The movie “The Eternals” will have a huge effect on the Marvel Universe

The bet on good directors has always been a maxim in Marvel, At the time they had the famous Ang Lee to direct the Hulk by Eric Bana, and although it did not turn out too well, now they have bet on the last Oscar winner, Chloe Zhao. It is still too early to see how this author’s cinema is reflected in a world as standardized in ways as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but already in the appreciable photography in her two trailers it is glimpsed as something different and great within the amalgam of productions that will be again, this phase devised by Kevin Feige. It seems that the new superheroes will be alone in their first film, but Zhao has already made it clear that the events of the film of The Eternals will have a “very big” effect on the future of the franchise.

The Eternals centers its story in the race of immortal beings created by ancient beings of the universe called Celestials. These have secretly lived on earth for thousands of years, only being able to interfere in conflicts with their natural enemies, the deviants. That is the reason why these powerful defenders They could not do anything in the face of Thanos or other warlike conflicts of humanity.

“I think we are alone as a movie for sure. But I do think we will have a very big effect on the future of the MCU with what happens in the film. Which, you know, as a fan is really satisfying for me! ” Zhao assured in his last interview with the magazine Total Film.

The diversity of casting that is in this new production has been one of the things most applauded by the public, even going beyond the age or ethnic origin of its protagonists. Lauren Ridloff for example, makes of Makkari, one of the Eternals who will be deaf. The Eternos film will be released exclusively in theaters on November 5, 2021, after what Shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings has achieved impeccable numbers at the box office, despite having been released during the fifth wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.