Update 5/7/2019
The Eternals cast is beginning to shape up quite nicely, as we learned recently that both superstar Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani are both looking to join the cast. Now it looks like the film has found its lead, as Game of Thrones‘ Richard Madden appears to be in talks to join the cast as Ikaris according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ikaris is largely seen as the lead character in the Eternals comics. He is said to be 20,000 years old, and thanks to his incredible mental and physical powers, he was mistaken for a God by ancient humans. And it seems much of the story of the film will involve a romance between himself and Angelina Jolie’s Sersi. The character is blonde in the comics, so maybe that’s why Madden has been sporting a platinum streak in his hair lately? Either way, the Jack Kirby drawn seen below is now something that may actually happen in the MCU.
The Eternals is scheduled to go into production this year for a 2020 release.
Original Report:
The next big Marvel Studios film is no longer hypothetical, as they have just announced that The Eternals has a director attached officially. Variety is reporting that director Chloe Zhao, who recently made a big splash with her critically acclaimed Sundance films The Rider and Songs My Brothers Taught Me. Zhao was once in consideration to direct the upcoming solo Black Widow movie, until Marvel gave director Cate Shortland the job. The script for the film is from the duo of Matthew and Ryan Firpo.[/nerdist_section]
