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Gemma Chan as Prime Eternal Sersi, on the run as crew-members get the shot.
Director Chloé Zhao and Angelina Jolie (playing elite warrior Thena) chat on set.
A MARVEL MOVIE from Oscar-winning indie auteur Chloé Zhao was never going to be your typical MCU fare. But Eternals — arriving mere months after her awards-sweeping Nomadland — proved especially polarising, with its existentially troubled cosmic heroes, multimillennia-spanning timeline, and a surprise cameo from a certain pop megastar. Marvel die-hards and critics alike were befuddled. But as Eternals hit Disney+, its reputation began shifting, audiences discovering more on every rewatch. Zhao sat down with Empire to talk the film’s polarising reception, emotional complexities, and evolving destiny.