Meet the Eternals: gemma_chan, _richardmadden, Angelina Jolie, salmahayek, kumailn, and more break down their immortal characters: 📸: Eric Ray Davidson for EW
plays Druig, an Eternal with the ability to manipulate other people's thoughts.
"I was the last one to get into costume," he recalls of his first day on set."When I arrived and put it on for the first time, it was kind of nice to walk out and see the rest of the cast's reaction. They were like, 'Whoa!'. It's a weird feeling to see yourself like that. As soon as you put the boots on your posture transforms. You definitely notice how your whole demeanor and everything just changes.
Hayek immediately fell in love with the character of Ajak, the Eternals' stoic and powerful leader, who also has the ability to heal. The character was originally written as a man in the comics, and in early conversations with Zhao, it was Hayek who suggested leaning into her femininity and approaching her as the mother figure of the group."She's full of contradictions," the actress says.
The acrobatic Thena is one of the group's elite warriors, and she can manifest weapons out of thin air. To prepare, Jolie undertook ballet training to capture her effortless grace, as well as teaching herself how to use various weapons — most of which were added in digitally in post-production."It is one of the weirdest things to train for because you're throwing things, grabbing things, breaking things in half," she explains."You feel a little nuts.
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