Recently, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed on Twitter one particular aspect of his films in the franchise regarding Stan Lee that was directly inspired by a popular fan theory.
Fans were thrilled to see the long-standing fan theory embraced by the MCU, and Gunn proved that the showrunners at Marvel studios were indeed paying attention to the fandom.
“Stan Lee’s connection to the Watchers in Vol. 2 was definitely inspired by fan theories.”
Stan Lee clearly exists, you know, above and apart from the reality of all the films.