fictionalized portrayal of the lives of 16th-century aristocratic Mary Boleyn, King Henry VIII's one-time mistress, and her sister, Anne, the monarch's ill-fated second wife.
#4 Black Widow and Rocket Raccoon
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Scarlett also shared the screen with Bradley Cooper, who voices Rocket Raccoon. Rocket Raccoon is a genetically modified animal and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In "He's Just Not That Into You", they became a couple
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In "He's Just Not That Into You", Ben has a girlfriend but becomes attracted to Anna Marks. Ben and Anna develop a flirty connection under the guise of his assisting her in launching a singing career. Ben agrees to be friends with Anna but they still sleep together.
#5 Rocket Raccoon and Gamora
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Bradley has also co-starred with Zoe Saldaña, who plays Gamora in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy".
In "The Words", they play the married couple
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The film followed the couple Dora and Rory Jansen. Rory Jansen is a wannabe writer who lives with his girlfriend, Dora, in New York City. Rory borrows money from his father and works at a literary agency as a mail supervisor, attempting to sell his debut novel, which is continuously rejected by publishers. After this movie, the two stars briefly became a real couple, too.
#6 Gamora and Hulk
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Zoe was also in a movie with Mark Ruffalo, who plays Bruce Banner/Hulk.
In "Infinitely Polar Bear", they played spouses
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They play Maggie and Cam Stuart in "Infinitely Polar Bear." Cameron Stuart is a bipolar illness sufferer from Boston. He suffered a psychotic break, which resulted in his being sacked from his work and admitted to the hospital. Maggie, Cam's wife, moves herself and the children to a modest rent-controlled apartment in order to pay to care for their two young children, where she struggles to find enough employees to support the three of them.
#7 Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Loki
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For more than a decade, Tom Hiddleston has totally controlled the character of MCU supervillain/anti-hero Loki, and it's difficult to picture anybody else playing the god of mischief. Loki has been a staple in the MCU because to his characterization and performance by Tom Hiddleston. And Elizabeth Chase Olsen played Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", "Avengers: Age of Ultron", "Captain America: Civil War", "Avengers: Infinity War", "Avengers: Endgame", "WandaVision" and "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness".
In the biopic "I Saw the Light", they played a couple
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"I Saw the Light" is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Tom Hiddleston and starring Elizabeth Olsen as Hank Williams' first wife, Audrey Williams. The film is a biographical portrayal of Hank Williams, a country and blues singer-songwriter who rose to prominence as one of country music's most prominent and influential musicians.
#8 Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
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"Avengers: Age Of Ultron" cast Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen as twins Pietro - AKA Quicksilver - and Wanda Maximoff. The two were test subjects imbued with powers due to experiments by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, and they act as antagonists against the title superheroes when they team up with Ultron, before switching sides to help stop him. And fans can see them in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014) but they only appear in a brief post-credits scene.
In "Godzilla" (2014) they play husband-and-wife duo
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The human aspect of the plot in 2014's "Godzilla" felt a little undercooked, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen's Godzilla parts both being scripted, with the couple portraying a married couple caught up in the pandemonium.
#9 Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and John Walker/US Agent
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In "The Falcon" and "The Winter Soldier", Wyatt Russell played John Walker/US Agent and has been appreciated by many fans.
In "Ingrid Goes West", they play a married couple
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In "Ingrid Goes West", they play married couple Taylor Sloane and Ezra O'Keefe. Taylor Sloane is a popular, narcissistic social media influencer with whom Ingrid becomes obsessed. She was married to Daniel "Dan" Pinto an aspiring screenwriter.
#10 Erik Killmonger and Valkyrie
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Valkyrie and Killmonger were both breakout stars in their films. Jordan starred as Killmonger in "Black Panther", and Thomspon took on the role of Valkyrie for "Thor: Ragnarok".
They worked together in the Rocky spinoffs "Creed" and "Creed II"
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Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson co-starred in Creed before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which propelled them to stardom and earned them their own action figures. In "Creed" and "Creed II", they play Donnie Creed and his love interest, Bianca.
#11 Iron Man and Aunt May
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Robert Downey Jr. is known as Tony Stark/Iron Man in MCU. And Marisa Tomei as Aunt May from "Spider-Man: No Way Home".
In "Only You", they play an engaged couple
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In "Only You", they play engaged couple Peter and Faith — and they briefly dated in real life afterward. "Only You" is a 1994 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. The film is about a young lady whose search for her soulmate brings her to Italy, where she finds her fate. It was written by Diane Drake and Malia Scotch Marmo (uncredited). The picture got mixed reviews upon its premiere, although critics appreciated Tomei and Downey's performances.
#12 Iron Man and Dr. Christine Palmer
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Additionally, Robert has shared the screen with Rachel McAdams, aka Dr. Christine Palmer from Doctor Strange.
In "Sherlock Holmes", they were couple
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In Sherlock Holmes, they play the titular detective and Irene Adler, who, departing from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories, was written as Sherlock's love interest.
#13 Nakia and M'Baku
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Back in his college days, Duke met Lupita Nyong'o, an aspiring actor. Duke and Nyong'o made their MCU debuts as adversaries M'Baku and T'Challa's ex-girlfriend, the spy Nakia, respectively, in "Black Panther." Little did they realize that they would both be a part of bringing Marvel's first African superhero to fame.
They play a married couple in "Us"
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"Us" is a 2019 American horror film starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. In the film, Adelaide Wilson, her husband Gabriel "Gabe" Wilson, and their children Zora and Jason are assaulted by a gang of doppelgängers. Nyong'o's performance and Michael Abels' musical score all gained critically.
#14 Yelena Belova and Eros/Starfox
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Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova from "Black Widow" and Harry Styles as Eros/Starfox from "Eternals".
In the upcoming thriller "Don't Worry Darling", they play married couple
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"Don't Worry Darling" is a forthcoming psychological thriller directed by Olivia Wilde. In the movie they will play married couple Alice and Jack.
#15 Loki and Ancient One
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Tom has also shared the screen with several other Marvel actors, including Tilda Swinton. Katherine Matilda "Tilda" Swinton portrayed the Ancient One in "Doctor Strange" and "Avengers: Endgame". She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress and won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.
In "Only Lovers Left Alive", they play centuries-old vampire spouses
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"Only Lovers Left Alive" is a 2013 comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. In the movie, Tom and Tilda Swinton played centuries-old vampire spouses Eve and Adam. In 2016, 177 reviewers from across the world named the picture among the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the Twenty-First Century. Todd McCarthy, the top film reviewer for The Hollywood Reporter, ranked it the fourth-best picture of the decade in late 2019.
#16 Loki and Melina Vostokoff
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Rachel Hannah Weisz portrayed Melina Vostokoff in "Black Widow". She also portrayed Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow who disguised as Melina Vostokoff.
In "The Deep Blue Sea", they played a couple
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Before joining MCU movies, they played Hester Collyer and Freddie Page in "The Deep Blue Sea." The movie followed Hester Collyer, the younger wife of High Court judge Sir William Collyer, has a passionate romance with Freddie Page, an attractive young former RAF pilot. Hester's life is turned upside down by Freddie's sexual relationship, which leaves her emotionally and physically isolated.
#17 Mysterio and Dr. Christine Palmer
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Rachel was also in a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal, who you know as Mysterio from "Spider-Man: Far from Home".
In "Southpaw", they played a married couple
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They played a married couple Maureen and Billy Hope. "Southpaw," directed by Antoine Fuqua, is a 2015 American sports drama film. After losing his wife in an accident and then his young daughter to child protective services, a boxer sets out to get his life back on track. The film garnered mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Gyllenhaal and Oona Laurence's performances.
#18 Vision and Karen
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Paul Bettany is a talented actor who voiced J.A.R.V.I.S. in "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2", "The Avengers", "Iron Man 3" and "Avengers: Age of Ultron". He also played Vision in "Avengers: Age of Ultron", "Captain America: Civil War", "Avengers: Infinity War" and "WandaVision". And his wife, Jennifer Lynn Connelly voiced Karen in "Spider-Man: Homecoming".
In "Creation", they play a married couple
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They play married couple Charles and Emma Darwin in "Creation." This is a 2009 British biographical drama film about Charles Darwin's relationship with his wife Emma and his memory of their eldest daughter Annie. The movie is based on Randal Keynes' Darwin biography Annie's Box, directed by Jon Amiel.
#19 Ajak and Dr. Otto Octavius/ Doctor Octopus
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In "Eternals," Salma Hayek Pinault, or Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez, played Ajak. In the Sony Pictures Studios production "Spider-Man 2," actor Alfred Molina plays Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus. Following Lou Ferrigno as Hulk and J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, he is the third actor to reprise a previous role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In the biopic "Frida", they were a married couple
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In the biopic "Frida", they play painter Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera. In the film, Frida Kahlo, at the age of 18, is involved in a tragic accident while riding on a wooden-bodied bus that collides with a streetcar. Her injuries from being impaled by a metal rod will follow her for the rest of her life. Frida approaches muralist Diego Rivera after recovering the ability to walk with a cane, requesting an honest appraisal of her works. Rivera becomes enamored with her work, and the two establish a symbiotic relationship.