Kat Dennings Says Marvel ‘Did Scan Me. They Could Put Me in Anything They Want at This Point. I’m in the System’

Kat Dennings told Entertainment Tonight on the set of her ABC sitcom “Shifting Gears” that Marvel scanned her so that her likeness can be used in future projects. Dennings has been a part of the MCU since debuting as Darcy Lewis in 2011’s “Thor.” She also appeared in “Thor: The Dark World,” “Thor: Love and Thunder,” “WandaVision” and more. The revelation about Marvel scanning her came up when Dennings was asked about starring in the upcoming Marvel tentpole, “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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Kat Dennings Says Marvel 'Did Scan Me. They Could Put Me in Anything They Want at This Point. I'm in the System'

“What’s ‘Doomsday’? Oh ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’ I thought you meant our show. Like, is that the finale?” Dennings quipped. “I am in the [Marvel] universe and, as you know, I can’t tell you anything. But I am not in it. I mean, I’m not in it. I am telling you right now, I’m not in it. If I were in it, which I’m not, I couldn’t tell you, but I literally am not. I’m sure they already filmed it. I was here [on set]. I’m not in it. But they did scan me, so to be honest they could put me in anything they want at this point. I’m in the system.”

Dennings’ most recent MCU appearance came in the animated series “What If…?” She voiced Darcy in four episodes of the show. Her future with Marvel is unknown at this time, as is how the studio intends to use her likeness.

As for “Avengers: Doomsday,” the upcoming Marvel tentpole is being co-headlined by Dennings’ frequent MCU co-star Chris Hemsworth. The Australian star is back as Thor, who was even given a standalone “Doomsday” teaser trailer that suggests he’ll play a big part in the movie.

Body scanning actors is becoming an increasingly common practice in Hollywood to much divisiveness from the industry. Nicolas Cage made headlines last year when he told The New Yorker that he is terrified of AI and is hoping recent body scans he had to do for two upcoming projects aren’t used as reference for AI technology to recreate him on screen after his death. One of the projects is Prime Video’s “Spider-Man Noir.”

“They have to put me in a computer and match my eye color and change — I don’t know,” Cage said. “They’re just going to steal my body and do whatever they want with it via digital AI. … God, I hope not AI. I’m terrified of that. I’ve been very vocal about it. … And it makes me wonder, you know, where will the truth of the artists end up? Is it going to be replaced? Is it going to be transmogrified? Where’s the heartbeat going to be? I mean, what are you going to do with my body and my face when I’m dead? I don’t want you to do anything with it!”

“Avengers: Doomsday” opens in theaters Dec. 18.