Why Are Scott Lang & Tony Stark Always Eating? MCU Food Jokes Explained
Two of the MCU's major characters, Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, and Scott Lang, a.k.a. Ant-Man, are often shown eating in their respective movie appearances, and there are fascinating reasons for their food-related humor. Like its Marvel Comics source material, the MCU often weaves humor into its drama, reminding viewers that, for all the outlandish elements of the movies’ superhero adventures, the heroes themselves and the world they inhabit are relatively grounded in reality. In Scott Lang’s case, the constant eating has an in-universe explanation while Tony Stark’s is more meta.
Tony’s snarky antics in the MCU helped cement both the character and Robert Downey Jr.’s performance as pop culture icons. In 2008's Iron Man, he demands a cheeseburger and a press conference the moment he returns to the United States following his escape from Ten Rings captivity. And The Avengers, which popularized shared universe storytelling overnight, notably made shawarma sales skyrocket after Tony and the rest of the Avengers grabbed a much-needed meal after repelling the Chitauri invasion. Scott’s humor frequently involves food as well, with the size-changing hero asking for orange slices in Captain America: Civil War and having his meal of tacos ruined by the Benatar spaceship and War Machine’s thrusters in Avengers: Endgame.
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While the MCU’s humor centers on a variety of topics, from pop culture references to the all-too-human superhero characters finding themselves in humorously mundane situations, many of Scott Lang and Tony Stark’s gags center on food for different reasons. In Ant-Man’s case, his size-changing abilities are implied to take a significant toll on his
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