The Eternals is an upcoming Hollywood movie. It is a superhero based film. It is produced by Marvel Studios. It will be the 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU). The director of this film is Chloe Zhao, and the writers of this film are Kaz and Ryan Firpo. The casting of the film includes various big names like Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie. This film is going to be released after the blockbuster Avengers: Endgame.
Eternals can create opportunities for the MCU’s future by setting up many of Marvel’s upcoming movies. The characters included in the film are not that much known as compared to that of Marvel’s other movies like Avengers, Thor, Hulk, etc. It will be the second movie produced by Marvel after Black Widow. In 1970, the most famous comic book writer Jack Kirby created the characters which are shown in the film. The story of this movie is about the idea that Celestials, who were god-like beings, came to the Earth many years ago and created two types of human races. First were, super-powered Eternals and the second were, Deviants. Here are some of the Marvel movies Eternals can set up.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The movie includes a criminal organization which Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in the Iron Man trilogy destroyed. Though there is no connection between these two movies, the history shown in Eternals could relate to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. They are weapons wielded by the Mandarin. The ten rings are aliens that the Mandarin discovered a long time ago. Each ring has their own unique power.
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
There is no such connection between Eternals and Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, but there is one character in Eternals who would fit correctly, Black Knight(Dane Whitman). Black Knight is a member of Avengers and Marvel’s swordsman. He has a deep connection with Doctor Strange. They have shared so many adventures together. The cause of connection between Doctor Strange and Black Knight is Ebony Blade, which is an ancient, mighty sword created by Merlin.
Black Panther 2
Black Panther was a great movie, and people are waiting for its next part to get released very soon. It may be possible that Black Panther 2 will feature Namor the Sub-Mariner as the villain. The underwater city of Atlantis is the home of Namor and warriors. Atlantis was previously destroyed in Avengers: Endgame. If Marvel combines Atlantis and Namor in Black Panther 2, it could be a great start for Eternals.
X-Men
X-Men is the most famous and the first worldwide running movie series in terms of Mutants. The concept of the movie was unique and interesting. Marvel’s Mutants can be seen in the studio’s plans for the MCU. There is no idea when a new X-Men movie will be released. According to the comic books, the mutants were a product of Celestials. The Mutants were born when the Celestials introduced the X-Gene into the human gene. So, we can expect X-Men characters in Eternals as well.
Marvel Studios’ boss Kevin Feige has confirmed that The Eternals would be an ensemble movie, similar to the Guardians of the Galaxy. The 25th MCU film is slated to be released in 2021.
