1Spider-Man 2
In Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 (2004), Bruce Campbell portrays a snooty usher at a play and says the line “... it helps maintain the illusion”. Bruce Campbell was supposed to play the villain Mysterio, the master of illusions, in the unreleased Spider-Man 4.
2The Battle of the Five Armies
In the credits for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Martin Freeman's credit shows him holding an acorn, but the reference for the drawing is actually a picture of Martin Freeman holding a Lego of himself.
3Spider-Man 2
In Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker says he needs a "strong focus" before jumping off a building. He lands on a Ford Focus which goes undamaged.
4Avengers Endgame
In Avengers Endgame, during 2012 Thor mentions that they are going to lunch. He is referring to the Avengers post-credit scene where they are eating shawarma.
5Shaun of the Dead
In Shaun of the Dead, Coldplay's Chris Martin cameos as a zombie version of himself.
6Doctor Strange
A small portion of the “open your eyes” scene in Doctor Strange (2016) is a subtle visual reference to the ‘warping’ scene from contact (1997).
7Deadpool 2
In the movie Hobbs and Shaw (2019), Ryan Reynolds’ character Locke said about stabbing someone with a brick. In Deadpool 2 (2018), when Deadpool & Cable are fighting together, there is a scene where Wade is trying to stab someone, with a brick. Both movies are directed by David Leitch.
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8Toy Story 4
In Toy Story 4, while Buzz is repeatedly pressing the button that sounds his pre-recorded voice, one of the things it says is ‘Open the pod bay doors’. This is an iconic line from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
9Belle
Belle can be seen walking down the street in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
10Searching
In Searching (2018), two obviously fake website URLs appear that spell out how the filmmakers hoped their movie would be received.
