Why does Stan Lee make a cameo in The Princess Diaries 2?
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Why did Stan Lee make a cameo in The Princess Diaries 2? Was this foreshadowing Disney buying Marvel? Is Princess Mia going to be an Avenger? So many questions
We all know Stan Lee makes cameos in many of the Marvel superhero films. Even his cameo as a bus driver in Heroes makes a little sense because of the comicbook superhero connection. Why does he cameo in The Princess Diaries 2? Have either Stan Lee, Marvel, or the filmmakers commented as to why Lee make a cameo in The Princess Diaries 2?
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No obvious connection, but this is actually not unusual.
While it seems that Stan Lee has a personal connection to the projects in which he makes a cameo appearance, as enforced by his appearances in the Sony Spider-Man productions, the X-Men Cinematic Universe, and of course the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, he actually has a history of cameo'ing in things that have no strong or obvious connection to him, such as:
- The Simpsons
- Superman: The Animated Series (really!)
- Nikita (TV series)
- Big Bang Theory
- Chuck
And of course, Princess Diaries 2.
After much searching and cross-referencing, I can find no obvious connection between Stan Lee and any cast or crew on Princess Diaries 2, but the above sampling of his cameos suggests that there doesn't need to be.
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Did Stan Lee make a cameo in Princess Diaries?
Before there was a big-screen Iron Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it, Stan Lee was already making some cameos in other films, including The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Lee appears as a guest at Mia's wedding, who only knows English because of his fervent enthusiasm for The Three Stooges.Why does Stan Lee do cameos?
To honor his service to the Marvel universe, Lee made cameo appearances in almost every major Marvel movie, film, and series over the years, at least until his passing in 2018. Lee's big-screen flybys became an iconic feature of the MCU, and sadly, his last opportunity came with 2019's Avengers: Endgame - a fitting ...Why was Michael not in Princess Diaries 2?
Princess Diaries 2 went in a direction that didn't include Robert's character, and they explained Michael's absence with his real-life situation: He was touring with his band, Rooney, while it was filming.Why was Michael written out of Princess Diaries?
His character Michael was written out of "The Princess Diaries 2" by explanation that he and Mia were just friends now and his band was touring.Stan Lee makes a cameo in The Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement
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After a whole bunch of IMDb digging, the nearest I can guess is that he was cast by director Garry Marshall. The movie shares no casting or producing credits with a Marvel movie before or after 2004.
It seems that in 2010 Garry Marshall was in With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story, and all of the people interviewed for the movie have worked with Stan Lee previously.
Now the timeline seems that it could be that Garry is talking in 2010 about Stan Lees 2004 cameo in Princess Diaries 2, however it seems odd that he would cameo with no prior connection.
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