
It isn’t building on established MCU characters or or effects and it couldn’t look too much like ‘Doctor Strange’ or ‘Iron Man.’ It’s the classic thing where you know what it’s not supposed to look like, but it takes a bit of thinking and brainstorming to find out what is it supposed to look like.”īut Kro’s not human, a challenge in bringing the character fully to life. For ‘Eternals,’ she was a great choice because it was a completely new project. “‘Nomadland’ came out while we were working on ‘Eternals’ and I thought that was a profound film. She is the same artist, but it’s just that she has multiple canvases she operates on.”Īitken had been immensely moved by “The Rider,” Zhao’s 2016 film set in South Dakota. “She had a huge background in watching manga and watching other superhero films and I got a sense that there were always going to be effects-driven films in her oeuvre.

“There was no learning curve with Chloé,” he said. The film was directed by last year’s Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”), who segued easily from the arthouse to the MCU, according to Aitken. These once synthetic creations, played by actors including Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Gemma Chan, and Richard Madden, were spawned to rid the world of Deviants, which are animalistic creatures bent on demolition.

Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Eternals” introduces us to a new band of superheroes.

‘Eternals’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in the Epic Marvel Movie? (Photos)
