Set for a theatrical release later this year Marvel Studios releases more information about its upcoming newest release ETERNALS which features a star-studded cast that includes Angelina Jolie and Kit Harrington!
This is going to be a very big year for Marvel Studios even though Avengers: Endgame is still very much on the minds (and hearts) of the cinematic universe’s fans, the studio is showing no signs of slowing itself down and preparing for the next big event that is certain to inspire an eager movie audience to fill those seats at the multiplex. Even with the launch of the recent subscription service Disney+ promising its own round of Marvel based Original Series, the blockbusters are lining up and packing a punch!
The most anticipated film in the roster of upcoming releases is Marvel Studios Eternals which will feature an impressive gathering of A-list names among its cast of mostly obscure characters from the pages of Marvel’s comic book history. The epic tale of aliens and mythological themes was created by Jack “The King” Kirby and are very similar to the DC Comics “New Gods” which are also a race of otherworldly beings with powers far beyond those of mortal men. The Eternals are an alien civilization that have millions of years old, and have lived in secret among humans.
As the newly released synopsis for the upcoming film suggests the all-powerful Eternals, an immortal race created by the Celestials, have been living on Earth, hiding in plain sight, but after the near-cataclysmic events of Avengers: Endgame an ancient enemy of theirs The Deviants have decided now is the perfect time for them to strike and resume an age-old confrontation that will have lasting repercussions throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the universe an open playing field and the Earth just a piece upon it, it is a prize many will seek to possess.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away…
Though the Eternals may not be as familiar to mainstream audiences as the Avengers, several Eternals have actually (over the years in the comics) appeared on the group’s roster of active members, including Sersi (played by Gemma Chan in the film) and Gilgamesh (Don Lee). Both are card carrying Avengers and have been called to duty in the team’s own darkest hours. With the threat of Thanos and his Infinity Stones taken care of, could the arrival of Eternals herald an entirely new intergalactic adversary that would bring all the cinematic heroes together?
The Eternals enemies are known as The Deviants, a monstrous looking “offshoot” race that is ruled by its thirst for tyranny and chaos. As the synopsis for Eternals suggests, a “death” among the Eternals brings the castes together, and it signals the coming of a dangerous enemy that will descend upon the Earth. After the “endgame” events, the Avengers are still licking their wounds, Spider-Man is far from making his way home, and Doctor Strange has his own crisis to deal with in the multiverse (has that film found its new director, by the way).
Given the successful run of the first decade of the Marvel Studios films under Kevin Feige, confidence is still at all-time high with the direction the next decade is taking. Feige may be spreading the wealth among his team as he turns his attention to a new Star Wars film trilogy also for the parent company Disney, but there are still plenty of returning favorites on the horizon, including a new Spider-Man film, a sequel to the hit Black Panther and of course the stand-alone feature starring Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow out soon.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is truly proving eternal!
Marvel Studios ETERNALS starring Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington and Kumail Nanjiani is directed by Chloé Zhao and will be released in theaters worldwide on November 6, 2020.
