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"Eternals" is a 2021 superhero film directed by Chloé Zhao that expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a new team of immortal characters. The film matters because it marks a major studio blockbuster helmed by an acclaimed independent filmmaker and introduces consequential new mythology to the MCU's overall storyline.
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6.8The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.
Released: 2021-11-03156 minDir: Chloé ZhaoScience Fiction, Action, Adventure
Cast
- Gemma Chan as Sersi
- Richard Madden as Ikaris
- Angelina Jolie as Thena
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Ajak
- Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo
- Lia McHugh as Sprite
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- 11 November 2021
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Eternals is a 2021 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics race the Eternals. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Chloé Zhao, who wrote the screenplay with Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. It stars an ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. In the film, the Eternals are immortal beings who emerge from hiding after thousands of years to protect Earth from their ancient counterparts, the Deviants.
In April 2018, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced that a film based on the Eternals was in development and would explore the group as ancient aliens living throughout human history. Ryan and Kaz Firpo were hired to write the script, and Zhao was set to direct in September. She was given significant creative freedom to rewrite the script, taking particular inspiration from Terrence Malick's films, and to use more locations and natural lighting than previous MCU films had. Casting began in early 2019 and Burleigh joined to work on the script ahead of principal photography, which took place from July 2019 to February 2020 at Pinewood Studios and on location in England and the Canary Islands.