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10 Scene-Stealing Supporting Characters In Superhero Movies

It's sometimes said that a good villain steals the show away from the hero. Well, sometimes a supporting character is good enough to steal the spotlight away from both the hero and the villain.
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Published: Jan 26, 2017 07:52 pm

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1) J. Jonah Jameson – Spider-Man Trilogy

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It’s a tough one to call, but we’re going to name J. Jonah Jameson as the greatest supporting character in a superhero movie, ever. Though the likes of Phil Coulson and Alfred frequently stole the show, no one else has managed to so consistently own the stage across several films like J.K. Simmons in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy.

He doesn’t have a whole lot of screen time, but the Spider-Man-hating, cigar-chewing editor of the Daily Bugle never fails to entertain as he harangues Peter Parker or steals his stooges’ ideas. Rarely has a character ever been so perfectly recreated from the comic book page on the screen.

Simmons has cast such a massive shadow in the role that the Amazing Spider-Man franchise steered clear of Jameson completely. It’d been hoped that Simmons would reprise the role in the MCU, but seeing as he’s playing Commissioner Gordon over in the DCEU instead, that doesn’t look to be happening. Whoever does get the part, then, will have some mighty big shoes to fill.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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