The film is directed by Chloe Zhang and based on a screenplay by Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo. On April 24th, 2018, Kevin Feige revealed that a film is in the works for the fourth phase of the slate devoted to the character Sersis about Eternals.
Partial amnesia explains their absence from the latest battle, but a teaser released in May suggests they are in full possession of their powers and cannot remember where the story began.ĭirected and co-written by Chloe Zhao, the film stars Gemma Chan as Sersi, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Barry Keoghan as Druig, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Kit Harington as Dane Whitman from The Black Knight, Salma Hayek as Ajak and Angelina Jolie as Thena. Hidden for thousands of years by an immoral alien race, the Eternal Ones have come to protect the Earth from the deviants of its evil counterparts. With its A-list cast, Zhao’s vision, the support of Disney and Marvel Studios, and an ensemble of film award winners behind it, it would not be a surprise if it won some awards this year.
Marvel Eternals is unlike any previous MCU movie we’ve seen.
The new Eternal teaser video shows the superpowers Marvel Studios have ramped up marketing for EternALS by releasing a brand new teaser commercial showcasing the powers of the heroes. In an interview with Vogue, Jolie revealed that Marvel was important to expanding the way we see superheroes in the film, while Hayek told Variety that Marvel Vice President of Film Production Victoria Alonso was keen to represent more people in its evolving films. Marvel has come under criticism in the past for its predominantly white and male superhero cast, but the studio has promised to improve diversity and representation in Marvel’s Eternals. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film is an American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics franchise of the same name and is set to be the 26th film in Marvel Universe (MCU). Eternals is the twenty-sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the seventh installment in Phase Four. This article is part of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe and is the product of its content, which is subject to change. While the selection of Jack Kirby characters from the late 1970s is opaque, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, said that the ancient alien science fiction tropes buried in the concept make it a worthy addition to the VCU Phase Four. Three years later, a film based on the Marvel comics Eternals is nearing release, with an eclectic cast, an award-winning director and the same kind of questions that surrounded Guardians of the Galaxy before its 2014 release.
Marvel met with several scriptwriters and the project was believed to focus on the character Sersis. At the end of August, the Marvel Studios director’s search for the film was limited to a short list that included Chloe Zhao, who directed Marvel’s Black Widow (2021), Nicole Kassell and Travis Knight and Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra.
In April 2018 Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said that the studio was developing a film based on the Jack Kirby-created Marvel Comics series Eternals that is set to hit theaters as part of its Phase Four film series.