Marvel has released a series of character posters for Eternals, which will be out in the real world as Entertainment Weekly covers. The images pair with a cover story that offer a few new details about production for the film, which is due to hit theaters on November 5.
While a trailer was recently released, plot details are still pretty light. However, director Chloe Zhao (Nomadland) told EW that she "pushed Marvel to leave the blue screens in the studio and film on location as much as possible." There's one scene when the super team lands on Earth in 5,000 BC, and the cast and crew hiked to rugged cliffs in the Canary Islands, Zhao called "probably the windiest cliff that I have ever been on… you'd have to have a helicopter to achieve the wind that we had that day." Zhao recalls being overcome with emotion, seeing the whole ensemble in an ancient-looking landscape--being both unable to stand due to her excitement, and the wind. We are not liable if the images below have the same effect on you, though you have been warned!
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When Marvel's Eternals was first announced as coming to the MCU, studio president Kevin Feige described the tone as being "full Jack Kirby," referring to the famed comic book artist/writer's unique and colorful cosmic art style, and described the characters as "a group of immortals who have been on earth for 35,000 years, but we haven't met them before."
Eternals will feature Angelina Jolie (in the role of Thena), Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek (as Ajak, the Eternals' leader), Brian Tyree Henry (as Phastos), Don Lee (as Gilgamesh), Lia McHugh (as Sprite), and Richard Madden (as Ikaris). Lauren Ridloff is also joining the cast as Makkari, who will be the MCU's first Deaf superhero.
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