With less than a month to go before Marvel Studios' Eternals arrives in theaters, the promotion for the highly-awaited film has picked up steam. Now, the studio has released 10 character posters, along with the official IMAX poster for the film, to introduce the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest heroes to the world.
The new Eternals posters were released as part of Marvel's promotion for the film’s advanced ticket sales. The studio also released a 40-second video with some new footage from the film and the cast reminding MCU fans that the new superheroes have arrived. Tickets are already on sale for Eternals' premiere in November.
The Eternals posters highlight the main characters of the film and offer fans a closer look at their unique costumes. The film’s large roster includes Gemma Chan's Sersi, Richard Madden's Ikaris, Lauren Ridloff's Makkari, Kumail Nanjiani's Kingo, Angelina Jolie's Thena, Brian Tyree Henry's Phastos, Don Lee's Gilgamesh, Salma Hayek's Ajak, Barry Keoghan's Druig, and Lia McHugh's Sprite. All of these characters have counterparts from the pages of Marvel Comics, although some of them have been changed for the film to allow for a diverse cast of performers.
Eternals, directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao, was meant to premiere in 2020. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, its release was pushed back by a year. The final trailer for the film was released in August, and Marvel has been releasing promotional content ever since. A featurette was released just two days ago, offering fans some insight into the lives of the new heroes.
The film will mark the arrival of the alien super team who will be fighting Deviants to save the universe. The team has apparently been living on Earth for thousands of years, never interfering in the events that occurred. Their role was to ensure that if the threat ever become too big to handle, they would step in to stop it. After the events of Avengers: Endgame, the Deviants seem to arrive on Earth in a bid to destroy the planet, and this is when the Eternals will come out of hiding to fulfill their duty.
The multiple Eternals trailers show the heroes in normal attire, living among humans, which further goes to show that they were watching all the events of the MCU’s sacred timeline. Many fans have asked the question of why they didn’t think to interfere when Thanos was wreaking havoc and even wiped out half the population of the universe. Hopefully, the film answers their questions.
Eternals premieres in theaters on November 5, 2021.
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