Director Chloe Zhao was ‘nervous to work with Angelina Jolie in Eternals'
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- Published on Monday, 10 January 2022 05:51
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Director Chloe Zhao had revealed she was nervous to work with Angelina Jolie in the Marvel superhero movie Eternals as she admired the actress, but said Jolie “really understood” what she was trying to do with the film.The Oscar-winning filmmaker, 39, directed the sci-fi saga with Jolie playing the role of Thena, a fierce warrior Eternal who can form any weapon out of cosmic energy.The movie, which was released to UK cinemas in November, focuses upon immortal aliens who have been secretly living on Earth for thousands of years waiting for the right moment to jump into action.Discussing working with Jolie for the project, Zhao told Radio Times: “I was nervous at first, anyone would be. I’d admired her from afar pretty much my whole life.“But because she makes films herself and they often take place in harsh places in the world, she really understood what I was trying to do.“Angie is playing the physically strongest character, but Thena is broken inside and in order to have that vulnerability she shared a lot of who she is and what she’s gone through in life.”The filmmaker also said it was an “honour” to direct a film within the Marvel franchise, but admitted she did feel a lot of pressure taking on such a task.She added: “I did come in as a fan, so you want to make sure you do right by the fans but also move the MCU forward.“We’re in a transitional time after the Infinity Saga and you don’t want to play it safe, you want to look at these films and ask, how can we deconstruct and redefine everything we think about them.”Eternals, which follows the events of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame and is based on a group of superheroes who made their first appearance in Marvel comics in 1976, also features a string of stars including Richard Madden, Gemma Chan and Salma Hayek.Zhao previously made history at the Oscars in 2021 with her movie Nomadland as she became the first woman of colour to win best director.The drama also picked up the coveted best picture award and best actress for star Frances McDormand.Reflecting on working with another acclaimed actress with McDormand, Zhao added: “Like what I was talking about in terms of working with Angie, Fran is so brave.“These actresses defy some of the Hollywood constraint that’s been put on them.“They just let the camera in, they’re not hiding anything, and that’s the strongest thing they can do.”
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‘Eternals’ to stream on Disney Plus starting Jan. 12
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- Published on Sunday, 12 December 2021 09:02
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Chloé Zhao’s Marvel movie ‘Eternals’ will arrive on streaming in the new year.After the Eternals finally revealed themselves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the group of superheroes will make their streaming debut on Disney Plus this January. Disney Plus has announced that Chloé Zhao’s Eternals will be available to stream for all Disney Plus subscribers on Jan. 12.Eternals follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again.Directed by Oscar-winner Zhao (Nomadland), Eternals stars Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjian, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harrington, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie.The movie was exclusively released in theaters on Nov. 5. Eternals divided critics, including What to Watch’s Josh Spiegel, but its Rotten Tomatoes audience score puts the movie at a 78%.In addition to just being available on the Disney Plus streaming service, Eternals is going to be streaming in IMAX Enhanced, which offers 13 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in the expanded aspect ratio of IMAX, allowing viewers to see up to 26% more of the original image. IMAX Enhanced works on all Disney Plus supported devices.Eternals joins the other movies on the MCU, starting from 2008’s Iron Man and the other Phase One movies to the newest entries of Marvel’s Phase Four, including Black Widow an Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Here’s a guide on how to watch all of the Marvel movies in order.If you want to stream Eternals or any other Marvel content, you need to be a subscriber to Disney Plus. The streaming service costs $7.99 per month ($79.99 for a full year) as a standalone service, or you can bundle it with Hulu and ESPN Plus for $13.99 per month. Anyone with a Hulu with Live TV subscription will also get automatic access to Disney Plus starting on Dec. 21.
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Angelina Jolie & Harry Styles' Eternals Costumes Were Completely CGI
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- Published on Saturday, 27 November 2021 09:52
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VFX Supervisor Matt Aitken shares that the costumes for Thena and Eros in Marvel's Eternals were redesigned entirely during post-production.The VFX supervisor for Marvel's Eternals recently shared that two of the Eternals costumes were entirely computer-generated. Marvel's latest family from director Chloé Zhao explores the origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and expands on the concept of Celestials, massive entities that oversee universal life, which was first introduced in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy. However, Marvel's latest lore-heavy epic expands on these beings and shows the power and destruction that the Celestials leave in their wake.The film features a diverse ensemble cast including Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan, Lia McHugh, Laura Ridloff, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie, playing the roles of the Eternals. They are instructed to protect the Earth from the Deviants. However, when the rise of a new Celestial threatens the world's existence, they have come to know and love, the group is forced to decide whether or not to fulfill the mission for which they were created or to save the world they believe they were protecting.In an interview with Comicbook.com, Weta Digital's Matt Aitken, visual effects supervisor for Eternals, shared that while most characters wore their costumes, Thena's (Angelina Jolie) and Eros' (Harry Styles) suits were completely CGI. According to him, this had to do with design changes during post-production. Here is what he had to say about Thena's costume design: "Thena, when she's in her superhero suit, it's always entirely CG. She's a CG from the neck down, because the suit design changed in post-production. Getting her body performance so that it had that iconic aspect to it, they've cast Angelina Jolie for a reason. And part of that is that she has a way of moving that's almost like a dancer." In regards to Harry Style's Eros' costume, this is what Aiken had to say: "Obviously we had digi-doubles of them all, but the only other one that changed completely was, you mentioned the post-credits or the mid-credits scene with Starfox, or Eros slash Starfox and Pip the Troll. Eros' costume was another redesign." With a budget of $200 million, Eternals is one of the more expensive Marvel movies. So, it makes sense that a good portion of the budget would be dedicated to visual effects to bring this epic to life, not just for the Eternals themselves, but for the massive space settings, hordes of Deviants, 300-mile-high Celestial threats, and even for some of the characters' costumes. With an enormous budget, it only makes sense that a VFX team will have more freedom for character redesigns. As a film enters its post-production phase, changes are likely to be made. So it would be possible that some of the characters' costumes would need a CGI overhaul to match the action sequences and character movements. While the Eternals is likely to earn a profit, there is still a risk in doing a complete redesign in post-production, sacrificing practical effects for CGI. However, it seems that Eternals was able to pull it off and dazzle audiences with its visual storytelling.
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Marvel megastars Samuel L Jackson, Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek cosy up for cute off-duty snap during fun evening together
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- Published on Monday, 15 November 2021 11:39
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He doesn't appear in the latest Marvel film.But, Samuel L Jackson, 72, cosied up to Eternals co-stars Angelina Jolie, 46, and Salma Hayek, 55, for a cute off-duty snap, taken during a recent fun evening together.The trio of megastars appeared with the movie's director, Chloé Zhao, 39, and the film's producer, Victoria Alonso, 55, in a bash hosted by the King of Cool at the end of October.Samuel L Jackson wore a black hoodie and matching beanie as he beamed with delight, while Angelina stunned in a green number. Posting the photo to her Instagram on Sunday, Salma wrote alongside: 'With the eternally cool @samuelljackson and my @eternals sisters @angelinajolie @chloezhao @victoriaalonso76 [photo] by @samanthalopezs.Mexican actress Salma plays Ajak in the new Marvel movie, who is depicted as the leader of the group of super-beings and the only one capable of communicating with their Celestial mentor Arishem.Angelina plays Thena in Eternals, an elite warrior who can form any weapon out of pure cosmic energy, and develops a close bond with Gilgamesh over the centuries. Samuel L Jackson has long portrayed Nick Fury, the founder of the Avengers, who frequently helps the team's various superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Currently, the actor is working on Secret Invasion, a new series for Disney+ in which he reprises his role as Nick Fury. Speaking about her new role, Salma told Variety: 'It never crossed my mind to be in a Marvel movie. I guess that I thought that boat had sailed, and it was an absolute shock.' The Eternals were created by comic book legend Jack Kirby in 1976, his first project after returning to Marvel following a well-publicized move to DC.The story followed The Eternals, described as a sentient offshoot of the evolutionary process that created life on Earth as we know it.They were created by The Celestials, who intended for The Eternals to defend Earth against their more nefarious counterparts, The Deviants.
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Angelina Jolie calls Middle Eastern ban of Eternals 'ignorant' and is 'proud' Marvel refused to cut scenes featuring gay couple ... after Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar barred film release
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- Published on Saturday, 06 November 2021 10:02
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Angelina Jolie reacted to the news that her new Marvel movie, Etertnals, has been banned by several countries in the Middle East over the portrayal of gay couple.During a press conference, the 46-year-old A-lister said she was 'sad' audiences would miss out and expressed her disbelief over 'ignorant' views regarding the 'beauty of that relationship' in the film, according to news.com.au.On Thursday it was reported that Eternals would not be shown in Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Kuwait over censorship concerns because it features a gay couple and a same-sex kiss. 'I'm sad for [those audiences],' Angelina said during an interview. 'And I'm proud of Marvel for refusing to cut those scenes out.' The movie, which was due for release in the Middle East on November 11, has been quietly removed from websites in several countries advertising upcoming films.No official reason has been given, but homosexuality is still illegal across much of the Middle East and films are frequently banned there for referencing LGBT issues.Eternals features Marvel's first on-screen gay couple - superhero Phastos, played by Brian Tyree Henry, who shares a home with non-hero Ben, played by Haaz Sleiman. 'I still don't understand how we live in a world today where there's still [people who] would not see the family Phastos has and the beauty of that relationship and that love,' Angelina said.Adding: 'How anybody is angry about it, threatened by it, doesn't approve or appreciate it is ignorant.' At one point during the film, the Phastos and his husband share a passionate kiss. It will be Marvel's first same-sex kiss shown in cinemas.Ahead of the release, censors in several Middle Eastern nations had requested edits to remove the gay couple, according to The Hollywood Reporter.But Disney, the company which owns the Marvel franchise, refused and the movie was pulled, according to the site.One Middle Eastern cinema chain confirmed to the site that Eternals had been 'banned', though said they had not been given an explanation.Last year, the Pixar film Onward was pulled from cinemas in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia over a single line that referenced a lesbian relationship.It is not the first time Eternals has been targeted because of its gay characters.Earlier this week the movie was 'review-bombed' - where people who haven't seen a film target it with malicious reviews - which is thought to have been triggered by its depiction of homosexuality.The Last of Us Part II, the latest installment of a popular Playstation franchise that was released last year, was similarly targeted - thought to be at least in part due to its prominent use of LGBT characters.Meanwhile Eternals was also given an 18 rating in Singapore due to its depiction of homosexuality, the first film in the Marvel franchise not to get a PG13 rating.Eternals is Marvel's 28th film based on a fictional race of humanoid aliens of the same name which first appeared in an American comic book series.The film sees the Eternals, who are immortal, come out of hiding for the first time in thousands of years to protect Earth from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.The movie, which premiered in Los Angeles earlier this month, stars Angelina Jolie as Thena, leader of the Eternals, alongside Gemma Chan as Sersi, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo and Lauren Ridloff as Makkari.The film was directed and co-written by Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao, who won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture last year for Nomadland.
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