Fan Theories Confirmed By Creators

If you thought you saw demigods in Wonder Woman

a pre-spider bite Peter Parker in Iron Man 2, and the destruction of humanity in cars

turns out you were right, and you should always trust your instincts. While not every fan theory can be right

sometimes people on the internet get it exactly right, and creators of your favorite films and TV shows

just have to give you credit. Today, we're counting down the top 10 fan theories

that were confirmed by creators. Welcome to Total Nerd Rank, the show where we rank nerdy stuff

Number 10. Peter Parker is the kid in Iron Man 2. Marvel is known for dropping subtle hints in their films for characters that will be included in upcoming movies

Knowing this, fans started to speculate that there was one Easter egg planted years before Spider-Man appeared in the MCU

There is a brief moment in Iron Man 2 where a small child stands up to the rogue robots attacking the public

with his brave sign of courage from a young age. Fans thought that this may actually be a young Peter Parker wearing his favorite superhero's mask

And in 2017, in an interview promoting Spider-Man Homecoming, Tom Holland confirmed that this was true

He mentioned that he likes the idea that Peter Parker has been in the universe since the beginning. This was definitely a fun nod to fans

It might have been what sparked Marvel to add everyone into the upcoming Spider-Man 3

No, really, everyone. Including Electro, Doc Ock, two more Spider-Men, Beetlejuice, Waluigi, Macaulay Culkin, and that dude, this guy, and her

Number 9. Chief is a demigod. In Wonder Woman, Diana meets several heroes and friends in her quest to save the world from the evil Ares

Chief among them is a man named Chief. The two of them speak to each other in a non-subtitled foreign language

which turned out to be Blackfoot, a language native to several tribes in the U.S. and Canada

Those who spoke the language figured out that the character of Chief introduced himself as Nopi

who is a demigod in Blackfoot culture. This led some fans to believe that the character was a deity

and not just another average normal dude like Chris Pine. Actor Eugene Brave Rock, who played Chief

confirmed on Twitter that Chief was intended to be a demigod. So to anyone hoping to get the full experience when you watch Wonder Woman 1984, I'd download

Duolingo now. Number 8. Stan Lee is a Watcher In the Marvel Cinematic Universe there is one character who appears more than any other Stan Lee The man who invented comic books basically While his appearances were always meant to just be fun wink moments for the audience this didn stop fans from thinking about how his fourth appearances

might actually have worked into the Marvel story. Fans noted in the comics that the characters known as the Watchers

are extraterrestrial beings who watch over the multiverse, which would make perfect sense for this omnipresent character

that Stan Lee plays. Well, in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Stan's cameo actually features him with the Watchers

It's unclear if Stan is playing a Watcher, or if he was just recruited by them, but it

is clear that Stan is working with this group to spy on the events of every Marvel film

We here at Total Nerd choose to believe that Stan Lee himself was recruited by the Watchers

to tell the entire Marvel story, and the whole MCU is just a documentary

Confirm that, Marvel! Or don't. You know, just a theory. Egg Shell Shield

Number 7. Cars Overthrew Humanity Cars is a fun 2006 kids movie that spawns two okay sequels, billions of dollars in merchandise

and the ride with the longest lines of Disneyland. And because it's a fun, sweet story

naturally people on the internet figured out a way to make it a nightmarish story where humanity is overthrown by their cars

Yes, for years, fans thought that the way that these cars came to be was that they became sentient

murdered their owners, and society carried on without humans. As dark as this theory was

turns out it's actually true. Cars creative director Jay Ward said in a 2017 Screen Crush interview

that car technology is becoming so advanced that cars eventually said to themselves

Why do we need human beings anymore? Let's get rid of them. Yikes! And I thought Up was dark because they killed one old lady

Number six, Super Mario Bros. 3 is a stage play. One of the most classic video games of its generation

Super Mario Bros. 3 is another classic Mario adventure through the world of the Mushroom Kingdom

Mario runs and jumps his way from set piece to set piece in an effort to once again rescue Princess Peach

However, fans noticed one interesting element was that the game opened with a curtain unveiling

and Mario ends each level by running off the side of the level into an area that resembles a backstage

This led fans to speculate that the entire game was not a real story in the Mario Kingdom

but actually a stage play put on by the characters. While these elements could have just been a stylistic choice

series creator Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed this theory in September 2015 saying the game was just a play put on by the characters Not sure why he didn confirm it back in 1990 when it still would have been eligible for the Tonys It would have at least won Best Set Design

Number 5. The End of Logan is foreshadowed. Get ready for some big ol' spoilers in this one

Wolverine is one of the most iconic characters in comic book film history. While the character appeared in many X-Men films

and his own terrible spinoff films, fans knew at some point we were going to see him

for the final time. While fans speculated for years about how and when the character might die

there were some who thought that Marvel had already given us the answer. In 2013's The Wolverine, Yukio tells Logan that she's seen his death and describes him as on his

back, with blood everywhere, and holding his own heart in his hand. And while only part of that

ended up being literally true in 2017's Logan, fans pointed out that holding his heart in his

hand may have been referring to him holding his daughter's hand at the end of the film

Director James Mangold later confirmed that this was an intentional decision and that the prophesied

death was accurate. Or at least it will be until X-Men writers or Deadpool and Sulk try to mess

with the timeline one more time. Just cleaning up the timelines. Number four, Deckard is a replicant

The 80s classic Blade Runner was originally released in 1982 to mixed reviews

However, in the years that followed, many different cuts of the movie started being released

after it came to light that the studio meddled in much of the production and even altered some key moments in the film

Each new cut released in the years following changed how audiences perceived the movie

since it's ambiguous whether certain characters are humans or replicants. Naturally, fans have theorized for years

about nearly every part of the film. One common suggestion is that the film's main character, Deckard, may himself be a replicant

While Harrison Ford has rejected this theory, director Ridley Scott has actually confirmed this on multiple occasions

Though if you watch the upcoming re-release of the sequel Blade Runner 2049, it's actually revealed that Deckard is an older version of Peter Parker from Iron Man 2

No one saw it coming! Number 3. The Peddler is the Genie In 1992, Disney released its animated classic about a young poor boy who does some stuff

And really, it's just an excuse to watch Robin Williams play the Genie for 90 minutes

Hello, Aladdin. Nice to have you on the show. The genie spends much of the movie

doing silly voices, impressions, and disguising himself as multiple characters. And so fans of the movie who realized Williams also

played the peddler at the beginning of the film naturally thought that this may have been just another version of the genie And it turns out that was a fair assumption One of the co of the film Ron Clements revealed that it not only was true in theory

but a scrapped ending of the film would have revealed that the two characters were one and the same

So while the peddler may have been the genie, we're still waiting to hear whether Will Smith

was supposed to be a genie before they fixed the CGI in the remake's first trailer

Nope, still just a monster? Okay, moving on. Number two, Dumbledore is gay

The wizarding world of Harry Potter has one of the largest fan communities in the world

and no shortage of fan theories to go with it. However, one of the earliest was established long

before the series had even ended. In describing Dumbledore's early relationships, fans speculated

that the significant relationship he had with Gellert Grindelwald was more than just a friendship

given how deep and close the books described them to be. Then in 2007, the author of the series

J.K. Rowling, confirmed that this was in fact canon. She even removed several references to

Dumbledore's relationships from the sixth movie to further emphasize this move. While many fans

loved this reveal and appreciated the representation, some were disappointed that this move came

retroactively and wasn't incorporated into the series earlier. In fact, in the years that followed

fans were shocked by the real twist ending, that it turns out that the real villain of the Harry

Potter series was... J.K. Rowling. And finally, coming in at number 1, Destiel. Supernatural ran

for 15 seasons on The CW, which was so long that the channel wasn't even called The CW when it was

debuted. With over 300 episodes of the show, it was inevitable that fans would come up with theories

about the show, especially considering it had a lot of, let's call them supernatural

elements. Among the most popular included a fan ship of two of its most prominent characters

which I'm being told by my youth consultant is when fans hope two characters have a romantic

relationship and not a nautical thing. For years, fans thought that Dean and Castiel had more than

just a BFF type thing going on, with a deep personal connection that philosophers have referred to as

love. And while the Destiel fan ship remained one of the internet's top talking points for years

and recently made its way onto the show. With three episodes remaining in the entire series

Castiel did in fact confirm he was in love with Dean. The reaction to the revelation was so huge

that it actually became the number one trending topic on Twitter the night of the 2020 U.S. presidential election

And because of a weird technicality in the electoral college, this actually meant that actor Jensen Ackles

was confirmed as president-elect later that evening