Eternals director Chloé Zhao opens up about her experience making the infamous Marvel flop.
, Marvel Studios could seemingly do no wrong, but they’ve had a bumpy past handful of years over the course of the Multiverse Saga. In stark contrast from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 2010s heyday, not every project these days resonates with audiences.
is a prime example; while it has its fair share of admirers, it was the first MCU film to earn a rotten critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it underwhelmed at the box office . This year markswas not high on their priority list,” she said. “Because it’s a quite unique IP and it only on their list of potential players … You know, with Marvel, it’s very much a thing to find the right filmmaker before they say, ‘That’s the IP we’re gonna go for.’” She added that Kevin Feige told her, “I know that no one, no one told you to make that film. Literally no one in the world was interested in it or told you to do it, but you wanted to do it.” Zhao was hired to directThe Eternals Likely Won’t Have a Future in the MCU, and the film was introducing a whole new team of superpowered beings to the MCU. Throughout the Infinity Saga, Marvel had a lot of success elevating obscure comic book characters to household names . After hearing Zhao’s latest comments about the film, it isn’t surprising that a follow-up never came to fruition. The director seemed to be the only person behind the scenes who was truly interested in the property. Even as Zhao was putting the film together, Marvel probably didn’t envision it as a major part of the overarching plan. Ifhad fared better critically and/or commercially, then perhaps the studio would have changed course, but seeing the response made it difficult to justify a return trip to this corner of the MCU.Avengers: Doomsday premiering at the end of the year. That film is bringing several aspects of Marvel movie history together, but no. Even though those characters would likely be helpful in a fight against a powerful villain like Doctor Doom, it’s unlikely any of them will appear. Marvel is hopingis going to serve as a soft reset for the MCU as a whole, streamlining the continuity as the franchise starts another new era. The nature of that approach means some things will be carried over, but it’s highly unlikely the Eternals get that treatment. Marvel is using the reset to move on from story beats and characters that didn’t really connect with viewers, so the Eternals are going to remain on the shelf. It’s an unfortunate fate for an IP that had such promise , but at least Marvel was willing to trust Zhao and take a big swing. It didn’t work, but that’s the nature of the business. 17 Years Ago Today, This $226M Action Thriller Changed Its Star’s Career Forever Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere Explained: Books Reading Order & Shared Universe Connections
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