We're now just a couple of months away from seeing how the first era (and the third phase) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe plays out in Avengers: Endgame. But what of the future beyond that, assuming anyone is left alive? (Spoiler alert: some will be). Kevin Feige is talking up one set of characters who could become important, revealing new details about how Marvel Studios plans to tackle The Eternals.
Created by Jack Kirby in 1976, the saga begins millions of years ago when the cosmic beings known as the Celestials genetically experiment on humans, creating the super-powered and near-immortal titular beings and a more monstrous off-shoot known as the Deviants. The two races moved behind the scenes throughout human history. Chloe Zhao is attached to direct the film, with Matthew and Ryan Firpo at work on the script. So what can we expect?
"Everything after Endgame, and after Spider-Man: Far From Home, will be different and be unique, as we try to make every film," Feige tells Collider. "But seeing returning characters is certainly something we’re gonna do and want to do. But also introducing characters that the majority of the world has never heard of, much like Guardians, much like Avengers before we made Avengers. And there are lots of them. Eternals are one group, but we like the idea of introducing an ensemble, doing an ensemble movie from the start, as opposed to building up as we did with the first Avengers. More like Guardians, not tonally, but in terms of introducing a new group of people. You were asking about '60s, and '70s before. Jack Kirby did an immense, amazing epic with Eternals that spans tens of thousands of years, and that’s also something we haven’t really done, which is why that among many other things post-Endgame, we find appealing."
Big things, then. Big things. They sound like a mammoth concept to get on the big screen, but then, Marvel has worked its magic in the past. Before Endgame hits on 25 April, Captain Marvel will fly on to our screens, with Brie Larson's character landing on 8 March.
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