Meet the MCU`s newest aliens The Eternals may be over a year away, but that doesn`t mean we`re completely in the dark. An explosive Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con gave us a wealth of new information about the MCU`s mysterious new team--including a confirmed cast list, release date, and some vague rumblings of a plot. During the presentation, Marvel Studio`s boss Kevin Feige promised it would be going `full Jack Kirby,` a nod to not only one of the chief engineers of superhero comics dating back to the 1940s, but the Eternals sole creator who functioned as writer, artist, and editor on their original run of stories back in the 70s.This won`t be the first time Marvel has tapped into the Kirby aesthetic for one of their films with Thor: Ragnarok leaning into his distinctive style and sensibility in brand new ways. So, if Ragnarok was only partly committed to the Kirby bit, we can`t wait to see what happens when director Chloe Zhao decides to play for keeps.We`ve rounded up every piece of news from the panel and beyond. Let`s break it down. The cast is stacked The rumors about the Eternals cast have been swirling for months now, but thankfully the panel at Comic-Con provided official confirmation of the roster.Angelina Jolie as ThenaRichard Madden as IkarisKumail Nanijani as KingoSalma Hayek as AjakBryan Tyree Henry as PhastosLauren Ridloff as MakkariLia McHugh as Sprite It`s phase 4`s second movie In addition to the official cast, we also got the release date: November 6, 2020. Just six months after Phase 4`s first movie, Black Widow. Their origin story has been changed During the Comic-Con panel, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige and star Richard Madden gave us a few story details. The Eternals are `a group of immortals who have been on earth for 35000 years, but we haven`t met them before,` Feige explained. Madden continued, `The Enternals are immortal aliens, sent to earth by the Celestials to protect the earth from the deviants.`This me ...
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