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Eternals is a 2021 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics race the Eternals. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , it is the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
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By Richard Edwards, Tom Power
last updated 4 November 2021
Eternals arrives in theaters this week
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Eternals, the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is almost here. The third movie in the studio's Phase 4 plans arrive exclusively in theaters on November 5 and, while it's currently rated as the worst Marvel movie ever, don't let those reviews put you off from seeing it.
•What is it? Eternals follows a group of ancient immortal beings who have protected Earth's human population from the Deviants, at the behest of the Celestials, for millennia.
•Where can I see it? Eternals will be released in theaters worldwide.
•When can I watch it? Eternals is scheduled for release on Friday, November 5.
•How long is it? Eternals is two and a half hours long.
•Are there any post-credits scenes? Yes. Eternals has a mid-credits scene and post-credits stinger.
•Will it be available on Disney Plus at launch? No. Eternals will have a 45-day exclusivity window in theaters, so it won't simultaneously arrive on Disney Plus in November.
Marvel's Eternals will land in theaters on Friday, November 5, 2021. The MCU movie has been delayed twice due to the pandemic, but is now set to arrive in cinemas worldwide later this week.
We've also learned that the film won't get a day-and-date release on Disney Plus, either. The Walt Disney Company has confirmed that Eternals will receive a 45-day exclusive theatrical release, so Eternals won't be viewable on Disney Plus until six weeks after it debuts in cinemas.
Marvel has been ramping up its marketing for Eternals in recent weeks, with plenty of new teasers and character profiles being posted on its social media channels.
The studio has also been busy releasing trailers ahead of Eternals' arrival, with the most recent one giving us a better look at certain parts of the movie. There's footage of the Eternals' various powers in action, a first look at the villainous Deviants, a couple of blink and you'll miss it moments involving the Celestials, and some humorous moments to enjoy, too.
Check out the latest trailer above, and read on to see the movie's first trailer that arrived earlier this year.
Marvel's Eternals' first teaser trailer was released on May 24. Now that we've received a second trailer, though, we have a better idea of how the movie will play out and fit into the wider MCU.
Eternals has a stacked cast that might rival any Avengers movie. You can see why by looking at the confirmed cast list below:
•Gemma Chan as Sersi
•Richard Madden as Ikaris
•Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo
•Lia McHugh as Sprite
•Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos
The Eternals emerged from the mind of Jack Kirby, the individual who co-created legendary characters including Captain America, Fantastic Four, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man and the X-Men. Having made the New Gods for DC, Kirby was clearly taken with the idea of immortal, god-like individuals, so mined a similar premise when he returned to Marvel in the 1970s.
Making their debut in July 1976, the Eternals' comic series was not a commercial success and was cancelled before Kirby’s storylines were resolved. The characters have appeared at various times over the subsequent decades – including a notable crossover with Thor – and had arguably their most successful run when Neil Gaiman and John Romita Jr. gave them a seven-issue reboot in 2006.
So who are they? Although they look human, the Eternals are actually immortal humanoids from outer space who have lived on Earth for thousands of years.
Like the X-Men, they all have their own unique abilities but, in a Power Rangers/Voltron-like twist, they can combine to form a powerful entity known as a Uni-Mind. We got a glimpse of this melding of minds in the movie's first trailer, so expect it to be a part of proceedings.
The Eternals generally use their powers for good, and every superhero group needs an antagonistic team to go up against. That position is reserved for the Deviants, a rival race who, unlike the Eternals, are abnormal creatures due to the genetic mutation they possess.
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As the movie’s official synopsis reveals: “Marvel Studios’ The Eternals features an exciting new team of Super Heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, The Deviants”.
Little is known about the movie's plot in public circles, apart from the fact that it'll span 7,000 years of humanity's history (per Entertainment Weekly). The Eternals arrive on Earth via their spaceship, aka the Domo, and viewers may be wondering how (and why) they end up here in the first place.
That, and much more, is revealed as the film plays out, including showing viewers how the MCU looked before "anyone was born", as Zhao recently told Total Film. So there will be sequences that show the Celestials in greater detail, or how the universe was formed, with Zhao stating that "anything involving the Celestials is going to be at a huge scale level of complication, let’s put it that way.”
We also know that an event called the 'Emergence' will take center stage in the film. As Ajak tells Ikaris in the second trailer, when the Avengers snapped half of the universe back into existence – after Thanos had wiped them out in Infinity War – the sudden surge in cosmic energy kicked the Emergence into life.
It's possible that the Emergence is the MCU's name for the Host Events that we mentioned earlier. Having seen the film now, though, we can confirm that this isn't the case. No spoilers for what it does entail, though.
But we digress. Thanos' universe-spanning genocidal plan was enough to convince the Eternals to come out of hiding, and that the Deviants and Celestials will play their respective parts in how the movie's events play out. Someone has to step up and save the day with the Avengers disbanding, so who better than a bunch of secretive superheroes?
Marvel can afford to take a few risks in the wake of Endgame. You can expect Eternals to have a similar balance of comedy and drama as any other MCU picture – something that was certainly on show in the movie's trailers.
Like the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, you might need to see it in action to truly understand why these characters are appealing, but history shows that Feige and company have form at introducing new sides to the MCU.
That extends to greater inclusivity, too. Eternals stars the first openly gay superhero in Henry's Phastos, while Ridloff's Makkari is the first deaf actor to appear in a Marvel movie. Ridloff will be followed by another deaf actress in Alaqua Cox in Marvel's upcoming Hawkeye Disney Plus series, which shows that the studio is diversifying its superhero line up even more than before.
Marvel has drawn criticism in the past for its predominantly white, male superhero line-up, so it's promising to see improved diversity and representation in Marvel's Eternals.
In an interview with Vogue, Jolie revealed that Marvel's "commitment to expand the way we see 'superheroes'" was key to her signing onto the movie, while Hayek told Variety that Marvel's Vice-President of Film Production Victoria Alonso was eager for the studio to represent more people in its movies moving forward. Eternals, then, will be unlike any previous MCU film we've seen before.
Ridloff also told Total Film that she feels that "with more representation and diversity within the MCU, that sense of optimism and ‘can-do’ becomes more strong, more palpable. I hope that people who feel seen also feel empowered to dream bigger."
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Nov 5, 2021 · When is Marvel’s Eternals coming out? The Eternals release date is locked in for 5 November 2021. In terms of the MCU Phase 4 release schedule , that places the Eternals movie after Black Widow , and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , but before Spider-Man: No Way Home (15 December 2021) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of ...
Nov 3, 2021 · After a long wait, the blockbuster is here and it looks poised to make a statement with a couple of firsts: the first openly gay superhero and the first deaf superhero in the MCU.
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Nov 5, 2021 · Marvel Studios’ ETERNALS stars Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh and Don Lee. Directed by Chloé Zhao. Now streaming on Disney+.
Marvel Studios' Eternals features an exciting new team of Super Heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind's most ancient enemy, the Deviants. Plot []
