Kat Dennings Still Cannot Believe Her ‘Thor’ Character is a Recurring MCU Character

Nobody could have expected back in 2011 when Thor was released that Kat Dennings‘ Darcy Lewis would become a fan-favorite recurring character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, particularly Dennings herself. Unlike most of the characters in Thor, who originated in Marvel Comics, Darcy Lewis was an original creation for the film. The character was initially conceived as a middle-aged man, but Dennings’ casting not only changed the character, but her sarcastic attitude and strong comedic timing, which not only helped cement Dennings as a rising star, but also made Darcy Lewis a character creators would revisit in projects like WandaVision and What If…?