John Malkovich rejected multiple offers from Marvel Studios before finally agreeing to star in this summer's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," the actor recently revealed. The reason why he passed on Marvel's past overtures is simple and shockingly practical: He wanted more money than the studio was willing to pay him.

Over the course of its 15 years of existence, Marvel has lured a number of surprising actors into its orbit. We live in a world where Angelina Jolie and Harry Styles have both appeared in Marvel projects (actually the same one).