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Learn how Marvel has crafted the progression of its superheroes in film._ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 28, 2015 9:08 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Apr 28, 2015 9:08 PM UTC Comic book legend Stan Lee is known for making cameo appearances in many Marvel films, [including](http://www.businessinsider.com/stan-lee-ant-man-cameo-2015-4) the upcoming _Ant-Man._ So in this video — which happens to be an ad for Audi — Lee teaches a workshop in cameo acting to pass his knowledge on to the next generation. Kevin Smith, Tara Reid, Michael Rooker, Jason Mewes and Lou Ferrigno all make appearances in the two-minute clip, directed by Kevin Smith. “”I didn’t get to be the world’s greatest cameo actor overnight,” Lee says. “It took years of hard work.” ### See All the Avengers: Age of Ultron Character Posters  Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man Marvel/Disney  Chris Evans as Captain America Marvel/Disney  Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk Marvel/Disney  Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow Marvel/Disney  Chris Hemsworth as Thor Marvel/Disney  Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye Marvel/Disney  Paul Bettany as Vision Marvel/Disney  Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury Marvel/Disney  Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch Marvel/Disney  Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver Marvel/Disney  James Spader as the voice of Ultron Marvel/Disney ## Transcript [00:00] >>I think you [00:04] missed a column. [00:06] >>Shut up! [00:07] >>Before you rush out to see Thor: The Dark World, [00:10] it's important to know what you're getting into. Sure, [00:13] you can zone out to 90 minutes of explosions and [00:16] predictable dialogue, but if you want the full [00:19] experience, you need to understand the wider Marvel [00:22] Cinematic Universe. [00:26] >>Not a word. [00:28] >>Action. [00:28] >>While marvel and cinema can't, of course, replicate [00:31] the robustness of over half a century of the comic [00:34] books, it does do its best to interweave the stories of [00:37] some of its most recognizable characters. [00:41] >>Back in 2008, Robert Downey Jr. first donned to [00:45] the Iron Man's suit, setting in motion Phase One. In [00:50] the post- credits scene-- You did stay for the [00:54] post- credits scene, didn't you? Samuel L. Jackson [00:57] hints at a future where heroes coalesce. [00:59] >>Who the hell are you? [01:02] >>Nick Fury, Director of S. H. I. E. L. D. [01:04] >>Oh. [01:04] >>I'm here to talk to you about [01:08] the Avenger Initiative. [01:13] >>Next, Edward Norton transformed himself into The [01:15] Incredible Hulk, a reboot of the 2004 film Hulk [01:19] directed by Ang Lee. After some creative differences [01:23] between Norton and the production team, the [01:25] franchise found a more agreeable Hulk in Mark [01:28] Ruffalo. Iron [01:32] Man 2 released in 2010 gave a sneak peek to the [01:36] coming of Thor which would open in theaters in 2011. [01:39] >>Sir, [01:41] we [01:43] found [01:45] it. [01:47] >>Two months later, Marvel Studios released Captain [01:50] America: The First Avenger, ending with a trailer for [01:53] The Avengers, Phase One's [ unk ]. Are [01:58] you sensing the theme here? All those post- credits [02:01] scenes were meant to guide you to The Avengers [02:04] which smashed the box office records in 2012, [02:07] earning over $ 200 million its opening weekend. All [02:10] those superheroes- fighting evil and each other really [02:14] raked in the profits for Marvel. With the release [02:18] of Iron Man 3 this past summer and Thor: The Dark [02:21] World out this month, we have officially entered Phase [02:25] Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, set to culminate [02:28] in, you guessed it, another Avengers movie tentatively [02:31] scheduled for a May 2015 release. " Wait [02:38] a minute ," you say, " what about the X- Men ?" Will [02:41] Professor X or Mystique ever enter the fray? Sadly, [02:44] those X- Men movies are administered not by Marvel [02:47] Studios, but by 20th Century Fox. 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