After having seen both Battleship and The Avengers, there were a couple of things that stood out for me from both of these movies. In one movie, there was something about the cast that I found myself appreciating and in the other movie, there was something that caught my eye, that was one of many interesting tidbits from the movie.
In Battleship
In Battleship, one of the characters was a physical therapist for the disabled military veterans. They took a moment to scan a room of veterans and they stayed on one particular vet, who became part of the story.
It was double amputee by the name of Gregory D. Gadson, who played the big man, named Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales.
Director Peter Berg reached out to him to cast him in the role.
I think it’s pretty awesome that Berg had a platform showing off the might of the U.S. military and then used that platform to also give some veterans screen time.
Very cool Mr. Berg.
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In The Avengers
This really isn’t anything huge, and can’t really be called an easter egg in The Avengers, but here’s something that someone made note to me the other day:
As the closing scenes are being shown, we watch Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Pepper Potts (Paltrow) going over plans for the new Stark hi-rise. The camera then pans back from the building. If you recall, the logo on the side of the building did say Stark something or other, but as the battle ensued around the building, all the letters but one were torn off the side of the building.
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