A photographer for multiple movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has shared a new image of Stan Lee from Thor: Ragnarok. Lee is an icon in the comic book world, who created several key characters that are apart of the MCU including, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor, to name a few. Even fans who aren't familiar with comic books have probably seen Lee before, as he cameoed in most Marvel movies over the years.

Even before the MCU started in 2008, Lee had appeared in several Marvel movies, starting with The Trial of the Incredible Hulk in 1989. He would go on to appear in other Marvel movies like X-Men and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy before Tony Stark mistook him for Hugh Hefner in Iron Man. Lee appeared in every MCU movie (with the exception of Spider-Man: Far From Home) and Avengers: Endgame marked his last cameo in the series. Back in 2017, Taika Waititi saved the Thor franchise with Thor: Ragnarok, which Lee of course had a cameo in.

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A new behind-the-scenes photo of Lee in Thor Ragnarok has been shared on Instagram by Chuck Zlotnick. Zlotnick is a still photographer who has worked on a handful of movies in the MCU. Lee played the alien barber who cut Thor's hair while being imprisoned by the Grandmaster. The image below shows Lee in costume on the set of Thor: Ragnarok.

As mentioned above, Avengers: Endgame was Lee's last cameo in the MCU, but there is still the chance he could appear in future movies. It's possible that Marvel pre-recorded more cameos for future installments of the MCU, but with the comic legend not having an appearance in Spider-Man: Far From Home, it seems like that may not be the case. However, his image could be used in upcoming movies, as was the case in Deadpool 2There are no plans to replace Stan Lee's cameos with another famous figure either. Marvel Studios Executive Vice President of Production Victoria Alonso reassured fans that Marvel would not try to duplicate the gag with someone else, saying, "There's only one Stan Lee." 

Comic fans around the world mourned Lee when he passed away in November 2018, but his legacy will always live on through the pages of comic books and through the characters that have been brought to the big screen. Everybody has their favorite Stan Lee cameo, but his appearance in Thor: Ragnarok was memorable as he was responsible for drastically altering Thor's appearance for this film and Avengers: Infinity War. Fans won't ever forget the comic legend, and seeing new behind-the-scenes photos like the one above will surely put a smile on any Marvel fan's face.

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Source: Chuck Zlotnick

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