I'm kicking off a fun challenge and would love for you to join me! The idea is simple: watch one film featuring cast members who’ve appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) at some point in their careers—but not an MCU project. This challenge will run from January 1 to December 31, 2025!
If you're in, feel free to share your list with me by commenting below, and I'll happily include it in mine! Don’t forget to tag your lists and reviews with: 52 MCU Stars 2025.
Let’s make this a year of discovering new movies while celebrating the incredible talent from the MCU! I can’t wait to see what you all watch!
Note: Since this is the first challenge, I focused on cast members who’ve made a big impact in the MCU, but for the Multiverse saga, I included some who may play bigger roles later on (fingers crossed!). Unfortunately, I couldn’t include everyone, as there are so many actors involved. Hopefully, I’ll add more next year!
The 52 cast members are as follows:

Iron Man Trilogy
1. Robert Downey, Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man)
2. Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts)
3. Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson)
4. Don Cheadle (Rhodey/War Machine)
5. Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury)

Thor Tetralogy
6. Chris Hemsworth (Thor)
7. Natalie Portman (Jane Foster)
8. Tom Hiddleston (Loki)
9. Anthony Hopkins (Odin)
10. Idris Elba (Heimdall)
11. Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie)

Steve Rogers/ Captain America Trilogy
12. Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America)
13. Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter)
14. Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier)
15. Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon)

Avengers Tetralogy
16. Paul Bettany (Jarvis/Vision)
17. Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow)
18. Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye)
19. Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk)
20. Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch)
21. Josh Brolin (Thanos)

Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy
22. Chris Pratt (Peter Quill)
23. Zoe Saldana (Gamora)
24. Dave Bautista (Drax)
25. Vin Diesel (Groot)
26. Bradley Cooper (Rocket Raccoon)
27. Karen Gillan (Nebula)
28. Michael Rooker (Yondu Udonta)
29. Pom Klementieff (Mantis)

Ant-Man Trilogy
30. Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/ Ant-Man)
31. Michael Douglas (Dr. Hank Pym)
32. Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne/Wasp)
33. Michelle Pfeiffer (Janet Van Dyne/Wasp)

Doctor Strange Duology
34. Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Stephen Strange)
35. Benedict Wong (Wong)
36. Rachel McAdams (Dr. Christine Palmer)
Spider-Man Trilogy
37. Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man)
38. Marisa Tomei (Aunt May)
39. Zendaya (MJ)
40. Jacob Batalon (Ned Leeds)

Black Panther Duology
41. Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther)
42. Michael B. Jordan (Erik Killmonger)
43. Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia)
44. Letitia Wright (Shuri/ Black Panther)
45. Winston Duke (M’Baku)46. Angela Bassett (Ramonda)

Captain Marvel Duology
47. Larson (Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel)
48. Gemma Chan (Minn-Erva --Captain Marvel, Sersi- Eternals)
49. Ben Mendelsohn (Talos/Keller)

Multiverse Saga
50 Simu Liu (Shaun/Shang-Chi)
51. Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova)
52. David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian)