Crew Tribute

Look at Homer in profile: the two zigzag strands of hair above his ear form an M, and the ear below is drawn from a G — Matt Groening's initials, baked into the character design…

The studio hallways in "Hotel Reverie" are lined with posters for films that don't exist — except they all mean something. One advertises "White Bear" with the tagline "Justice…

The severed faces lining the House of Black and White in Braavos mostly belong to crew members and their families — and, tucked among them, showrunners David Benioff and D.B…

The overhead signs in the freeway sequence are a who's-who of Deadpool's comic lineage. WhatCulture's frame-by-frame hunt catalogued "Nicieza St." and a misspelled "Leifeld St."…

A street sign in downtown Zootopia reads Vine and Tujunga — the real intersection near the Tujunga warehouse in North Hollywood where the Zootopia crew worked while Disney…

Jim Beaver — Supernatural's beloved Bobby Singer — joins The Boys as Secretary of Defense Robert Singer, later the presidential candidate 'Dakota Bob.' The name isn't a…

Two of Vought's smarmy in-house creative staffers are named Seth and Evan — a tip of the hat to executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the writing-directing duo who…

In the Episode 1 rooftop flashback where Nolan explains his powers and home planet to a small, wide-eyed Mark, the boy is wearing a red t-shirt with CANADA printed across it in…

The face in the weirwood tree at Harrenhal was deliberately modeled on George R.R. Martin. Production designer Jim Clay revealed that Ryan Condal wanted it "as a bit of a…

When Wednesday attends her court-ordered therapy sessions in Jericho, the building housing Dr. Kinbott's office carries its makers' signature in plain view: the window lettering…

During the New Year's Eve dance in Jackson, the bearded musician on stage is Gustavo Santaolalla, composer of both the games and the show. It mirrors his cameo in The Last of Us…

Lumalee — the adorable blue Luma cheerfully monologuing about the sweet release of death in Bowser's dungeon — is voiced by Juliet Jelenic, daughter of co-director Michael…

The spacecraft that carried Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben on the mission that gave them their powers — and that they re-launch against Galactus — is the Excelsior, Stan Lee's…

Ben's home turf of Yancy Street — the comics' stand-in for Delancey Street on the Lower East Side, home of the Thing-heckling Yancy Street Gang — hides the film's quietest creator…

When the Silver Surfer descends over Times Square, two employees watch from the window of a Timely Publications office — Timely being the 1940s company that became Marvel Comics…

The team's reality carries the official multiverse designation Earth-828, chosen because Jack Kirby — co-creator of the Fantastic Four, Galactus, and the Silver Surfer — was born…

During the New York City scenes, a yellow school bus rolls past with "Crichton Middle School" painted on its side — a tribute to Michael Crichton, the author of the 1990 Jurassic…

The director calling the shots inside the Thriller recreation is not a hired actor. Fuqua's original extra had a problem: "The extra we hired to play John Landis didn't realize he…

The technician airbrushing Michael into a werecat on the Thriller set is played, uncredited, by Bill Corso — who is the actual makeup designer and makeup department head of…

In the quiet scene where Grace and Rocky compare what they left behind, Grace mentions an ex who is now with a man called Mark, and Rocky immediately replies "Rocky hate Mark."…

The film opens on a copy of the Daily Planet, and it is on screen for seconds — long enough to be a freeze-frame puzzle rather than set dressing. DC's own round-up confirms that…

The star charts are a thank-you note. The planet Holzherr takes its name from Brittany Holzherr, the DC Comics editor who shepherded Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The planet…

Look closely at the New Republic personnel at Adelphi Base: Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni reprises his recurring pilot cameo as Trapper Wolf, Obi-Wan Kenobi director Deborah…

The holographic image of infant Rotta shown during Din's briefing comes from a physical model that director Jon Favreau hand-painted himself — and he signed his name at the…

Both the Lilypad tablet and the Smarty Pants toy are made by Eggman Tech — a tribute to legendary Pixar art director Ralph Eggleston, who was affectionately nicknamed "The Eggman"…