Newtype Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Quote In April, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige mentioned that he was “actively beginning to have creative discussions about” the Eternals, a comic that Jack Kirby created in the ‘70s. At the time, in an uncharacteristically judgmental aside for The A.V. Club, we noted that it seemed odd for Marvel to pursue an Eternals movie when even dedicated comic book nerds don’t really care about them (they’re like a less important version of the Inhumans), but now it looks like Marvel is really serious about this Eternals business. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel Studios has hired writers Matthew and Ryan Firpo to put together a script for Eternals, which THR says will involve “Game Of Thrones-style cosmic powerplays.” The basic concept of the Eternals is that the Celestials—an ancient race of enormous space people, a few of which have been glimpsed in the MCU—created two super-powered off-shoots of humanity called the Eternals, who are nearly immortal, and the Deviants, who are into freakier stuff than the average off-shoot of humanity. The exist in secret throughout history, choosing not to get involved in humanity’s business for whatever reason, and Marvel presumably hopes that Eternals will give it a chance to tell some weird, Kirby-inspired cosmic stories without necessarily needing to involve the Guardians Of The Galaxy or Thanos (though that purple bastard’s father was an Eternal). Full Kirby or bust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) weren't the collector and the grandmaster eternals, or were they celestials? wait, looked em up, they're Elders of the Universe. never mind Edited May 16, 2018 by Drifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 They can totally go full Kirby. Why not. Marvel can do whatever they want now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Richard Madden as Ikaris Angelina Jolie as Thena Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo Lauren Ridloff as Makkari Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos Salma Hayek as Ajak Lia McHugh as Sprite Don Lee as Gilgamesh, the Forgotten One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 This is going to make or break their "We can make anything a hit" claim. It's far more obscure than even Inhumans was and lacks the fun anarchic spirit of Guardians of the Galaxy, it doesn't even have the simple down-to-Earth conceptual charm of Shang Chi. I wish them luck here, they'll need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 According to Feige they're going full Kirby. I'll be honest though, I know next to nothing about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Hakujin Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 So no Keanu, then? *sigh* 6 hours ago, alive she cried said: According to Feige they're going full Kirby. I'll be honest though, I know next to nothing about them. Ditto. Not sure what he meant by "full Kirby" either, but I'm guessing he meant something like what Taika W. did in Ragnarok, just with everything and not one section of the film. 7 hours ago, Iambaytor said: This is going to make or break their "We can make anything a hit" claim. It's far more obscure than even Inhumans was and lacks the fun anarchic spirit of Guardians of the Galaxy, it doesn't even have the simple down-to-Earth conceptual charm of Shang Chi. I wish them luck here, they'll need it. I think you're right. Their section of the SDCC panel seemed the most awkward. Angelina Jolie is gonna "train really hard" though, so there's that. I still feel cheated out of a kickass Inhumans movie. Feige was never collaborative with the ABC Marvel shows. Maybe because of the Whedon connection, or maybe because the MCU is his football and he didn't want the other kids playing with it when he wasn't there. I don't know. But he is sure as shit all about these Disney+ shows and integrating them into the MCU. Maybe with the multiverse stuff happening Black Bolt and crew will get a second chance in Phase 5 or even show up in the F4 film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 The cast of Marvel Studios’ The Eternals takes the stage at the #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/TR1gYEEq1w — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 24, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alive she cried Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Am I the only one who's just kind of "eh" about this one? No clip or trailer has grabbed me in any way. And I've never read the comics so I have nothing but an interesting cast and the MCUness to go on. Black Widow was the first MCU movie since Thor I didn't see in the cinema, saw Shang Chi (had a lot of fun with that) but this is definitely looking like wait for Disney + for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 it's apparently pretty polarizing...i like them taking chances, and this could be a weird one. long runtime so we'll see how it goes, going with newt on saturday to catch it...i too haven't read the book yet so zero expectations here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Interested to hear your thoughts once you've seen it. I hope they're simply holding back in the trailers and it's not just a feature length family reunion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Although Black Widow's best parts were the family reunion stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I try to find the good in any media I consume, so. Movie was pretty. That's about it. I tried really hard to like this and I just could not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Every review I hear from fans and critics convinces more and more to wait for Disney+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 i get it, but as a kirby fan that went in blind with no expectations...i enjoyed it? i like cosmic marvel though, and for an intro movie, it took more chances & resonated more than, say, a lot of black widow earlier this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I'm tentatively excited to watch this. The cast look sensational across the board in it and like Nick said, if its as good as or slightly better than black widow, I'll be happy with that. What we all really want though is a standalone Korg film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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