From Daniel Craig to Cate Blanchett: 7 hidden cameos of famous celebrities you might have missed

Filmmakers generally keep high regard for celebrities who join the sets for credited cameos. However, sometimes directors take the fun approach of slyly introducing big names into the backgrounds for comedic effect, or for audiences with a good eye. We take a look at the best celebrity cameos that went under the radar from that of Daniel Craig to Cate Blanchett.


James Bond actor Daniel Craig slid into anonymity on the set of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’.Donning the iconic Stormtrooper costume, Craig was the one that let Rey, the protagonist, escape from capture.


Not even the audiences with a good eye could figure this one out. Covered in prosthetics and makeup, Damon was one of the residents Cable encounters on his rampage.


Another one from ‘Deadpool’, Brad Pitt was the invisible superhero ‘The Vanisher’ and appeared briefly while being electrocuted by a high tension cable wire. Fun fact: Pitt agreed to do the 3-second role charging nothing more than a cup of coffee with Ryan Reynolds.


Fans of the actor could have identified him through his voice as the cameo saw Murray put on a hazmat suit while talking to the two leads - Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.


Director James Gunn has a personal friendship with Fillion and casts him in many of his films. However, for the Guardian's film, he asked Fillion to fit into a CGI costume and credited him as the “Monstrous Inmate” at the prison Star-Lord (Pratt) and Gamora (Zoe Saldana) are placed in.


Though Carrey was also the lead of the film, in the scene at the airport, where his character, Fletcher Reed, gets injured, as his ex-wife is talking to the policeman, you can see Carrey dressed as a fireman talking on the radio. This cameo is also a nod to the actor’s recurring role as Fire Marshall Bill on the TV show ‘In Living Colour’.


Edgar Wright is no stranger to allowing hidden cameos. In this 2007 comedy, he starred Cate Blanchett as Simon Pegg’s ex-girlfriend, Janine, but fans would have missed it since she was wearing a mask and a white hazmat suit.
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