Marvel Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary With Iconic Class Photo

A lot can happen in ten years: graduations, new jobs, marriages, kids, births, deaths, and more. For Marvel, one decade has meant turning into one of Hollywood’d biggest blockbuster machines, and growing into a franchise that has a loyal and dedicated global fanbase. Across 2018 they’ll be cutting the cake and popping the champagne, and it starts today.

On October 7th, 2017, a group of more than 80 actors and filmmakers all came together in secret in Atlanta, Georgia, on the set of “Avengers: Infinity War” to memorialize the last ten years with a photo and to celebrate the accomplishments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So, who flew in for the occasion? You might want to sit down a moment:

The actors rounded up included: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson,  Jeremy Renner, Tom Holland,  Sean Gunn, Hannah John-Kamen, Zoe Saldana, Angela Bassett, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kurt Russell, Danai Gurira, William Hurt, Karen Gillan, Emily VanCamp, Tessa Thompson, Don Cheadle, Dave Bautista, Michael Peña, Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Elizabeth Olsen,  Paul Bettany, Frank Grillo, Letitia Wright, Laurence Fishburne, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Stan, Ty Simpkins, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Benedict Wong, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeff Goldblum.

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Meanwhile, filmmakers including Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Stan Lee, Scott Derrickson, Trinh Tran, Alan Taylor, Brad Winderbaum, Louis Letterier, Jon Watts, Sarah Finn, James Gunn, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Joss Whedon, David Grant, Mitchell Bell, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Jeffrey Ford, Peyton Reed, Jonathan Schwartz, Stephen Broussard, Ryan Coogler, Jeremy Latcham, Nate Moore, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Taika Waititi, Erik Carroll, Ryan Meinerding and Craig Kyle also got in front of the camera.

That group is responsible for $13.5 billion in box office (and counting).

Of course, it’s not a Marvel party without presents, and the company has launched a 10th-anniversary sweepstakes contest, which you can read all about right here.

Check out the class photo and mini-featurette below.Marvel-Cinematic-Universe-Class-Photo-10-Years